PMO Manager

KISH BANK•Brown Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kish Bank is seeking an experienced Project Management Office (PMO) Manager at its Kish Innovation Center in Reedsville, Pennsylvania. The role leads the Project Management Office while personally managing complex, high-impact initiatives. It combines hands-on project delivery, change leadership, PMO staff development, and direct support to the Chief Information Officer in governing the enterprise project portfolio. The PMO Manager maintains practical systems and processes that improve prioritization, visibility, decision-making, and accountability across the organization. The PMO Manager leads cross-functional projects from initiation through closure, overseeing scope, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, communications, and outcomes. The role partners with the Chief Information Officer on the enterprise portfolio, owns project intake, prioritization, resource planning, and governance processes, and supervises and develops PMO staff. It also coordinates vendors and promotes practical project management standards across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology, project management, organizational leadership, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least five years of progressively responsible project management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Experience with portfolio governance, prioritization, capacity planning, executive reporting, change management, facilitation, and staff development.
Proficiency with modern project, portfolio, collaboration, reporting, and data-visualization tools.
Strong project management, facilitation, executive communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to translate strategy into executable initiatives with clear ownership, sequencing, measures, and accountability.
Ability to influence across functions, distinguish material issues from routine activity, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
Commitment to transparency, sound judgment, continuous improvement, and practical processes that improve delivery.

Nice To Haves

Financial-services or regulated-industry experience.
PMP certification.
Prosci, CCMP, or comparable change-management training or practical experience.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple cross-functional projects from initiation through closure, managing scope, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, communications, and outcomes.
Build project plans, facilitate working sessions, drive decisions, remove obstacles, and hold sponsors and project teams accountable for commitments.
Provide concise executive reporting and escalate material risks, tradeoffs, resource constraints, and decisions needed.
Incorporate stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness, training, adoption, and transition to operational ownership into project delivery.
Apply predictive, agile, or hybrid project methods appropriate to the work while maintaining disciplined, right-sized governance.
Partner with the Chief Information Officer to maintain an enterprise view of strategic initiatives and the project portfolio.
Own enterprise project intake, prioritization, resource planning, and governance processes to direct organizational resources toward initiatives with strategic, operational, regulatory, and client value.
Prepare and facilitate portfolio governance discussions; identify cross-project conflicts and dependencies; and recommend sequencing, scope, resource, or governance adjustments.
Coordinate vendors and third-party service providers to support project objectives and delivery, including vendor onboarding as needed.
Promote practical project management standards, templates, and lessons learned across the organization.
Supervise and develop PMO staff through work assignment, coaching, performance feedback, quality review, workload balancing, and professional development.
Deliver responsive service, protect confidential information, and follow applicable organizational policies and controls.
Perform other duties as assigned.