Sr Director, PMO

Mythics, LLC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Director, PMO leads, engages and oversees Oracle engagements in the role of engagement manager. This role focuses on implementation strategies, approaches and timelines, with the goal to ensure high quality deliveries in technical engagements. The Sr. Director, PMO supports all sales activities in the portfolio, to include demos, presentations, RFP pricing and responses through the SOW development process. This role handles problem analysis, escalation and resolution of client engagements and works collaboratively across the practice, engaging with other departments and teams as required. This role operates at the highest level of complexity and independently determines solutions and responses to complex problems and situations. The Sr. Director, PMO will also have administrative and operational oversight of the PMO team, leading a team of senior project managers who are managing large IT consulting projects. The team of project managers have a portfolio of long duration or high value consulting engagements that require seasoned project managers and vary in length. These projects are typically Oracle SaaS, large cloud migrations, or high tier clients in the state, Local and commercial sector.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in an IT-related field or equivalent work experience, required.
20+ years of work experience.
10+ years of experience implementing Oracle applications (Implementations, Upgrades or Support).
12+ years in Consulting Services and 5+ years working with Public Sector clients.
Experienced with the increased importance of Change Management for Oracle Cloud Implementations.
Must have experience collaborating with clients on business process reengineering across all pillars.
Excellent team building, mentoring, and leadership abilities
Strong communication skills to be able to work with clients and present to director and/or C-level executives
Ability to multi-task, focused on planning and organization
Knowledge in multiple implementation methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
Effective written and verbal communications
Strong presentation skills
Strong customer management skills
Ability to lead multiple cross-project collaborations/discussions
In-depth knowledge of project planning methodologies and software development life cycles
Expertise in proposal approach, scoping and pricing
Consulting experience in the implementation lifecycle and methodologies
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a project team
Demonstrated strong analytical abilities
Demonstrated ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner
Ability to learn a range of business or technical specialties based on business needs

Responsibilities

Develop implementation strategies, approaches and timelines to ensure quality of all delivery for all oversight engagements.
Communicate effectively and efficiently with project sponsors, steering committee members and C-Level executives.
Contribute to Mythics ongoing methodology improvements and delivery capabilities.
Forecast and staff of all project engagements.
Support all sales activities including demo presentations and support, RFP pricing and responses through SOW development.
Assist in assignedpractice performance management processes.
Engage in periodic/regular engagement status reporting to Delivery and Consulting leadership.
Resolution/solutioning of issues and gaps where the project team needs assistance.
Escalate any project issues or risks to Delivery leadership.
Stay current with evolving Oracle products and technology.
Work in close cooperation with other areas of the organization.
Present portfolio project quality, client and team satisfaction, and project success metrics during project review meetings with Delivery Management.
Track and report weekly on percentage complete, schedule, burn, slippage, issues risks, and opportunities and other key project indicators on assigned portfolio.
Keep an accurate issues & risk tracking document with an associated mitigation plan on assigned portfolio.
Understand revenue models, P/L, cost-to-completion projections and be able to make decisions independently, in-line with business plan objectives.
Understand consulting pricing models and billing procedures.
Accurately forecast revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization.
Track and report team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
Manage project portfolio budgets and project profitability.
Conduct meetings with the accounting team as required to review project portfolio financial health.
Lead and mentor a team of 20+ project managers.
Draft new and improving existing project management office policies and processes.
Evaluate projects to ensure they are meeting company standards, adhere to budgets, and meet deadlines.
Portfolio status reporting – authoring, communications, impact/risk assessments, etc.
Lead management and account meetings by providing insights on assigned portfolio accounts, project schedule, scope and budget.
Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision plans
Premier 401k retirement plan with corporate matching and a 529 college saving plan
Tax-advantaged Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account options
Legal Resources
Generous work/life balance opportunities supported by a PTO bank, paid holidays, leave programs and additional flex time off
Employee referral program
Employee recognition, gift and reward program
Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
Remote or hybrid work options
Engaging company events such as team building activities, annual awards and kick-off parties
Health and wellness-focused activities
Relaxation Spaces
In-office gourmet coffee, tea, fresh fruit and healthy snacks
Corporate GREEN approach – tracking energy consumption for reduction and purchasing only environmentally friendly products for our offices