Sr. Director, PMO

IDEX Corporation • Shelby, NC

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, PMO is responsible for leading the organization's Project Management Office and establishing a "best-in-class" project execution capability that enables the successful delivery of the company's most critical strategic priorities. This leader oversees the PMO team, project portfolio governance, project management standards, resource prioritization, execution methodologies, and reporting processes. The role serves as the central point of coordination for enterprise initiatives, ensuring projects are aligned with business strategy, appropriately prioritized, effectively resourced, and executed with discipline and accountability. The Senior Director, PMO will build and lead a high-performing team of project managers while acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership. This role ensures strategic initiatives move from concept to execution through clear governance, robust project management practices, transparent reporting, and proactive risk management. Success in this position requires exceptional leadership, executive influence, strong business and financial acumen, organizational effectiveness expertise, and the ability to operate comfortably in highly ambiguous environments while creating clarity and alignment across multiple stakeholders. This role is accountable not only for project delivery but also for building the systems, routines, capabilities, and talent required to make disciplined execution a competitive advantage for the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading large-scale projects, programs, portfolios, or strategic initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience leading project managers, PMO teams, or transformation organizations.
• Experience building or leading a Project Management Office.
• Demonstrated success managing enterprise-level strategic initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional leadership teams.
• Strong financial, operational, and business acumen.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing complex organizational change efforts.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies and governance frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification.
• MBA or Master's degree.
• Experience within industrial manufacturing, engineered products, or global operating environments.
• Experience supporting growth strategies, operating model transformations, M&A integrations, organizational redesigns, or enterprise transformation efforts.
• Experience developing PMO capabilities in a matrixed global organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Enterprise PMO Function: Develop and execute the vision, strategy, and operating model for the PMO. Establish enterprise-wide project management standards, methodologies, governance models, and execution practices. Create scalable project management processes that improve consistency, effectiveness, and execution speed. Ensure projects are aligned with organizational priorities and strategic objectives. Continuously improve project management capabilities, tools, reporting, and governance processes. Build an organization-wide culture of disciplined execution and accountability.
• Manage Project Portfolio and Strategic Prioritization: Maintain oversight of the organization's portfolio of strategic initiatives and major projects. Partner with executive leadership to evaluate, prioritize, sequence, and resource projects. Ensure project investments are aligned with strategic goals and expected business outcomes. Facilitate portfolio reviews that assess progress, risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and value realization. Lead discussions regarding project prioritization and organizational capacity. Drive visibility and transparency regarding enterprise project performance.
• Lead and Develop Project Managers: Hire, develop, coach, and mentor a high-performing team of Project Managers and PMO professionals. Establish clear standards for project leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and execution. Conduct talent reviews, succession planning, and capability development for PMO team members. Create development plans that strengthen business acumen, leadership effectiveness, influence skills, and execution capability. Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Ensure project managers serve as trusted advisors to business leaders.
• Executive Governance and Leadership Alignment: Establish governance structures that ensure strategic initiatives receive appropriate oversight and support. Lead executive steering committees, portfolio reviews, and project governance forums. Provide concise, fact-based recommendations to senior leadership regarding risks, resources, project health, and decision points. Facilitate resolution of issues that span functions, businesses, or leadership teams. Ensure appropriate escalation and decision-making mechanisms are in place. Create executive-level reporting that enables informed and timely decisions.
• Drive Strategic Initiative Execution: Partner with business leaders to convert strategic objectives into executable programs and projects. Ensure initiatives have clear objectives, milestones, success measures, governance structures, and ownership. Monitor project performance and intervene proactively when execution risks emerge. Remove barriers that impede project progress. Drive accountability for commitments, milestones, and outcomes. Support cross-functional alignment across business units, functions, and leadership teams.
• Resource Planning and Organizational Capacity Management: Evaluate organizational capacity and resource requirements across projects. Facilitate resource allocation discussions among senior leaders. Identify capability gaps that may impact project delivery. Recommend staffing, prioritization, or sequencing adjustments when resource constraints exist. Balance short-term project delivery demands with long-term capability development needs.
• Risk Management and Change Leadership: Establish enterprise standards for project risk identification, mitigation, and escalation. Ensure critical project risks and dependencies are proactively managed. Lead recovery efforts for projects that require intervention. Partner with business leaders to drive change management and organizational adoption. Ensure project objectives are sustainable and embedded into business operations.
• PMO Performance & Metrics: Develop KPIs and dashboards that measure project portfolio health, PMO effectiveness, and business impact. Track project outcomes against strategic objectives. Calculate and communicate value realization, resource utilization, execution effectiveness, and portfolio performance. Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve project execution. Continuously evolve PMO capabilities to support changing business needs.

Benefits

• IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director