PMO Director

Job Summary

A leading large-scale semiconductor company is seeking an experienced and strategic PMO Director to lead and oversee the organization s Project Management Office (PMO). The PMO Director will be responsible for establishing project governance, driving portfolio management, ensuring successful delivery of enterprise initiatives, and aligning project execution with business objectives. This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, budgeting, and operational excellence across cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing enterprise programs, leading PMO operations, implementing project management methodologies, and driving organizational transformation in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the enterprise PMO function, including project governance, standards, methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Develop and maintain project portfolio management processes to align initiatives with strategic business goals.
• Oversee large-scale programs and cross-functional projects from initiation through delivery.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, reporting metrics, and executive-level project status communications.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality standards.
• Manage resource planning, capacity forecasting, budgeting, and financial tracking across programs.
• Drive risk management, issue resolution, dependency management, and escalation processes.
• Partner with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technology teams to prioritize initiatives.
• Implement and optimize PMO frameworks including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Mentor and lead project managers, program managers, business analysts, and PMO staff.
• Support organizational change management and process improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, audit requirements, and governance standards.
• Evaluate and implement PM tools and technologies to improve project visibility and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings, executive reviews, and portfolio planning sessions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 12 years of experience in Project/Program Management with at least 5 years in PMO leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing enterprise-level portfolios and strategic initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid models.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, resource management, and vendor management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with PM tools such as Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Clarity, Monday.com, or ServiceNow PPM.