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Alkami Technology · 1 day ago

Director, PMO

Plano, TX

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $205K/yr

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction and leadership for the PMO, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Develop and implement PMO policies, processes, and standards that drive portfolio success.

Coach and mentor project management practitioners and effectively share knowledge of best practices.

Coordinate deliverables with Project Managers, Implementation Specialists, and Directors in a direct and indirect reporting structure.

Seek implementation efficiencies to meet or exceed the financial expectations established at project initiation.

Develop, implement, and govern project management processes, tools, templates, policies and metrics.

Monitor compliance with project policies and standards. Ensuring the planning, execution, and delivery of key projects and programs, adhere to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Monitor portfolio performance and implement corrective actions as necessary to achieve Services objectives.

Establish the PMO organization structure, hire and manage project staffing requirements in line with project objectives.

Optimize resource allocation across projects and teams, ensuring that the right skills are applied to the right projects.

Lead recruitment, development, and performance management of the PMO staff.

Collaborate with executive leadership and key stakeholders to identify priorities and align resources accordingly.

Communication project status, risks, and issues to key stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.

Create and analyze dashboards and performance metrics to identify insights and trends.

Identify and implement improvements to enhance project delivery and efficiency.

Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in PMO and across Services.

Lead look-back sessions to understand what went well and what needs improvement in future projects.

Proactively identify risks to key projects, programs and the overall portfolio. Use experience and knowledge to effectively mitigate.

Manage the risk, issue and change resolution process, and work with other leaders to take corrective action as needed.

Qualification

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Required

PMP certification

Expert‐level knowledge of project and change management, methodologies, techniques, processes (e.g., Project and Portfolio Management Methodology – PPM).

Budget, cost and profitability management skills.

Knowledge of resource management tools.

Ability to influence without authority.

Flexible, adaptable and resourceful when managing changing timelines and multiple deliverables.

Demonstrated leadership ability to establish and manage a high‐performance team.

Motivated to build relationships at executive levels with technology, solutions, customers and vendor groups.