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Eide Bailly LLP · 2 weeks ago

PMO Center of Excellence Director

Fargo, ND

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$170K/yr - $190K/yr

10+ years exp

Eide Bailly LLP is seeking a PMO Center of Excellence Director to lead their Project Management Center of Excellence. This role involves defining project management standards, training project managers, and ensuring alignment of project outcomes with business goals and client satisfaction.

Business Development

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Bobby Cox

Responsibilities

Define and evolve project management frameworks, tools, and standards tailored to a federated delivery model

Serve as a strategic advisor to Practice Leads and Technical Delivery Leads on all project management functions (ex. project governance, risk mitigation, and delivery optimization)

Lead the onboarding, training, and professional development of embedded project managers across practices, leveraging, centralizing, advocating, & improving existing training programs & content

Establish a governance model that ensures compliance with delivery standards while allowing flexibility for practice-specific needs

Facilitate cross-practice collaboration and knowledge sharing between PMs reporting up through multiple separate practices/service-lines to promote consistency and innovation in project delivery

Champion the use of AI and automation tools to streamline project management processes

Improve forecasting accuracy of project manager utilization & billing

Implement portfolio performance reporting to monitor project health, delivery outcomes, and team capacity

Ensure, oversee, & validate that PMs are following cross-practice standards & enable direct managers & practice leads of federated PMs to do the same for the PMs in their respective practices

Develop and mentor program managers to handle complex, cross functional projects that may span multiple service lines

Qualification

PMO LeadershipProject ManagementAI-driven ToolsAgile MethodologiesPortfolio ManagementTrainingDevelopmentRisk ManagementStakeholder EngagementChange ManagementConflict Resolution

Required

10+ years of experience in project and program management, including leadership of PMO functions

Proven success in client-facing roles within client-facing, billable, technology consulting professional services

Demonstrated fluency in project management frameworks (Scope, risk, change, schedule, financials) with proven application in engagements

Confident in navigating difficult discussions around scope, risk and adherence to agreed plans both internally and externally

Experience managing complex, multi-workstream engagements and transformation initiatives

Experience with AI-driven project management tools and digital transformation initiatives

Experience in project management across fixed-fee, time and materials, and subscription models

Demonstrated success in mentoring and influencing consistency across a team/organization

Bachelor's degree in business, technology, liberal arts, or equivalent work experience

Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies

Strong leadership and influencing skills across non-direct reporting relationships

Skilled in stakeholder engagement, executive communication, and conflict resolution

Expertise in portfolio management, including prioritization frameworks and risk management

Familiarity with organizational change management and stakeholder alignment in complex environments

Ability to balance standardization with flexibility to meet diverse practice needs

Skilled at balancing client satisfaction with firm profitability, including managing scope creep, enforcing change orders and driving project utilization

Must be authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without visa sponsorship