Cengage Group · 1 day ago
Director of PMO Office (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$138K/yr - $180K/yrCengage Group is a global education technology company that provides affordable and quality digital products and services to millions of learners. The Director of PMO Office will lead Higher Ed priority programs, establish PMO governance, and drive execution through business process design and portfolio oversight while ensuring alignment and delivery excellence.
E-LearningEdTechHigher EducationTraining
Responsibilities
Effectively plan, coordinate, and direct the delivery of large, complex projects and programs while managing risks and issues to minimize scope, budget, and schedule impacts
Define and implement PMO governance frameworks, methodologies, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across all programs
Leading, motivating, and holding accountable project and internal/external team members in a matrixed organization
Fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
Manage resource planning and capacity across multiple programs to support delivery
Proactively build strong, trusted working relationships with functional leaders and business partners to align on vision, business outcomes and managing expectations around any scope changes and trade-offs
Own program financials including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Develop and maintain program performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting for executive leadership
Proactively identify and manage cross-team dependencies and program risks, escalating to stakeholders as needed for immediate resolution
Act as the primary communicator for the program, taking project level details and aggregating up to provide clear and concise updates to multiple levels of leadership, including executive sponsors
Will manage other cross functional programs as appropriate
Will build and scale team based on business needs
Qualification
Required
Experience supporting internal operational improvement for Sales, Marketing & Customer Operations
Experience driving internal business operations and enterprise end-state transformation with focus on process, policy, and controls required for operational readiness
Effectively plan, coordinate, and direct the delivery of large, complex projects and programs while managing risks and issues to minimize scope, budget, and schedule impacts
Define and implement PMO governance frameworks, methodologies, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across all programs
Leading, motivating, and holding accountable project and internal/external team members in a matrixed organization
Fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
Manage resource planning and capacity across multiple programs to support delivery
Proactively build strong, trusted working relationships with functional leaders and business partners to align on vision, business outcomes and managing expectations around any scope changes and trade-offs
Own program financials including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Develop and maintain program performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting for executive leadership
Proactively identify and manage cross-team dependencies and program risks, escalating to stakeholders as needed for immediate resolution
Act as the primary communicator for the program, taking project level details and aggregating up to provide clear and concise updates to multiple levels of leadership, including executive sponsors
Will manage other cross functional programs as appropriate
Will build and scale team based on business needs
Driving business transformation in a program management role
Extensive experience driving large-scale Enterprise transformational initiatives with a focus on business transformation
Self-starter with the ability to work through ambiguity to put the appropriate structure in place to accelerate delivery
Executive level communicator and active listener, who can convey complex ideas in a clear, concise manner
Ability to influence outcomes across different levels in the organization
Knowledge of Salesforce solutions and experience with AI Productivity tools
Benefits
Discretionary incentive bonus program
25% Annual: Individual Target
Company
Cengage Group
Cengage Group is an EdTech company that provides secondary and higher education to learners at an affordable price.
Founded in 1903
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$500M2023-06-02Private Equity· $500M
Leadership Team
Darren Person
EVP, Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Recent News
2025-10-31
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