General Manager, Project Management Office

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in IT project/program management
  • Proven expertise in developing and enforcing PMO governance standards
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on mentoring and coaching
  • Ability to integrate change management into project delivery
  • Demonstrated experience in establishing KPIs and success metrics
  • Solid understanding of financial and legal concepts related to project management

Responsibilities

  • Define and enforce project management standards and frameworks
  • Create tools and templates to streamline project workflows
  • Establish and govern processes for project intake and prioritization
  • Define key performance indicators for project success
  • Monitor dependencies across multiple projects
  • Act as liaison between IT and business units for project matters
  • Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to PMO staff

Benefits

  • Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
  • Opportunities for professional development and training in project management
  • Access to best practices and templates for enhanced project delivery
  • Encouragement of a collaborative environment among IT and business teams
  • Possibility of leading strategic initiatives that impact organizational growth
Full Job Description
Summary
General Manger, IT Project Management Office (PMO) provides strategic leadership and governance for the portfolio of IT programs and projects. This role establishes project management standards, drives operational excellence, ensures alignment between IT and business objectives. The General Manager partners with executive leadership, business stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams to successfully deliver initiatives.
What You'll Do
  • Provide strategic leadership and direction for the IT PMO, including portfolio governance, PMO policies, methodologies, and alignment with organizational objectives
  • Direct the IT project and program portfolio, including prioritization, resource allocation, project oversight, risk management, and delivery of strategic initiatives.
  • Lead and develop PMO staff, including hiring, coaching, performance management, workforce planning, and fostering a high-performing project management culture.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and vendors to establish priorities, communicate project status, resolve escalated issues and support organizational change initiatives.
  • Manage PMO budget, project financial oversight, contract/vendor management, and ensuring efficient utilization of resources
  • Drive continuous improvement by implementing project
    management standards, metrics, reporting, quality
    assurance, compliance, and organizational process improvements.


What You Need
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Information Tech, Computer Science, Business Admin, or related field preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience.
  • 8+ years managing enterprise IT programs and portfolios.
  • Experience leading PMO
  • Success delivering complex, technology initiatives and managing multi-million-dollar portfolio
  • Strong understanding of IT Infrastructure, enterprise software, system architecture, cyber security concepts
  • Exceptional strategic planning, prioritization, problem solving, conflict resolution and executive communication capabilities

Travel

Up to 10%

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