Director, Enterprise Pmo (Software/Saas)-Remote

Summary:

As insightsoftware’s EPMO leader, reporting to the Office of the CFO, you will establish and mature the function of the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and own its success to deliver measurable business outcomes and value. You will lead and align people, process, and technology to deliver holistic and well-managed change. In this critical, high impact role, you will be the catalyst to bring insightsoftware's strategic execution to life through the effective planning and delivery of our strategic priorities, growth initiatives, and acquisition integrations. You will bring a combination of experience in large-scale, enterprise-wide change, EPMO leadership, and project and program management, coupled with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to drive forward progress in the project portfolio, mitigate execution risk, and deliver results.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Optimizes capacity and utilization resource planning to execute strategic growth with staff resources that may include external staff (consultants, contractors, and vendors)
• Demonstrate effective EPMO team building ensuring bench strength and expertise that meet the organization's needs while allowing growth opportunities and maximizing retention
• Coach and bring a deep understanding of EPMO-defined governance, processes, tools, methodologies, and resources where structure is needed
• Adherence to budget while ensuring quality, achieving intended outcomes, and mitigating risks.
• Create and lead a cohesive, high-performing team of project managers that partner with stakeholders from initial conception and strategic planning sessions through successful execution and continuous improvement
• Optimize and improves EPMO performance and effectiveness through innovative approaches and continuous process improvement, including developing a common language for project managers, functional leaders, and other stakeholders to enable smooth communication and ensure expectations are fully understood
• Serve as a change agent, supporting both the identification and application of new project management concepts and driving the spread of best practices organization-wide while resolving issues and breaking down barriers along the way
• Effectively track, report, and address portfolio and project issues and risks with the right stakeholder engagement
• Drive innovation, use of contemporary analytics, and other qualitative problem-solving strategies to analyze opportunities, develop solutions, implement changes, and track results
• Build strong relationships with all stakeholders and foster cooperation, coordination, and communication across the organization and between the globally dispersed leaders

• Analytical skills: to evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
• Ability to engage with senior leaders and executive team and clearly communicate strategy and status of the work managed within the project management office
• Exceptional verbal/written communication, detail and action orientation, collaboration, negotiation, facilitation, and influencing skills to lead an environment driven by client service and teamwork
• Ability to direct, motivate, and empower others to work towards the organization's goals, ensuring efficient allocation of resources across multiple functions
• BA/BS degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of expert-level program, project and change management in a variety of methodologies, leading enterprise, cross-functional end-to-end process redesign, transformation, and improvement initiatives, with varied methodologies and a history of successful transformations
• PMP certification
• Strategic communication: able to simplify the complex with proven experience presenting to top level executives and influence stakeholders
• Experience in software technology industry
• 5+ years of experience in leading a project management office
• Experience in high-growth, acquisition intensive environment

Exhibition of our core values: Results Orientation, Winning Attitude, Be One Team, Disciplined Execution, and Growth Mindset

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

** At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located. **

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