PMO Senior Manager Nidec Power Americas

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Job Summary

Job Description

Shift: 1st Shift
Days of Work: Monday - Friday
Work Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Work Location: On-site (Mankato MN)
Starting Salary: $118200 to $189100 Annually
Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly

At Nidec we prioritize our teams well-being and success. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support you both personally and professionally. These are the great benefits we offer with additional perks and programs available to enhance your overall experience with us.

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary with additional bonus opportunities.

• Health and Wellness: Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage effective from your first day.

• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a best-in-class company match of 100% on the employees first 6% with an additional 3% employer contribution to support your financial future.

• Work-Life Balance: Generous time off package including PTO and holidays.

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and continuous learning opportunities to support your professional growth.

Position Objective:

The PMO Senior Manager provides strategic leadership governance and oversight for all project and program management activities within the division. This role ensures that projects are aligned with divisional and enterprise priorities executed with disciplined methodology and delivered on time within scope and within budget. The PMO Senior Manager leads a team of project managers and collaborates with cross-functional leaders to drive operational excellence and strategic execution.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Strategic leadership & governance

• Establish maintain and mature the divisional PMO framework methodologies and standards.

• Ensure alignment of project portfolios with divisional and corporate strategy.

• Develop governance processes including intake prioritization approval and reporting.

• Partner with executive leadership to define project success metrics and performance KPIs.

• Portfolio & program management

• Oversee the full project portfolio balancing resources schedule risk and budget.

• Lead cross-functional program execution for high-impact initiatives.

• Conduct regular portfolio reviews providing guidance risk mitigation and strategic escalation.

• Ensure accurate and timely status reporting to senior leadership.

• Team leadership & development

• Lead mentor and develop a team of project managers and analysts.

• Drive a culture of accountability transparency and continuous improvement.

• Provide coaching on project management best practices tools and methodologies (Agile Waterfall hybrid).

• Oversee resource planning and capacity management across the project portfolio.

• Process optimization & continuous improvement.

• Analyze PMO operations and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and consistency.

• Implement tools and systems that support high-quality project execution (e.g. project management software dashboards templates).

• Lead post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and incorporate improvements.

• Stakeholder engagement & communication

• Serve as the primary liaison between the PMO and divisional / corporate leadership.

• Facilitate communication across teams to ensure clarity alignment and informed decision-making.

• Present portfolio insights risks and recommendations to executive audiences.

Experience/Skills:

• 8 12 years of progressive project / program management experience.

• 3 5 years leading PMO or project management teams.

• Experience in large-scale transformation operations or manufacturing environments preferred.

• Certifications (preferred but no required)

  • PMP PgMP PMO-CP or equivalent

  • Agile certifications (CSM SAFe PMI-ACP)

• Skills & Competencies

  • Strong command of project management methodologies and tools.

  • Excellent leadership influencing and stakeholder management skills.

  • Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced matrixed organization.

  • Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Operations or related field (Masters preferred).

Success Profile:

• Thinks strategically but executes with discipline.

• Builds strong cross-functional partnerships.

• Elevates project visibility and transparency.

• Coaches teams to deliver projects with excellence.

• Drives consistency operational rigor and accountability across the division.

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