Senior Director, Enterprise PMO
Job Summary
The Senior Director Enterprise PMO will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing the portfolio of strategic initiatives to ensure the efficient execution against our business outcomes and objectives. This role demands a strategic thinker with hands-on leadership experience particularly in the SaaS industry who can steer continuous improvement and manage complex cross-functional strategic initiatives across the organization spanning Tech Marketing and Global Operations. This is a builders role designed for a high-EQ change agent who can operate close to the execution while architecting the workflows that allow us to scale.
This leader will also be tasked with fostering a culture of innovation simplifying the companys operating processes and ensuring that different departments work cohesively towards common organizational objectives. You will lead a lean high-performing team of 4 program managers navigating a matrixed environment to turn complex corporate strategies into velocity and predictable delivery. This role will report directly to our SVP & Chief Information Officer.
What Youll Do
Design and execute key strategic initiatives accelerating the execution of strategic objectives and business outcomes at scale
Partner with cross-functional leaders to develop compelling business cases for change
Improve collaboration execution and visibility of cross-functional strategic initiatives
Ensure end-to-end alignment of functional efforts with strategic operational objectives
Reduce delivery timelines and ensure success of all approved initiatives directly or indirectly: exemplary initiatives may include items related to digital transformation market and/or geographic expansion commercial offerings significant compliance & regulatory changes impacting operations white-glove operations innovative adoption deal mechanisms and partnership opportunities
Lead the management implementation and reporting of large cross-functional programs/initiatives by working across functional leaders to develop roadmaps plans/timelines and helping to determine resourcing decisions based on current and future needs
Ensure global operations projects and initiatives are delivered on time within budget and scope while meeting privacy/security and regulatory standards
Inspire mentor and lead a high-performing PMO team
Define articulate and execute a cohesive vision for strategic initiative delivery
Develop an organizational capacity planning model to enable strategic decision-making and prioritizing
Develop key operational tools (dashboards roadmaps resource planning) across operational initiatives to ensure resources are focused on efforts with highest impact and value
Maintain a firm understanding of all programs at a high levelworking with the PMO team to mitigate risks triage issues and generally problem-solve. Act as an escalation point for the PMO team
Develop executive-level reporting regarding status and risks across programs
What Youll Need
Minimum Qualifications
12 years of experience in Enterprise PMO and/or Transformation leadership roles demonstrating increasing complexity scale and responsibility with bachelors degree; 10 years of experience with advanced degree
5 years of experience leading strategic operations teams programs and processes at scale
Proven track record of guiding B2B SaaS organizations through chapters of rapid growth and transformational change (ideally scaling toward or operating within organizations exceeding $500M to $1B in revenue)
Experience managing a highly strategic portfolio of enterprise-wide initiatives (typically 510 concurrent global programs) with substantial cross-functional dependencies across Tech Product and Go-To-Market teams
Strong conflict management and resolution skills and the ability to build consensus and anticipate and solve problems
Excellent leadership and communication skills capable of inspiring teams and driving forward-looking strategies as well as presenting to executives and collaborating with team members
Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a relevant field
Personally demonstrates Workivas culture of collaboration innovation talent development and operational excellence
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or equivalent advanced degree in a business or technical discipline
Active Project Management Professional (PMP) PMI-PMOCP or equivalent structural PMO credentials
Exposure to or experience leveraging AI technologies and modern automation workflows to improve portfolio visibility predictive risk management or operational velocity within a high-growth SaaS environment
Working Conditions & Travel Requirements
Up to 25% travel
Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely not in a Workiva office
How Youll Be Rewarded
Salary range in the US: $203000.00 - $325000.00A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package
The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and other relevant factors.
Why Join Workiva
Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence control and a competitive edge to the worlds most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance risk and sustainability on a single secure foundationensuring data is trusted traceable and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output leaders gain confidence in their numbers visibility into current and emerging risks and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.
At Workiva youll bring technology to market that executives boards and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty maintain trust and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If youre energized by meaningful challenges inspired by collaborative teams and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage wed love to meet you.
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