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Your role
As a Strategic PMO Lead, your mission is to lead the Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring the successful delivery of projects across the organisation. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills and a proven track record in managing complex global projects.
The divisional Project Management Office (PMO) is the engine of transformation, driving efficiency, scalability, and excellence across our division. As a strategic enabler of the Division’s Operations strategy, it ensures that every initiative aligns with the strategic objectives, turning vision into operational reality and creating tangible results. You will report to Dominic Maleike, Head of Operational Excellence.
You will
* Lead and standardize PMO practices across operations, ensuring consistent project governance, risk management, and alignment with business strategy.
* Oversee strategic initiative execution, ensuring timely delivery, cost-effectiveness, and realization of business benefits (SQDCPE).
* Drive stakeholder engagement through clear reporting, executive-level communication, and collaboration across global teams.
* Develop and lead the PMO team, building capability, managing performance, and ensuring succession planning.
* Promote continuous improvement, leveraging best practices and technology to enhance project outcomes and operational excellence.
To succeed, you will need
* Proven experience in complex manufacturing projects with 5+ years leading large-scale programs, especially in business transformation, continuous improvement, or product transfer.
* Strong project management expertise, skilled in risk management, budgeting, scheduling, and use of project management tools/methodologies.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with strong verbal and written English; ability to influence and negotiate at all levels, including executive.
* Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess complex requirements, identify key workstreams, and develop practical solutions.
* Leadership and team/third-party management experience, with proven ability to lead teams and manage third-party service providers to deliver results and value.
You don’t need to tick every box to be suitable – a willingness to learn goes a long way. So, if you keep reading and feel inspired, always apply.
It’s a bonus if you
* Have adaptability and flexibility to changing project requirements and environments, and handle unexpected challenges effectively.
* Remain calm under pressure and have the ability to find creative and pragmatic solutions.
* Are willing to explore new solutions or methods.
* Have flexibility to travel to multiple business locations nationally and internationally on a regular basis.
* Can manage performance of third-party service providers to ensure services deliver value for money.
* Have strong time management and multitasking abilities.
* Are highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
In return, we offer
* A culture of trust and accountability.
* Lifelong learning and career growth.
* Innovation powered by people.
* Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
* Health and well-being support.
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Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
* Semiconductor Manufacturing
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