PMO Manager

Our client located in Dallas is looking for PMO Manager, this is a Direct Hire position in a professional environment, 4 days in office 1 day remote. You would be responsible for performing both business analysis and project management duties and will be responsible for a variety of large and small projects. Will work as a liaison between multiple business lines across the organization providing effect management toward a defined project plan. Our client needs someone that is proactive. You will be spending a lot of time meeting with their executive team. Must be able to influence and conduct meetings in a positive way. Project disagreements do happen, and you will need to be able to navigate through those times with confidence. Responsibilities:

• Leads department initiatives to define project management strategies and practices that support service and business agility while maintaining compliance with system standards.
• Sets and clearly communicates priorities and performance expectations, provides feedback and coaching, and conducts performance appraisals. Provides leadership and mentoring to staff, while remaining well-informed of projects and staying abreast of industry best practices.
• Effectively facilitate project intake and definition with stakeholders to ensure projects have measurable and achievable objectives, are appropriately sized, solution confirmed, resource needs are identified, budget is appropriate, and risks and issues are considered prior project approval.
• Facilitates and influences the portfolio Steering Committee on effective prioritization to deliver the highest benefit efforts to the organization aligned with the capacity of the organization' s resources.
• Applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project portfolio to meet business objectives through the application and integration of project management processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
• Manage teams to deliver complex solution implementations and business process project initiatives from inception through stabilization utilizing the clients project management framework and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Perform demand and capacity planning of portfolio resources to validate the desired benefit realization will be achieved an efficient and effective manner.
• Perform business relationship management activities to understand and identify potential solutions to solve stakeholder problems and ensure stakeholder requests are appropriately prioritized and addressed.
• Facilitate development of project business cases with the Executive Sponsor to include development of cost and benefit models and return on investment.
• Foster productive working relationships with all stakeholders, both business and technical team members, and effectively manage their expectations.
• Ensure change management communications are considered and facilitated by teams as appropriate for each project.
• Facilitate effective cross-functional teamwork among project team members.
• Prepare portfolio status reports and escalate portfolio level risks and issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure project deliverables and milestones are completed on-time, within budget, and at the required level of quality.
• Coordinate project benefits realization monitoring and identify mitigation strategies for delivered projects, where applicable.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the project management methodologies, techniques, and standards utilized by the organization.
• Coach, mentor and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
• Other functions as needed