PMO Director
Company: JDA Software
Location: Dallas
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Blue Yonder Title:PMO DirectorLocation: Dallas, TX or
Scottsdale, AZOverview
- The PMO Manager serves as a team member in the Global
Operations group but embedded within the regional organization to
ensure consistency, standardization and efficiencies in the
delivery lifecycle
- Acts as a BY Champion for the customer experience focused on
driving customer success through the customer lifecycle
(Opportunity + Services Delivery + Services Management)
- Serves BY as a global champion for program/project management
best practices within the region and global services delivery
organizationsScope
- Seeking a seasoned program/project management professional
focused on driving PMO best practices and provides enablement,
process and tool strategies/support to improve the customer
experience across the delivery lifecycleWhat you'll do
- Champion the organization delivery excellence initiatives in
the region - -
- Supports the regional leadership in driving proactive project
health (e.g. supporting Red/Yellow projects and ensuring the Yellow
ones turn Green, keeping the Red projects to a minimum etc.)
- Maintain a knowledge repository: leverage best practices and
methodologies in Knowledge Management; track and records lessons
learned from projects to leverage them in the future
- Perform onsite Customer visits to support PMs to drive delivery
process excellence as required
- Contributes to the design, improvement, and deployment of
project delivery methodologies across the company
- Works with global PMO and regional leadership on Project
Manager enablement, processes and tools strategies, compliance,
planning and execution
- Assists in developing the culture of project management within
the company by promoting project management disciplines and
structured thinking in dealings with the business areas, and
communicating the PMO's contribution to customers getting improved
and faster "time-to-value"
- Collates project reporting packages for Senior Leadership
- Administers project audits and ensures accountability
- Communicates new content to appropriate Project Managers and
other stakeholders
- Functions as support and advisor on global initiatives, and/or
leads special Global PMO initiatives as neededWhat we are looking
forMust Haves:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree -
- Minimum 8+ years of SaaS solution implementation experience,
preferably in Program/Project Manager function supporting large
enterprise implementations.
- Possess knowledge and understanding of all region and global
delivery practices
- Outstanding business analysis, change management, creative and
critical thinking, individual resourcefulness, problem solving,
presentation, facilitation, mentoring, coaching and communication
skills
- Must be expert in PM best practices, disciplines and execution
(traditional, agile, hybrid)
- Able to manage multiple priorities and working in a matrix
organization
- Fluent in English (writing and speaking) is a must
- Approx. 50% travel maximumNice to Haves:
- Would be great to have experience in implementing both Core and
Luminate solutions
- Experience in collating data and publishing KPI dashboards to
executives
- Demonstrates motivation and drive with a hands-on approach, in
an international and fast-paced growth environment
- Independent and able to work with minimal supervision
- Able to work in a geographically dispersed team environment
requiring tasks to be performed outside of the normal office hours
to accommodate global time zones
- Ability to positively -influence -people in such a way that
others follow and act willingly*:LI-AD1Our ValuesIf you want to
know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours
unite us. They are what drive our success - and the success of our
customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: is our
strategy for fostering an inclusive environment we can be proud of.
Check out Blue Yonder's inaugural which outlines our commitment to
change, and our celebrating the differences in all of us in the
words of some of our associates from around the world.All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Keywords: JDA Software, Dallas , PMO Director, Executive , Dallas, Texas
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