Head of PMO

We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centres and network operations centres. Retail stores, field technicians and customer care all report into regional operations teams. Techs take their trucks home and drive straight to the first job of the day.

Overview

Poplardeck has a small PMO. You will own schedules, budgets, risks and status reporting for your projects. The Head of PMO runs cross-functional projects from kickoff to close, usually three or four at a time, with budgets between $250K and $2M. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in Pakistan, with a local contract and salary paid in Pakistani rupees. Working hours overlap with Central European Time.

Day to day

• Build and maintain project plans in Smartsheet or MS Project
• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations
• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates
• Report status to sponsors and steering committees
• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates
• Keep project documentation organised in SharePoint or Confluence

What you need

• 10+ years of project management experience
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders
• Strong written status reporting
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Organised, with a habit of following up

What you get

• Annual salary review
• Annual learning budget
• Monthly internet allowance
• Paid parental leave

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Poplardeck.