PMO / Agile Lead

As the PMO / Agile Lead at ELGi, you will be responsible for overseeing the project management office (PMO) and driving agile adoption across the IT and business functions. Your key responsibilities include: PMO Leadership and Governance: - Establishing and maintaining a PMO framework to standardize project management practices, tools, and reporting in line with ELGi's existing methodologies. - Overseeing the end-to-end project lifecycle to ensure timely delivery within scope and budget. - Defining KPIs and metrics for monitoring project performance, resource utilization, and alignment with business objectives. - Implementing governance structures to ensure strategic alignment, prioritization of initiatives, and risk management. Agile Transformation and Delivery: - Leading the adoption of agile frameworks across IT and business teams to enhance delivery speed and adaptability. - Championing agile practices to promote cross-functional collaboration and iterative value delivery. - Providing coaching and training to enhance agile capabilities of project managers, product owners, and teams. - Serving as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer (RTE) as needed to ensure team effectiveness and alignment. Portfolio and Resource Management: - Managing the IT and digital transformation project portfolio to align with enterprise priorities. - Ensuring efficient project delivery aligned with strategic goals and executed with agility. - Collaborating with leadership to prioritize projects, allocate resources, and address capacity constraints. - Providing regular reporting to executive leadership on project health, risks, and outcomes. Continuous Improvement: - Establishing mechanisms for project and agile retrospectives to identify improvement opportunities and implement lessons learned. - Leveraging tools and techniques to optimize project delivery efficiency, resource management, and stakeholder satisfaction. - Fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and disciplined delivery for measurable value. Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: - Partnering with business units, IT, and executive leadership to meet strategic and operational project needs. - Acting as a trusted advisor to leadership on program delivery, governance, and agile transformation. - Building relationships across the organization to align stakeholders and address delivery challenges effectively. Key Skills Required: - Leadership and Governance with experience in establishing and leading PMOs focused on project delivery and governance. - Leading agile transformations with a balance of structured project management practices and agile methodologies. - Deep understanding of project management and tools like Jira, MS Project, Rally, or Trello. Expertise in scaling agile practices for large organizations. - Strategic Thinking and Execution to prioritize and align project portfolios with organizational goals. - Driving measurable business outcomes through disciplined project delivery and agile execution. - Excellent Change Management and Communication skills. Experience Required: - 10+ years of project/program management experience with at least 5 years leading PMO and agile transformations. - Managing large portfolios and delivering enterprise-wide IT projects. - Driving agile adoption in complex, global organizations with manufacturing experience as a plus. Education and Certifications: - Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or related field (Master's degree preferred). - PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2 certification. - Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or equivalent ITIL Certification preferred. - Agile Leadership Certifications such as PMI-ACP or Lean Six Sigma.,