Associate Director – Strategic Business Solutions PMO

Role Overview

• Lead the planning and execution of complex, strategic global programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivery against agreed timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Provide leadership across multiple cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams, ensuring effective collaboration and clear management of interdependencies.
• Partner with senior leadership to define program scope, objectives, success metrics, and delivery strategy.
• Develop, maintain, and govern comprehensive project plans, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), resource strategies, key milestones, and critical dependencies.
• Own end-to-end program financials, including budget development, forecasting, tracking of actuals, and proactive management of variances.
• Establish and drive robust risk and issue management practices, ensuring timely escalation and transparent communication to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee and actively manage cross-project interdependencies, optimizing scope, schedule, budget, and resource utilization across the program portfolio.
• Analyze complex data and business challenges to inform decision-making and ensure effective implementation of solutions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for program status, providing clear, concise reporting on progress, risks, and performance.
• Ensure delivery of all program outputs in accordance with organizational standards for quality, compliance, and cost, while meeting stakeholder expectations.
• Build, lead, and support high-performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development of PMO capabilities, including supporting recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and mentoring of project management staff.

Requirements

• Advanced degree with 6+ years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience managing complex, global programs and project initiatives.
• Degree in business, engineering, science, or a related field preferred.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional teams within a matrixed, global organization.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale initiatives such as digital transformation, system implementations, or business integrations.
• Strong understanding of project and program management methodologies and best practices.
• Experience in business functions such as finance operations, clinical operations, customer service, or related areas.
• Proven leadership capability with experience building, developing, and influencing teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Excellent proven vendor and in-house management skills in software product delivery and implementation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority programs simultaneously.
• Experience with project management tools and systems (e.g., Planview or similar).
• Strong change management and stakeholder engagement expertise.
• Experience applying AI and automation to improve business processes and operational efficiency.
• Adaptability to changing business needs and dynamic project environments.
• Experience in regulated or GCP environments preferred, CRO background advantageous.
• Project Management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Safe ) highly desirable.
• Change Management certification (e.g., Prosci) a plus.
• Proficiency in English required (C level preferred); additional languages beneficial.
• Ability to travel up to 25% as required.

Tech Stack

• Google Cloud Platform
• PMP

Benefits

• Office Job Description Overview
• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities