Executive Director of Global Project Management

ALLIED ENERGY LLC is seeking an Executive Director of Global Project Management to lead its enterprise-wide global project management system and strategic project execution. The role oversees project portfolio governance, major project delivery, cross-regional coordination, budgets, risks, quality, digital project management, performance reporting, and global project management teams.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and refine global project management processes, standards, and governance mechanisms
• Define protocols for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
• Drive the standardization of global project management practices
• Set up the Project Management Office (PMO) and project governance frameworks
• Enhance the organization's overall project management maturity
• Oversee the coordinated management of the global key project portfolio
• Determine project priorities based on corporate strategy
• Assess project resource requirements, investment value, and execution risks
• Balance project resources across different regions and business units
• Report on overall portfolio performance to senior management
• Supervise the end-to-end lifecycle of large-scale strategic projects, from planning to delivery
• Define project objectives, milestones, budgets, and delivery standards
• Monitor project progress, costs, scope, and quality
• Promptly identify delays, budget overruns, and execution risks
• Drive the rapid resolution of critical issues
• Coordinate project teams across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions
• Establish mechanisms for cross-regional project communication and reporting
• Align resources and responsibilities among teams in different countries
• Resolve challenges related to cross-cultural, cross-time zone, and cross-departmental collaboration
• Ensure global projects are executed in alignment with unified objectives
• Coordinate teams across product, technology, operations, finance, procurement, sales, and marketing
• Translate corporate strategy into concrete project plans
• Drive the implementation of strategic projects
• Address organizational and resource-related obstacles during project execution
• Ensure project outcomes align with corporate strategic goals
• Oversee global project budgets and the utilization of funds
• Manage project resources, including personnel, technology, and external vendors
• Analyze project costs and return on investment (ROI)
• Optimize project resource allocation
• Control budget variances
• Establish a global project risk management system
• Identify risks related to schedule, cost, supply chain, technology, and compliance
• Develop risk mitigation and contingency plans
• Establish project quality control mechanisms
• Ensure project compliance with corporate policies and relevant regulations
• Establish systems for project KPIs, OKRs, and performance evaluation
• Monitor project completion rates, budgets, quality, and business outcomes
• Create global project data dashboards
• Analyze project execution trends
• Provide regular project reports to the CEO, COO, CSO, or the Board of Directors
• Drive the digitalization of project management
• Optimize project management systems, data platforms, and reporting mechanisms
• Enable real-time tracking of project schedules, budgets, and risk information
• Leverage data analytics to enhance project decision-making efficiency
• Promote automated project management processes
• Manage global project directors, senior project managers, and PMO teams
• Establish a talent development system for project management
• Set team performance goals
• Cultivate cross-regional project management talent
• Foster a high-execution global project management culture

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Major in Project Management, Engineering Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Information Technology, or a related field
• 20+ years of experience in project management, portfolio management, or operations management
• 8–15+ years of experience managing large-scale or global projects
• Experience in roles such as Executive Director of Global Project Management, Global PMO Director, or Director of Project Management
• Experience managing projects within multinational corporations, across multiple regions, or involving large-scale complexity
• MBA, EMBA, PMP, PgMP, or similar qualifications preferred