Director, PMO MiTek Fwd/COE

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

Position Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Director of PMO to lead MiTek's Project Management Office and oversee delivery of the MiTek Forward program, our global S/4HANA ERP transformation as well as our newly established Center of Excellence. The Director will set the standards, governance and cadence that all workstreams, project managers and regional implementation leads will follow. They will make sure each regional deployment stays aligned to the global design while meeting local business needs.  In addition this leader will establish and oversee project management capabilities within our Center of Excellence.

The ideal candidate has led large, multi-region ERP programs. They combine strong program governance with the leadership presence to build a high-performing PMO team and to partner with senior business and IT leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• PMO Leadership and Governance: Build and run the PMO for the MiTek Forward program and COE. Define and enforce standard methods, templates, stage gates, decision rights and escalation paths across all workstreams and regions.
• Program Planning and Delivery: Own the integrated master plan, including timelines, milestones, dependencies and resource allocation across global workstreams and regional deployments. Ensure the program is delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
• Program Delivery Model: Define, build out and own/lead the program management controls and reporting routine for MiTek Forward and the COE.
• Executive Reporting and Stakeholder Management: Act as the secondary program contact for the steering committee and executive sponsors. Provide clear, regular reporting on status, risks, financials and key decisions. Build alignment across business leaders, IT and external system integrators.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead, coach and develop a team of project managers (including the S/4HANA workstream PMs) and regional implementation leads. Set clear goals, give regular performance feedback and build bench strength for future waves.
• Risk, Issue and Dependency Management: Run program-level risk, issue, change-request and dependency management. Make sure mitigation plans exist and escalations reach the right decision-makers quickly.
• Financial and Vendor Management: Manage the program budget, forecasts and resource capacity. Oversee system integrator and vendor contracts, statements of work and delivery performance.
• Process Standardization and Change Management: Partner with process owners and the global change management lead to drive adoption of standard global processes. Minimize customization and deviations, and support training, communication and user adoption plans.
• Quality and Readiness: Set quality standards for deliverables, testing (including UAT), data migration and cutover. Run go/no-go readiness reviews for each deployment.
• Continuous Improvement: Capture lessons learned from each wave and use them to refine PMO practices, tools and templates for later deployments and the broader project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or a related field. PMP, PgMP or similar certification is preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years of project and program management experience, including at least 5 years leading a PMO or large program team. Proven delivery of at least one full-lifecycle, multi-site ERP implementation, preferably S/4HANA.
• Program Governance: Deep expertise in program governance, integrated planning, budget management and vendor/system integrator oversight.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead, develop and hold accountable teams of project managers and cross-functional leads, including people who are not direct reports.
• Executive Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to turn complex program information into clear updates and decisions for executives and steering committees.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to risk and a track record of resolving escalations across business units.
• Global Perspective: Experience coordinating teams across multiple regions and time zones, with an understanding of local regulatory, tax and business differences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading S/4HANA implementations in a large, global enterprise, ideally in manufacturing or the construction/building products industry.
• Familiarity with SAP Activate and with core SAP process areas such as Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Plan-to-Make, Store-to-Ship, Idea-to-Market  and Record-to-Report.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methods, and of PPM tools (for example, Smartsheet, MS Project or Jira).
• Experience standing up a new PMO or maturing an existing one.
• Background in organizational change management.
• Multilingual skills are a plus.

Physical Demands
This role is primarily performed in an office environment where a computer, telephone and other office equipment are used as needed to perform the duties of the role. As part of the essential functions of this role, the individual will need to access a factory and be exposed to temperature changes. This may will result in being exposed to noise, vibration, chemicals/fumes and navigate around factory machines.

MiTek Perks:

• Generous time off including Paid Time Off, 13 annual holidays, and volunteer time off

• Day One Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision Plans

• Family friendly benefits including Paid Caregiver Leave, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Reimbursement

• Performance/Incentive bonuses 

• Career advancement, training opportunities, Employee Resource Groups, and tuition reimbursement

• Retirement programs including Matching 401(k) Contributions and Profit Sharing  

• Employer paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

• myFlexPay partner – allows you to track, manage and access your pay anytime

MiTek is a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions. In 1955, MiTek transformed residential construction with the invention of the Gang-Nail plate and a digital platform that provided an affordable and scalable way to manufacture wood trusses. Today, MiTek delivers software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions that enable the building industry to improve efficiencies by optimizing the balance between off-site and on-site. With nearly 5,600 team members worldwide, MiTek collaborates across the building industry to enable and accelerate transformational breakthroughs in design and construction to transform the way the industry designs, makes, and builds. As a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, NYSE: BRK-B) company since 2001, MiTek has a record of continuous growth and innovation.

MiTek is an E-Verify and Drug and Tobacco-Free Workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer; and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or transgender status), age (40 and over), genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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