Manager, Project Management Office (PMO)

Position: Manager, Project Management Office (PMO)
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Salary: Between $160K and $170K
Job Type: Permanent
Posting Type: Open vacancy
Working Model: Onsite - 4 days per week currently, moving to 5 days onsite downtown

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) to lead a team of 6 IT Project Managers and drive the successful delivery of complex, large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.

In this role, you'll provide hands-on leadership, coaching and direction to a team of Project Managers, ensuring projects remain on track, obstacles are addressed and delivery objectives are met. You'll play a key role in removing bottlenecks, managing competing priorities and supporting your team through complex project challenges.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background, proven experience leading enterprise-level IT projects and exceptional people management skills. You should be comfortable overseeing initiatives with significant budgets, ideally $5M+, while balancing strategic priorities with the day-to-day needs of your team.

Reporting to the Director of PMO, this is an excellent opportunity to take on a senior leadership role where you can influence project delivery, develop talent and drive operational excellence across a large enterprise environment.

What You'll Own:

- Lead, manage and develop a team of 6 IT Project Managers, providing ongoing coaching, mentorship and performance management.
- Oversee the delivery of large-scale, complex enterprise IT projects, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within budget and aligned with business objectives.
- Provide leadership and support to Project Managers, helping remove roadblocks, resolve bottlenecks and navigate competing priorities.
- Establish clear project delivery expectations, accountability and performance standards across the team.
- Monitor project portfolios, identifying delivery risks, dependencies, resource constraints and opportunities for improvement.
- Work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to communicate project progress, risks, issues and recommendations.
- Ensure effective project governance, reporting, financial oversight and risk management practices.
- Support Project Managers in developing project plans, managing budgets, allocating resources and maintaining delivery timelines.
- Drive consistency in project management methodologies, processes, tools and best practices.
- Proactively identify challenges impacting project delivery and implement solutions to keep initiatives moving forward.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable and high-performing team environment.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure project priorities align with broader organizational goals.

What We're Looking For:

- 10+ years of experience in IT project management, enterprise technology delivery or a related field.
- Proven experience managing and leading a team of IT Project Managers.
- Exceptional people leadership, coaching and team development skills.
- Strong experience delivering large-scale, complex enterprise IT projects, ideally with budgets of $5M+.
- A solid technical background with the ability to understand complex IT environments and technology initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and remove bottlenecks, resolve delivery challenges and keep projects moving forward.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, risk management and financial oversight.
- Experience managing project portfolios, competing priorities, resources, timelines and budgets.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, particularly in complex project environments.
- The ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on support for Project Managers.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong Assets:

- Experience overseeing enterprise IT project portfolios with multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Experience managing projects with budgets of $5M-$10M+.
- PMP certification or equivalent project management designation.
- Experience within large, complex enterprise organizations.
- Experience implementing project management best practices, governance structures and process improvements.

Interested?

If you're an experienced IT Project Management leader who enjoys developing high-performing teams, navigating complex enterprise initiatives and ensuring projects are delivered successfully, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your resume in Word format to Shannon Scullion at Shannon.scullion@quantum-qtr.com.

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