Director IT PMO (Project Management)
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We are looking for a key leader to serve as our Director of IT PMO in the growing and stable pest management industry. This role is ensuring our IT initiatives are executed with precision and excellence. By overseeing the entire IT project portfolio and budget, the PMO ensures that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and achieve their intended benefits. This team not only manages ongoing projects but partners with stakeholders on the evaluation of new project proposals, ensuring the most impactful initiatives are prioritized. Additionally, the PMO meticulously oversees the IT department's budget, keeping a close eye on monthly expenses and delivering comprehensive monthly and annual reports.
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Responsibilities
You Will . . .
Position Overview
The IT Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for the overall reporting and management of the IT portfolio of projects and budget. The PMO ensures projects are executed effectively and efficiently assuring delivery on time, within budget, and within benefits defined by the project. In addition to managing in-flight projects, the PMO team will directly manage the intake of new project requests and lead in the evaluation of new project proposals and prioritization. The PMO also oversees the overall IT department budget, managing and reviewing monthly expenses. Monthly and annual portfolio reporting based on information collected from the project teams will be required, along with monthly budget deliverables.
PMO Director oversees the project portfolio and the project management process including governance, team leadership, tracking and monitoring, prioritization, communication, and quality controls. The PMO Director should have a proven track record of successful project delivery, an ability to improve project management practices and substantial team leadership experience with a focus on team development. This role will communicate to IT leadership on all projects within the program portfolio and overall IT budget status. Communication to business stakeholders will also be required.
While currently out of scope, successful candidates should be comfortable with the possibility that the PMO may be required to develop or manage full life cycle organizational change management in the future or with a third party to successfully deliver larger programs.
Strategy & Planning
- Assisting business and technology leaders with articulating new project ideas
- Forecasting future resource capacity and reporting on existing resource utilization
- Presenting accurate representations of project progress, health, risks, and ongoing challenges
- Leading the annual budgeting process by facilitating and collaborating with IT leaders and Finance
- Identifying and planning continuous improvement opportunities to mature the PMO and its capabilities
Operational Management
- Ensuring the completeness and currency of project and portfolio reporting
- Validating portfolio-level reporting before alerting senior leadership of its availability
- Managing portfolio and project processes to maximize throughput of selected projects
- Ongoing management of the IT budget and cost centers providing monthly review and analysis
- Managing and developing team members consisting of financial / budget personnel and project managers
The Benefits:
- Challenging position with a growing, financially stable, and reputable company
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, maternity & life insurance
- Bonus potential
- Equity grants
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Discounted employee stock purchase plan
- Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, dependent scholarship awards
- Paid Time Off
- Belong to a team and participate in social activities, networking, and team building
- Serve on a team that is visible and influence with leadership and within all levels of the organization
Why Rollins?
Rollins, Inc., is a global consumer and commercial service company who provides accurate, comprehensive, and efficient pest management services for both residential and commercial customers. The Pest Management industry is $20B and growing and provides services and protection against termite damage, rodents, and insects to more than 2M customers in the US alone. Rollins is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and has over 800 locations worldwide, 20,000 employees and reaches over $3B Revenues annually (NYSE: ROL).
The core business is operated through our wholly owned subsidiaries, the largest companies include Orkin US, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Clark Pest Control, Orkin Canada, Western Pest Services, Northwest Exterminating and TruTech Wildlife.
The mission of Rollins is to empower our brands to focus on best serving their employees and customers.
Learn more about our Rollins Careers and Workplace Inclusion efforts by visiting our career page: https://careers.rollins.com/
Qualifications
The Experience You Will Bring (Minimum Requirements):
Formal Education & Certification
- Bachelor's Degree in the field of information systems and/or project management
- 10-years work experience in project management
- Certifications in Agile and other related project disciplines
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (unless significant years of experience)
Knowledge & Experience
- Leadership and management of people and teams
- Broad experience in managing high-risk, high-visibility projects
- Specific knowledge of Excel and various project and portfolio management platform(s) required
- Familiarity with budgeting processes or managing a P&L
- Strong understanding of project, portfolio, OCM, and Agile techniques
- Familiarity with the functioning of a PMO and steering committee
- Experience with large company environments is preferred
Attributes Desired:
- Comfort in managing relationships with the senior leadership and assuming the voice of diligence
- Strong customer service orientation
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to conduct research into project and portfolio management issues and products as required
- Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed
- Keen attention to detail
- Team-oriented and skilled in working within a cross functional, collaborative environment
Work Environment:
- This opportunity is an onsite role to optimize relationship building, collaboration and visibility for the function.
- We require commuting to our primary campus located at 2170 Piedmont Rd., Atlanta, GA 30328.
Physical Demands / Working Environment:
We require the ability to pass a drug screen and background checks. Candidates must have the ability to perform the requirements of the job with or without accommodations.
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Rollins, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities Employer
