Senior Manager, IT PMO

 DESCRIPTION: 

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

·       Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports  

·       Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy   

·       Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint  

·       Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.  For more information, visit www.avient.com.

WHY AVIENT:

Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.

We believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Job Summary

The Sr. Manager of the IT Program Management Office (PMO) is responsible for establishing the various methods and practices working on the priorities of the business to deliver value and provision capabilities as well as improving the overall project portfolio management (PPM) maturity. This function has the responsibility to integrate delivery of the organization’s portfolio of projects, products, and structured work efforts ensuring all are manageable, consistent and aligned toward progressive achievement of overarching goals.

This role will develop and support a learning model through mentorship and coaching, enabling training and continuous improvement throughout.

They will manage day-to-day activities in the Program Management Office (PMO) to ensure programs and projects meet organization goals and requirements. Implements and provides guidance related to PMO processes and policies, oversees the work of project management staff, and works with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects and programs. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, be well organized, and able to work under pressure.

Essential Functions

PMO Creation and Maturation 

·       Facilitates among the PMO stakeholders and organizational leadership a consensus around the mission and vision of the PMO organization to foster a program mindset while building product and project-oriented capabilities aligned to value delivery. 

·       Engages senior leadership and business partners to define the PMO goals and operating model in the form of the PMO charter or mission statement. 

·       Leads the identification and development of PMO roles, team configuration and recruitment appropriate to deliver the agreed-upon PMO goals and objectives.

·       Planning project management, including setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and assigning team members to various deliverables.

·       Analyzing financial data, including project budgets, risks, and resource allocation.

·       Providing financial reports and budget outlines to Executives.

Methodology Competency 

·       Leads the identification and implementation of project management processes, methods, tools, guidelines and standards in order to establish a stable framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of successful project delivery.

·       Develops and guides the project practice, putting in place the systems, processes and ways of working to sustain high performing teams.

·       Facilitates the agreed-upon process that develops plans and prioritization by leadership and governance.

·       Defines, manages and directs the needed end-to-end PMO work effort, which includes leveraging best practices and techniques in identifying, quantifying and tracking the realization of expected benefits.

Coaching and Engagement 

·       Provides ongoing coaching and mentoring to PMO staff and leadership as needed.

·       Leads the establishment of a project management practice to facilitate collaboration and best-practice sharing among the PMO and practitioners.

·       Instill a learning culture to continuously inspect and adapt methodology and efficiency.

·       Ensure alignment to the cross-departmental roadmaps, create a collective plan to manage dependencies.

·       Overseeing the development of the project and ensuring that team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently while upholding the company's standards.

Continuous Improvement

·       Regularly reviews and evaluates opportunities to improve the project management best practices to achieve higher maturity in PPM.

·       Evolve and continually improve the interdependencies between business models and operating practices, integrating waterfall, iterative, and agile delivery models into one, cohesive delivery strategy to best meet the evolving business needs.

·       Engage the organization to ensure continual feedback and identify emerging methodology and alignment needs.

Performance

·       Assess enterprise or portfolio performance, using metrics and reporting. Supporting the organization’s progression towards a value based operating model.

·       Assures strategic alignment through prioritization, resource capacity management, key result tracking and program management to achieve strategic vision.

·       Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the organization.

·       Tracks and communicates key organization metrics.

·       Escalates and tracks organization impediments, removing them where possible.

·       Other duties as assigned.