Design, implement, and operate the organisation’s delivery governance framework, PMO systems, and portfolio controls to ensure strategic initiatives are executed through disciplined, scalable, and data-driven governance processes.
This role is responsible for establishing and administering PMO tooling, governance workflows, portfolio reporting, delivery standards, and approval processes across product, project, and transformation initiatives.
The role will work closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Delivery teams to embed practical governance, portfolio visibility, investment traceability, and operational reporting capabilities across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
PMO Systems & Tooling
- Lead the configuration, implementation, and continuous improvement of PMO / portfolio / workflow management tooling
- Design and maintain workflow logic, approval gates, templates, forms, dashboards, automations, and reporting structures
- Establish integrations across PMO, engineering, finance, and reporting systems where applicable
- Ensure platform data integrity, traceability, reporting quality, and user adoption
- Support evaluation and rollout of future PMO/governance tooling capability
Governance & Delivery Framework
- Lead the design, rollout, and operation of the Delivery Operating System (DOS) / governance framework
- Implement and administer governance workflows, phase gates, approval pathways, and delivery controls
- Validate submissions and governance artefacts against minimum standards prior to review forums
- Maintain baseline templates, governance standards, and artefact libraries
- Drive governance consistency and adoption across delivery teams
Portfolio Reporting & Insights
- Produce executive dashboards, portfolio reporting packs, and governance insights
- Track portfolio health, milestones, RAID, financials, governance compliance, and delivery performance
- Work with Finance and Delivery teams to support business case tracking, investment visibility, and forecast governance
- Provide insight into delivery trends, bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and systemic risks
- Support leadership with data-driven portfolio and investment decision-making
Program Support & Enablement
- Coach program and project teams on governance processes, tooling, and delivery standards
- Support preparation of approval submissions and governance artefacts
- Facilitate governance forums and maintain decision/action registers
- Support adoption of consistent delivery and reporting practices across teams
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve governance, workflows, tooling, reporting, and automation capability
- Lead continuous evolution of PMO systems, governance workflows, portfolio visibility, and reporting maturity
- Benchmark and implement practical best-practice delivery governance approaches
- Continuously refine governance processes to balance control, visibility, and delivery agility
Experience Required
- 5+ years experience in PMO, Program Operations, Portfolio Operations, Delivery Governance, or similar operational delivery roles
- Proven experience establishing, configuring, and administering PMO / workflow / portfolio management systems from the ground up, not just operating existing environments
- Hands-on experience configuring workflow logic, approval gates, forms, dashboards, automations, integrations, and portfolio reporting
- Experience with platforms such as Planview, Jira, YouTrack, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Zoho, ServiceNow, or equivalent enterprise workflow / PMO tooling
- Strong understanding of project/program governance frameworks, stage-gate delivery models, and portfolio governance principles
- Experience creating executive dashboards, portfolio reporting packs, and governance insights
- Experience supporting enterprise or cross-functional strategic delivery initiatives
- Exposure to investment governance, business case tracking, financial governance, or portfolio funding oversight highly regarded
Key Skills
- Process design and workflow optimisation
- PMO system administration and configuration
- Governance and compliance discipline
- Executive reporting and portfolio analysis
- Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- Systems thinking and operational problem solving
- High attention to detail and delivery discipline
Success Measures / KPIs
- Successful design, implementation and adoption of the DOS governance framework
- Governance compliance and phase gate adherence
- PMO tool adoption, usability, and data quality
- Timeliness and quality of executive reporting and portfolio visibility
- Reduction in governance cycle time and administrative overhead
- Quality and consistency of portfolio, investment, and governance reporting
- Stakeholder satisfaction with PMO support and governance processes
- Continuous improvement initiatives successfully implemented
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About the TeamAt Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in PMO, Program Operations, Portfolio Operations, Delivery Governance, or similar operational delivery roles
- Proven experience establishing, configuring, and administering PMO/workflow/portfolio management systems from the ground up
- Hands-on experience configuring workflow logic, approval gates, forms, dashboards, automations, integrations, and portfolio reporting
- Experience with platforms such as Planview, Jira, YouTrack, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Zoho, ServiceNow, or equivalent enterprise workflow/PMO tooling
- Experience designing and operating governance frameworks, stage-gate models, and portfolio governance principles
- Experience producing executive dashboards, portfolio reporting packs, and governance insights
- Experience supporting enterprise or cross-functional strategic delivery initiatives
- Exposure to investment governance, business case tracking, financial governance, or portfolio funding oversight
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and coaching skills for program and project teams
- Process design, workflow optimisation, systems thinking, and high attention to detail
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
