The Manager-Strategy PMO is responsible for ensuring consistency across the implementation program and provide support with change management and training. This role provides guidance across the entire portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, managing risks, and driving value delivery. Additionally, this role will ensure high engagement from teams across the organization, maintain timely delivery of initiatives, and proactively manage risks to keep projects on track.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist development of PMO methodologies, standards and tools/templates; ensure consistency across workstream and initiatives on transformation methodologies.
- Work directly with workstream leaders to assist with day-to-day change programs; assist with organizing and delivery of centralized training and development of PMO support resources.
- Play an active challenger role in supporting workstreams and initiatives; support pressure testing and partnership for workstreams and initiatives.
- Provide line of sight and exception-based reporting to Director-Strategy PMO on program progress, and support on tool usage questions.
- Escalate issues with a predictive, forward-looking nature.
- Support informed decision making on PMO investment decisions and process.
- Provide thoughtful pressure-testing through business case process.
- Connect Initiative teams with Finance liaisons to ensure correct processing.
- Help engage cross-functional partners effectively across organization.
- Engage cross-functional support for guidance where needed across multiple workstreams
- Monitor and mitigate program risk/issues.
- Support Initiative owners navigating the PMO processes.
- Support workstreams on technical questions related to business cases, roadmaps, etc.
- Provide feedback in working sessions on the direction set by Workstream leaders and Initiative owners.
- Owns the reporting and organization streamlining to for workstreams and initiatives.
- Influences tools and templates, training and development, roadmap and milestone preparation, development of minimum viable initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
- 10 years of related work experience is required to include 4 years in the maritime industry.
- 8+ years of maritime work experience is preferred.
- Understanding of company strategy and how specific workstreams and initiatives align with organizational goals.
- Ability to forecast performance and recommend interventions when necessary.
- Deep financial and business acumen, with an understanding of how the company generates and spends money, and how strategic metrics translate into financial and operational outcomes.
- Proven experience leading large-scale transformation efforts with a track record of delivering measurable results in a multi-stakeholder environment.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action, able to make decisions with limited information and focus on driving outcomes, even when risks are involved.
- Ability to challenge the status quo and prioritize the right solutions over the easiest answers, working closely with senior leadership and initiative owners.
- A strong collaborator with a proven track record of breaking down silos and driving cross-functional value.
- Demonstrated credibility and the ability to influence and lead difficult conversations with senior leaders across the organization.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage resources, track progress, and ensure processes are executed on time and to specification.
Work Environment:
- Exposure to computer screens.
- The noise level in work environment is usually moderate.
- Required hybrid work schedule, at least 3 days/week in office.
- Required job duties are performed in a professional office environment.
Pay Range: $145,000 - 170,000 per year
The posted compensation range is based on the applicable geographic market for the position and may vary depending on factors such as related experience and skill set. Final compensation will be determined based on these items and other relevant factors.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Pay Range$145,000 - 170,000 per year
Compensation & BenefitsEligible employees (and their families) may qualify for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as having basic life and accidental death insurance, paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employees will receive paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays if eligible. The company also offers paid bereavement leave, and paid jury duty. Eligible employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as a retirement plan. Employees will be eligible for discretionary and/or metric-based bonuses dependent on their position.Skills Required
- 10 years of related work experience
- 4 years of experience in the maritime industry
- 8 or more years of maritime work experience
- Understanding of company strategy and alignment of workstreams and initiatives with organizational goals
- Ability to forecast performance and recommend interventions
- Deep financial and business acumen, including understanding financial and operational outcomes
- Experience leading large-scale transformation efforts with measurable results in multi-stakeholder environments
- Ability to make decisions under ambiguity and drive outcomes with limited information
- Ability to challenge the status quo and prioritize effective solutions
- Experience working with senior leadership and initiative owners
- Strong collaboration skills and experience driving cross-functional value
- Ability to influence senior leaders and lead difficult conversations
- Strong project management skills, including resource management, progress tracking, and timely process execution
What We Do
Founded by Fred R. Smith in 1949 as Bellingham Stevedoring Company, we began our first cargo handling operations in a small corner of Washington State. Driven by a pioneering spirit, our family-owned company saw steady growth over the years, expanding up and down the West Coast to operate a significant market share of the major international terminals in the eastern Pacific. Today, we have become a global enterprise spanning more than 260 locations across five continents. We continue to broaden our reach by developing new locations and upgrading existing facilities, providing some of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world. We partner to move commerce with efficiency, flexibility, and integrity. With operations across five continents and a vast network of interconnected transportation solutions, we open new opportunities that accelerate the growth and pace of global business. Improving the customer experience is at the heart of everything we do, so we make purposeful investments in people, facilities and technical innovations that deliver the greatest customer value.






