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The PMO Manager will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and enhancing the Project Management Office (PMO) within the organization. The individual will drive strategic projects, develop project governance frameworks, and ensure the successful delivery of business-critical initiatives. This role will focus on improving project management methodologies, defining KPIs, managing resources, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities:- PMO Strategy & Framework Development
- Design and implement the overall PMO strategy, structure, and methodologies to enhance project delivery.
- Develop and maintain project management standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Create a project governance framework to ensure transparency, consistency, and compliance across all projects.
- Project Planning & Execution
- Oversee the planning and execution of high-priority projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Provide project management support and guidance to project managers and teams.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Resource Management & Capacity Planning
- Manage project resources, including allocation, forecasting, and capacity planning.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal resource utilization.
- Performance Monitoring & Reporting
- Establish and track project KPIs to measure performance, quality, and delivery success.
- Prepare regular project status reports and dashboards for senior leadership.
- Stakeholder Management
- Engage with senior management, business leaders, and key stakeholders to understand project priorities and expectations.
- Facilitate regular meetings and updates with project teams and stakeholders.
- Continuous Improvement
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to refine the project management processes and tools.
- Stay updated with industry best practices and incorporate them into the PMO framework.
- Team Leadership & Development
- Mentor and develop project managers and support staff within the PMO.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years in a PMO leadership role.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban etc).
- Proven experience in establishing and managing a PMO in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. JIRA etc).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification is preferred.
- Strategic thinker with a problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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DigitalOcean is the Inference Cloud — a full-stack, production-ready cloud platform built to run AI applications with predictable performance, sustainable economics, and radically simpler operations at scale.
We are built for teams turning AI into real products — not just training models. Our advantage is not fewer features, but fewer failure modes when operating AI at scale — combining minimal operational overhead, predictable cost efficiency, and a full-stack cloud that works as a system. Hyperscalers are broad by design. Neoclouds are infrastructure-first. DigitalOcean is inference-first — with a real cloud underneath. It combines inference-optimized compute, managed inference software, and integrated cloud capabilities that reduce operational burden for teams running real workloads. Inference is the foundation—not the boundary. Everything else builds on top of it.
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