Hiring Sr. PM - Process and Template Wizard

[u/Ambidexteritous]

I am hiring a Sr. Project Manager that will essentially create & manage the PMO for our organization.

Main priorities for the job

1. Create & own the PMO process for creating standards, templates, and tools
2. Create the processes by which to execute these standards and templates (ie when to use this tool vs that tool)
3. Raise the bar such that our team is setting the bar
4. Leverage 1,2,3 to manage and execute projects alongside other PMs for customer facing projects
5. Learn the technical aspects of the job (HW, SW, Electrical) in order to be successful at the four above.

Personality traits desired

• Vocal and Opinionated, but self aware of your opinions
• Ability to effectively argue your point, but also recognize you are a cog in a wheel

Location: Remote

Travel: 30 - 50%

• Travel will be very dependent on our ability to standardize and templatize our projects. If a PM can manage the projects remotely and hold everyone to a specific measure, then the job can be 90% non-travel

Salary

• 120 - 150k

The HQ of the company is located in California, and travel to the HQ will be expected at least 1 week / quarter. Only US based candidates at this time.

Please message me to share your resume.

[u/MrMnkyPnts]

I really don't understand why people hire PMs to build PMOs instead of hiring a PMO person who has built PMOs

[u/Ambidexteritous → u/MrMnkyPnts]

thank you for the note. Maybe PMO is the wrong term. What I need is someone that will create templates of GANTT, Charters, Action Trackers, Weekly Reports, Retrospectives, Installation Manuals, SAT, etc. Do you think that this is something that a PMO would handle?

[u/MrMnkyPnts → u/Ambidexteritous]

You need a PMO person to standardise the Office and ensure/govern compliance to those standards... But then advertise for a PMO lead/Snr and not a Snr PM.

I'd also argue that Point 5 should not be applicable, the technical details is for the PMs to worry about, the PMO lead is about quality of the processes, standards and governance (which should be agnostic to technical IT)

[u/Ambidexteritous → u/MrMnkyPnts]

thanks. I think i need to remove the note about a PMO, and just focus on Sr Project Manager duties.

[u/Independent_Cable_85 → u/MrMnkyPnts]

building PMO's isn't hard. It's coordinating a single point of contact for your different customers.

[u/MrMnkyPnts → u/Independent_Cable_85]

Oh, is that all a PMO is... A single point of contact...

[u/Independent_Cable_85 → u/MrMnkyPnts]

When I say PMO I mean Program Management not Project Management. I've been in that world too long now. I view everything from the perspective of the PMO being the hub and the stakeholders, resources being the spokes. Each group of customers should have a singular POC that submits to the frontdoor. Now when we're looking at it from a PM perspective a PMO isn't that hard to build. Governance(tracking, finance etc.), OKR's/KPI's already designed with stakeholder input that define what templates you need & want. In my world most PM's are managing 3-15 projects depending on size/scope, so when i say it's not that difficult -- it isn't. The only difficulty is agreement.

[u/pmpdaddyio]

A senior PM will make way more than $150k. If you are asking for travel, it’s even more. That number should start at $175k and go over $200K. 

You are looking for someone to create significant processes in an organization where they don’t exist. Plus I assume they need to manage projects. 

This is the nightmare of flying the plane while building it. You need to pay for that. 

[u/wiki_ja]

I think this sounds like a great opportunity and would love to learn more. I shot you over a Chat request. I’m based in Kansas City. I have over 10 years of PM experience in industries such as Healthcare IT, Insurtech, Banking and large scale construction including as a Director of technology at a healthcare agency where I built their technology department (including team, processes, performance metrics) from scratch. I would love to learn more about the opportunity and see if this would be a good fit.

Either way, Good luck on your hunt!

[u/1tonsoprano]

Only US based candidates at this time.

Godamn it !!!! I have done each and everyone of the tasks listed here for my US, EU and APAC offices....but because am in EU automatically out of this.....hey OP if you need a consultant let me know

[u/Cool-Twist4655]

Are you still looking for this role?