Head of Project Management Office (F, M, X)

We are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial Head of PMO to establish, lead and continuously improve the Project Management Office organisation.

As a strategic and hands-on "player-coach", you will drive project governance, portfolio management, reporting and decision-making processes across the organization. Working closely with Executive Management, Project Managers and technical teams, you will ensure transparency, consistency and delivery excellence across our project portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and operate the PMO function across the organization.

• Own and manage the project intake and prioritization process.

• Consolidate portfolio demand, capacity, dependencies and resource constraints to support prioritization and executive decision-making

• Define, implement and enforce PM methodologies, standards, templates, reporting and governance processes.

• Consolidate, review and challenge portfolio reporting.

• Prepare and facilitate PMO Board and governance meetings.

• Manage project exceptions, escalations and change requests.

• Coordinate Project Managers, Program Managers and Portfolio Managers.

• Define, monitor and improve PMO KPIs and portfolio performance metrics.

• Drive continuous improvement of project delivery practices.

Profile

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Engineering, IT, or a related field.

• Extensive experience leading or operating PMOs in IT, technology, infrastructure, engineering or other corporate environments.

• Proven experience interacting with executive leadership and steering committees.

• Strong "player-coach" mindset: able to challenge C-level stakeholders while remaining hands-on with processes, templates, dashboards and reporting.

• Strong understanding of project governance, portfolio management, risk management, planning and reporting.

• Sufficient technology literacy to operate credibly in a highly technical environment.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills.

• Highly organized, pragmatic, solution-oriented and resilient.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong willingness to build and own the PMO function.

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certifications are considered an asset.

• Full professional proficiency in English is mandatory.

• French, German, Luxembourgish and additional languages are considered an asset.