PMO Manager

PMO Manager

Why you would want to work on our team…

• Our Mission – Promote an active, athletic lifestyle that inspires healthy families and strengthens community relationships.
• Our Foundational Values – Talented, honest, and passionate people, working together to win, and do the right thing – every time!
• All the other stuff – great work environment, benefits, and compensation.

Our benefits package includes:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance

FSA (Medical and Dependent Care), HSA

Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, and Paid Absence/Sick Time

401(k) Plan, with 3% annual Company Contribution

Discount on ASB products

Clean, climate-controlled work environment 

Casual dress code…no uniforms!

Job Purpose:

The PMO Manager will have primary responsibility for managing and coordinating day to day functions of the Project Management Office, tailoring PMO practices to align with the changing needs of the organization.  The PMO Manager will also function as a project manager on select projects (20-40% of time may be devoted here depending on portfolio and seasonal demands) working with fast-paced, dynamic teams implementing projects for ERP, eCommerce, and other business applications. The PMO Manager will use portfolio management techniques to support project managers in their assignments, work collaboratively with internal partners and the Steering Committee for resource prioritization and allocation, and others to ensure that program/project objectives are met and completed on time. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ongoing development of the Project Management Office by tailoring practices and processes designed to meet the needs of a dynamic and evolving organization.
• Guiding/Coaching/Mentoring Project Managers who are responsible for implementing projects across the organization and to our enterprise clients.
• Establishing and optimizing the delivery methodology for enterprise projects.
• Driving consistency of the methodology and governance by the PM team in implementing projects across the organization.
• Developing and implementing standardized processes, tools, templates and techniques to drive our project teams’ performance.
• Proactively considering short/long term capacity and resource needs. 
• Managing various opinions, perspectives, and input and building consensus among members to align on decisions.
• Work closely with all levels of management on planning, prioritization, progress, and driving accountability for all parties.
• Being an escalation point for barriers and helping to resolve such escalations.
• Ensuring effective risk management is utilized to limit the amount of escalation.
• Implementing project governance and cross-project best practices to drive delivery efficiency in execution.
• Reporting regular progress to the leadership team regarding the status of ongoing projects, capacity, escalations and other initiatives.
• Leading and participating in cross functional teams in the development and completion of key efficiency and optimization initiatives.
• Conducts project management research and studies trends and developments under the direction of the PMO Director to support project team members and colleagues.
• Able to navigate and be a champion for Confluence and Jira.

Qualifications:

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Professional certifications (e.g. CAPM, PMI-ACP, PMP) are highly desirable.
• Proficient in Atlassian suite of products (Jira, Confluence, Service Desk) with experience as an administrator preferred.
• Has a minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Has a working understanding and experience with Agile concepts and methodologies.
• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.  Experience in executing cross-functional projects without direct authority over the teams involved is a critical success factor.
• Has proven ability to lead complex IT project implementations; experience in leading change and managing transitions is highly desirable.
• Must be self-motivated and can work and excel independently.
• Has a broad business background and ability to drive consensus and balance priorities effectively.
• Knows their tools and how to be effective with them, including MS Office, SharePoint, Monday, and any other tools necessary.
• Experience with apparel manufacturing and distribution would be a plus.
• Must be able to meet travel requirements as needed.

Work Environment: This position is a hybrid/remote role.  Candidates within 100 miles of our Grovetown, GA office will follow a M, F work from home and Tues-Thurs in office schedule.  Candidates outside of 100 miles can anticipate 50% travel.

Augusta Sportswear provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Augusta Sportswear complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Augusta Sportswear requires all candidates to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

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