Program Management Office Director jobs in Ohio

Description

Wallick Communities gives low-income families and senior citizens a place called "home" - thanks to five decades of experience in developing, building, managing, and overseeing affordable multi-family housing and assisted-living communities across the mid-west.
55 years serving our communities
24,000 residents call our community's home
5 states and growing
1000 associates

Wallick Mission: Opening doors to homes, opportunity, and hope.

Wallick Values: Our Values flow directly from our Mission and set the expectation for how all associates work together. These values are:
Care
Character
Collaboration

Wallick's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) allows you to be a shareholder and benefit from our company's profitability. As an employee-owner, you can enjoy a valuable source of retirement income and feel more invested in our mission. Join us and become a partner in creating thriving communities.

The work - How you will contribute: In accordance with the Wallick Mission and Values,

The Director, Project Management Office will direct and manage PMO activities and staff. The Director will establish and manage enterprise level reporting and tracking of projects across the company, including KRA action plans, development and acquisition pipeline, property on-boarding, and departmental strategic projects. As this is also a hands-on role, will assist in the management of multiple strategic projects across the enterprise by coordinating the project teams, creating schedules, tracking the progress of projects, and reporting their results. This position will also help to build enterprise project management processes and tools, supporting the organization through training, documentation, and mentorship.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Manage and lead the entire PMO function for the enterprise which includes

• Lead, coach, and develop PMO team members.
• Track and report status of enterprise project portfolio and metrics to CAO and Wallick Senior Leadership.
• Drive strategic projects across business units using sound project management processes and strategies, including coordinating a project team, creating project plans and other project deliverables, and facilitating team meetings.
• Serve as project manager on select, critical, strategic projects, tracking projects against schedule, reporting status on a regular basis.
• Create strategies and enterprise best practices for project management, including scheduling, resource management, task assignment, communication, risk management, and issue tracking and resolution.
• Help configure and administer enterprise-wide project management tool; includes training end-users, creating documentation, conducting training, and configuring technology-based tools.
• Document standard business processes to facilitate creating standard project management processes and other efficiencies across the organization.
• Create and manage department budget.
• Mentor and train junior Project Managers either as direct reports or via leadership to others in the PMO and throughout the organization.

About You:

You're a people leader in the project management space with the following experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Master's degree preferred.
• 7 years of experience in using project management methodologies, including experience in running large, complex projects and,
  • 3 years leading PMO teams including setting and leading the PMO strategy
• Highly proficient in Smartsheets or other project management software systems, MS Office suite; experience using or configuring technical tools highly desirable.

The following are highly desirable:

• Experience in real estate, affordable housing, or senior living related industries.
• Experience in one or more of the following: technical writing, business analysis, IT quality assurance, project management, or other related areas.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations:

Certificate in one or more of the following areas highly desirable:

• Project Management Professional
• Agile
• Lean Six Sigma or other Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Scrum
• Certified Project Director

Benefits:

- Employee Stock Ownership Plan

- Pay on demand (access your money as you earn it)

- Up to 8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

- Paid time off, Holiday pay, and Gift of Time

- Health, Dental and Vision insurance effective within 2 weeks

- Gym membership or Fitness equipment reimbursement

- Company paid life and long-term disability insurance

- Voluntary life, short-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage

- 401(k) with a 3.5% company match

- Tuition reimbursement

- Pet insurance

Working at Wallick Communities:

Diversity, equity, inclusion, plus belonging. Four impactful words. One powerful and transformative journey. Here at Wallick, we know that when we invest in the equity of each group, all groups benefit. It's not about one person, one idea, nor any one action. It's about what we can accomplish together. Join us and work towards creating an inclusive and diverse workforce experience at Wallick.

Candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.