Director, Project Management Office

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.  

Serving over 11,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. We are experts in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology. Our technologies are used in small amounts to make big impacts on applications and consumer products, including durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 50 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 4,500 individuals. Our shared culture is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and – uniquely – their hearts.  

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.  

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. 

Job Function

Reporting into the CFO, the PMO Director will be based in Houston, Texas and will be responsible for overseeing the project management process for key company-wide strategic initiatives including governance, team leadership, tracking and monitoring, prioritization, communication and quality controls. The PMO Director should have a proven track record of successful project delivery, an ability to improve project management practices and substantial team leadership experience with a focus on team development, driving value creation (e.g., revenue growth; margin expansion; and operating expense reduction (cost-outs) through rigorous performance analysis; financial planning; and strategic decision support.
 

Responsibilities

• Establish the PMO role and create a Center of Excellence in alignment with Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines, quality standards and company requirements.

• Seek implementation efficiencies to meet or exceed the financial expectations established at project initiation.

• Develop, implement, and govern program management processes, tools, templates, policies and metrics.

• Monitor compliance with project policies and standards.

• Track and provide project status and audit reports.

• Manage the risk, issue and change resolution process, and work with other leaders to take corrective action as needed.

• Provide executive leaders with the information needed to as