Senior Director, Technology & Transformation PMO

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team. McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

 

We are looking to hire a Senior Director, Transformation & Technology PMO to join the team based at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The position is hybrid eligible (50% onsite per month).  

 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Senior Director, Transformation & Technology Enterprise Portfolio/Project Management, will develop and lead the Transformation and Technology (T&T) PMO function. The leader will be responsible for establishing a vision and long-term global strategy to align McCormick Technology and Transformation organization to a common approach to managing complex transformation initiatives. This role requires heavy influence at all levels, leveraging data, tools, agility, leadership and grit to align leaders to a common purpose. The leader and their team work cross-functionally to determine priority projects and ensure successful delivery of transformation projects throughout the entire lifecycle (from plan, build, launch, and post-launch optimization) with the highest operational excellence in place.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Lead internal and external teams to ensure successful execution of large, complex, global projects.
• Provide direction and stewardship for the functions within the PMO, including program management, project management, agile management, change management, communications and training.
• Lead the development, execution, continuous improvement, and adoption of frameworks to operationalize program management best practices across the enterprise, from building, launching, and post-launch optimization.
• Prioritize key initiatives to ensure the most impactful projects are delivered successfully.
• Assemble and organize internal and external cross-functional teams to effectively execute assigned projects. This includes risk management, stakeholder management, regulation/governance, meeting cadence, communication best practices, etc.
• Establish cross-functional goals and ensure there is a common understanding of scope and objectives.
• Communicate alignment of multiple initiatives to ensure clarity of purpose against growth strategy. Connect the dots.
• Work with Transformation Office regularly to address business needs efficiently and identify gaps/opportunities to evolve processes with a focus on scalability.
• Provide executive transparency and analysis into the financial health, spend, and strategic alignment of the Business Transformation portfolio and Technology portfolio overall.
• Inspire, mentor, and manage a high-performing PMO team.
• Develop governance structure and approval matrix, allowing for flexibility to drive innovation and empowerment.
• Develop strong relationships with key internal and external customers and third-party partners.
• Create Business Transformation strategic planning process (3 Yr Long-term plan) linked to the business strategies and enterprise architecture roadmaps.
• Ensure program and project performance metrics are defined, monitored, executed and reported to deliver business value.
• Lead demand and capacity management.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information sciences, engineering, or equivalent years of industry experience.
• 15+ years’ experience in strategy, project leadership, consulting (strategy & operations, technology), PMO, or other similar roles managing enterprise-wide, complex global programs with multiple projects/work str