Director, PMO

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.

Job Summary

The Director of the Engineering PMO is a dynamic and results-driven leader responsible for accelerating progress across the engineering organization. This role is pivotal in driving execution, removing roadblocks, and ensuring that engineering programs are delivered with speed, precision, and strategic alignment. The ideal candidate brings a bias for action, a passion for operational excellence, and a proven ability to lead high-impact initiatives in a fast-paced, technical environment. Responsible for the leadership of Technical Program Managers, including personnel management. Develop and lead a team that can effectively set standards; provide an overall program management strategy; provide direct technical program management activities and alignment for strategic programs, coordinating among a wide range of cross-functional internal and external resources to ensure that programs are within the scope, within budget and on schedule. Build and maintains organizational knowledge as it relates to the function of managing projects and programs. May direct multiple teams of professionals. Responsible and accountable in the planning, development and delivery of new technical programs. Defines and implements the overall program goals and tasks in terms of scope, quality, budget and schedule. Provides leadership and direction for multiple functional areas. Manages professionals at manager, supervisor and professional levels. Ensures appropriate resources to achieve financial and business objectives. Influences, shapes and integrates strategy for functional area(s).

Job Description

• Executes and oversees technical program management processes.
• Oversees program budgets.
• Partners across technical program management organization to support and drive continuous improvement and organizational optimization.
• Develops cross-functional plans, objectives and strategies.
• Interprets company goals into functional goals and strategies.
• Provides leadership and management to the Technical Program Management team.
• Possesses staffing accountability, including recruitment and retention, leadership and professional development and performance management.
• Provides support for corporate budgeting and budget tracking.
• Acts as a point of contact for senior management stakeholders.
• Mentors the organization.
• Recommends and implements corrective action across organizations, as necessary, to improve program performance.
• Responsible for training, hiring, performance management and development of staff.
• Performs staff performance assessments, salary reviews and bonus awards.
• Establishes career path.
• Works with other organizations to continuously improve business processes.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in project management methodologies, agile practices, best practices and industry standards.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge 

• Deep understanding of engineering project lifecycles, including Agile, Scrum, and hybrid methodologies. 

• Expertise in program and portfolio management principles, including risk management, resource planning, and performance tracking. 

• Strong grasp of organizational change management and cross-functional collaboration in technical environments. 

• Familiarity with project management tools and platforms (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, Asana). 

• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial oversight for large-scale engineering initiatives. 

Skills 

• Executional Leadership: Proven ability to drive complex programs forward with urgency, clarity, and accountability. 

• Strategic Planning: Skilled in aligning project portfolios with business goals and engineering