Project Management Office Lead

Inside the Role

The PMO Lead is responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring that all initiatives are evaluated, prioritized, governed, and delivered in alignment with organizational strategy and business objectives. This role serves as the owner of the project intake process, portfolio governance framework, prioritization methodology, and executive reporting cadence. The PMO Lead drives transparency, accountability, and execution excellence across the project portfolio while enabling leadership to make informed investment and resource allocation decisions.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

What You Drive at DTFS

PMO Intake & Prioritization Leadership

• Own and manage the enterprise project intake process and serve as the single point of entry for all project requests.
• Establish and maintain standardized intake, evaluation, and approval criteria across all business functions.
• Facilitate project triage and prioritization activities based on strategic alignment, business value, risk, capacity, and resource availability.
• Lead portfolio review sessions and recommend investment, sequencing, acceleration, deferment, or termination decisions.
• Ensure transparency and consistency in project selection and prioritization decisions.
• Partner with business leaders, Strategy, Finance, and IT to balance competing priorities and optimize portfolio value.

Project Governance Management

• Design, implement, and maintain the enterprise project governance framework.
• Establish governance standards, stage gates, templates, project controls, and reporting requirements.
• Chair or facilitate governance boards, steering committees, and portfolio review meetings.
• Monitor compliance with project management standards and governance requirements.
• Ensure issues, risks, dependencies, and escalations are proactively managed and resolved.
• Drive consistent decision-making processes and accountability across the project portfolio.

Portfolio & Program Management

• Maintain a comprehensive enterprise portfolio view of all strategic initiatives.
• Monitor project health, budget performance, schedule adherence, scope management, and benefit realization.
• Lead resource planning and capacity management discussions.
• Identify portfolio-level risks, conflicts, and dependencies.
• Support executive leadership with scenario planning, project trade-offs, and investment recommendations.
• Ensure projects are aligned to strategic objectives and organizational priorities.

Executive Reporting & Insights

• Develop and maintain executive dashboards and portfolio reporting.
• Provide clear visibility into project performance, risks, resource utilization, and benefits realization.
• Deliver portfolio insights and recommendations to senior leadership and governance boards.
• Establish KPIs and success metrics for portfolio performance and PMO effectiveness.
• Communicate project status and portfolio health through standardized reporting processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Continuously improve PMO methodologies, governance practices, tools, and templates.
• Promote a culture of disciplined execution, accountability, and transparency.
• Leverage lessons learned and best practices to improve delivery performance.
• Drive adoption of project management standards and capabilities across the organization.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Information Technology, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• 3+ years of PMO leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading portfolio governance and project prioritization processes.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Experience managing cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Exceptional Candidates May Have

• PMP, PgMP, PMI-PMOCP, Agile, Lean, or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience implementing PMO operating models and governance frameworks.
• Experience with portfolio management tools and reporting platforms.

Core Competencies

• Portfolio Management
• Project Governance
• Strategic Planning
• Intake & Prioritization
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Communication
• Resource & Capacity Management
• Risk Management
• Change Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Data-Driven Decision Making

Success Measures

• Single, enterprise-wide intake process adopted across all business units.
• Project portfolio aligned to strategic priorities and capacity.
• Governance compliance and reporting standards consistently achieved.
• Improved portfolio visibility, decision-making speed, and delivery success rates.
• Measurable realization of project benefits and business outcomes.
• Executive confidence in portfolio reporting and governance processes.

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Charlotte, NC US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

Daimler Truck Financial is the captive financial services provider for the Daimler Trucks North America family of commercial vehicle products, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, SelecTrucks, Sprinter Vans, Thomas Built Buses and Fuso. We have specialized in financing commercial vehicles for more than 40 years. This proven experience gives us critical insights into helping businesses overcome challenges unique to the trucking industry. Additionally, we offer a range of financing solutions that can be customized to meet each individual business's needs, from owner-operators to large fleet managers and nearly every venture in-between.

To achieve our goal of being the first-choice provider of vehicle financial products and services that support our brands, dealers and customers, we are looking for talented, diverse and inspired people with the skills, experience and innovative spirit to provide a first-class experience at every turn. We are committed to providing a great workplace environment that fosters a culture of openness, support and camaraderie. Our employee programs and benefits are reflective of our values and are designed to promote growth, balance and wellness in many aspects of your career and life.

Additional Information

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country of posting

• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check

• Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions

• EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck Financial Services is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

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