Sr. Manager, Pmo + Value Stream Lead + Director, Pmo (Interim)
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl
Sr. Manager: Led PMO team in the daily execution of innovation and sustaining programs. Responsible for people leadership, program process, execution excellence, resource management.• Led PMO team (program managers, process experts) supporting business and portfolio, for new product development and sustaining programs.• Developed PMO staff to fullest potential through recruitment, continuous training• Reported program status, escalations to internal/external stakeholders, including Leadership Team. • Led program management governance, conducted regular reviews, tracked defined objectives and KPIs, maintained stakeholder alignment, and proactively managed risk to quality and schedule performance.• Partnered with cross-functional leaders to deliver products and services from concept, through commercial launch, production scale-up, and throughout commercial lifecycle.Director (interim; JUL'22 - APR'23):Key member of Business Leadership Team reporting directly to Business Leader (Sr. VP) • Led overall PMO, responsible for program process and execution excellence, pipeline portfolio management, and cross-functional resource deployment across the entire product/service development lifecycle.• Managed $75M budget. Led organization through Annual Operating Plan creation aligning business portfolio with budget, resource constraints• Built, strengthened, and led PM function, including essential operating mechanisms of portfolio management, continuous resource management, business priority alignment, and execution excellence.• Identified and solved for evolving gaps and emerging needs in skills, process capabilities, and capacity to support sustained long-term business growth• Deployed process improvements across the organization. Ensured project organization was efficient and transparent and ensured alignment with management objectives.
