• PMO Lead - Engineering

    Insight Global (San Jose, CA)


    Job Description

    A high-growth tech company is looking for a PMO Lead to build the foundation of its Engineering and R&D program operations. This is not a traditional program manager role it's an opportunity to architect the first-ever PMO structure within a complex, fast-moving engineering environment.

     

    You'll partner closely with executive leadership to assess current capabilities, design a scalable operating model, and define success metrics, tools, and team structure. The ideal candidate brings sharp analytical skills, people intuition, and the ability to turn ambiguity into action. This is a high-impact role for a builder, advisor, and operator.

    Key Responsibilities

    - Build the PMO from scratch: Define what program excellence looks like across R&D and engineering

     

    - Conduct a gap analysis on the existing team of engineering PMs (5 total) to assess capabilities, alignment, and role clarity

     

    - Develop a north star vision for program delivery and determine if the current team structure can support that vision

     

    - Create scalable processes, workflows, and tooling infrastructure for project tracking, execution, and reporting (e.g., Jira, Confluence, etc.)

     

    - Partner with the Chief of Staff and senior engineering leaders to design short- and long-term operating models

     

    - Drive cross-functional alignment with internal stakeholders across IT, security, and product

     

    - Provide clear recommendations on organizational fit, delivery expectations, and gaps all tailored to the companys specific needs

     

    - Champion change management initiatives and ensure adoption of new tools and systems

     

    We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources Request Form (https://airtable.com/app21VjYyxLDIX0ez/shrOg4IQS1J6dRiMo) . The EEOC "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

     

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    Skills and Requirements

     

    - Proven experience standing up a PMO or program structure from scratch, ideally within an engineering or R&D environment

     

    - Strong understanding of technical project/program management best practices

     

    - Excellent analytical and people leadership skills comfortable evaluating team capabilities and making data-informed recommendations

     

    - Experience creating processes across people, platforms, and tools

     

    - Familiarity with Agile frameworks and common PM tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Google Suite, PowerPoint)

     

    - Comfortable interfacing with executive-level stakeholders and influencing outcomes

     

    - Excellent communicator with a consultative mindset Background in product management or experience working with TPMs

     

    - Industry knowledge in cybersecurity, SaaS, or fast-paced tech environments

     

    - Experience implementing change management initiatives

    - Prior consulting experience or having served as a strategic advisor null

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].