Head of PMO / Senior Project Manager

About the Position

We are seeking a Head of PMO / Senior Project Manager to lead our Project Management Office and drive continuous improvements in project delivery excellence across the organization. This role combines hands-on project leadership with strategic oversight, focusing on formalizing and optimizing project management practices to ensure effectiveness, scalability, and profitability.

Responsibilities

PMO Leadership and Strategy

• Own the development, formalization, and optimization of the company’s project management framework
• Drive standardization of processes, templates, tools, and reporting practices across all projects
• Maintain and evolve PMO documentation in SharePoint and Confluence
• Ensure strategic alignment of PMO operations with company-wide goals

Project Oversight and Governance

• Oversee the project portfolio: maintain project register, track metrics, and ensure process adherence
• Conduct regular project audits to ensure compliance with PM standards and identify improvement areas
• Serve as escalation point for complex delivery issues
• Control project health and take proactive steps to mitigate risks

Delivery Ownership

• Personally manage key projects from initiation to successful delivery
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Establish and manage SDLC processes from scratch
• Ensure on-time and in-scope project execution with focus on business value

Team Management and Development

• Hire, mentor, and grow the Project Management team
• Drive the development of the internal PM community and knowledge sharing
• Provide coaching to PMs and coordinators, increasing their technical and leadership competencies

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Pre-Sale, Engineering, Design, HR, and executive leadership
• Support strategic projects and cross-company initiatives
• Provide input to corporate strategy through project insights

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in IT, including 2+ years in project management and 3+ years in managerial roles
• Advanced knowledge of project and process management methodologies
• Proficiency in task tracking tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, ClickUp, etc.)
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Analytical mindset and system thinking
• Experience in managing and leading managerial teams (10+ people)
• Familiarity with KPI-driven team and project performance management
• Experience in scaling project management practices in a growing company
• Upper-Intermediate English or higher

Nice to Have

• Technical background or experience in software engineering
• Experience in presales or solution design

We Offer

Work-life Balance

• Possibility to work remotely

Health Care

• Reimbursement of medical expenses
• Online morning exercise

Education

• Compensation for trainings, seminars, conferences
• Free access to the Pluralsight and ACloudGuru knowledge base
• Access to the AltexSoft library with top-notch materials
• A mentor for a probation period
• Engagement in our Mentorship Hub program as a mentor or a mentee to foster professional growth and development

Development

• Horizontally - master new technologies at internal courses
• Vertically - choose your own career path through Competency trees

Recognition Program

• All your activities are marked by points that can be exchanged for gifts to fit any taste.

About the Company

We are AltexSoft, founded in 2007 and recognized as Employer of the Year in 2014, 2017, and 2019. We organize the AI Ukraine conference and the Know Your Onions meetups. Our R&D centers are located in Ukraine (Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Lviv) and Georgia (Tbilisi), employing more than 300 people.

To many people, the world is chaos. To us, it's something a few effective formulas can organize and even change.

Come along if you share our vision.