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Job Summary:
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is a company focused on providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for project management functions. The Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) will lead a high-performing team, ensure disciplined execution of mission-critical programs, and drive collaboration across various departments to enhance project delivery and governance.
Responsibilities:
• Define PMO strategy, enterprise project management standards, and long-range objectives for project governance.
• Partner with executives to define project scope, value, priority, and resource expectations.
• Evaluate opportunities, requests, and initiatives for strategic fit within Nomad roadmaps.
• Establish project selection, portfolio decision criteria, and intake processes.
• Oversee development of project plans, schedules, staffing models, risk registers, budgets, and communication plans.
• Lead PMO-level capacity planning, workforce forecasting, and portfolio balancing across departments.
• Standardize PMBOK-aligned methods, templates, workflows, tools, and documentation.
• Ensure forecasting accuracy and alignment between PMO, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Provide direct leadership to PMO staff, including coaching, training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Oversee execution of complex projects and programs across multiple technical disciplines.
• Resolve cross-functional obstacles, resource conflicts, and schedule impacts through decisive leadership.
• Build trusted partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, vendors, and Kratos program leaders.
• Establish PMO dashboards, metrics, KPIs, and governance cycles for project health.
• Oversee risk management, issue resolution, change control, and escalation processes.
• Ensure projects adhere to schedule, cost targets, quality requirements, and contract terms.
• Conduct reviews at portfolio, program, and project levels—ensuring transparency to executive leadership.
• Ensure structured project closure, contract compliance, deliverable acceptance, and lessons-learned facilitation.
• Lead organizational maturity efforts: process refinements, quality audits, workflow improvements, and PM training.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with Operations, Quality, and Engineering leadership.
• Document PMO performance, operational impact, and strategic outcomes for executive reporting.
• Serve as a senior leader, trusted advisor, and organizational integrator.
• Drive communication discipline, executive-ready reporting, and crisp problem-solving.
• Lead change management efforts tied to scaling the business within Kratos.
• Build a high-performance PMO culture rooted in accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of project/program management experience, with 5+ in a senior leadership role.
• Proven experience leading large project portfolios and cross-functional teams.
• Deep understanding of PMBOK frameworks and enterprise PM best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in fast-paced, engineering/manufacturing or mission-critical environments.
• Strong financial acumen (budgets, forecasts, cost controls).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels.
Preferred:
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience in defense contracting, highly technical manufacturing, or integrated systems programs.
• Experience building or scaling a PMO.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, or similar frameworks.
Company:
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in San Diego, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.