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American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) is a diversified agricultural and specialty products company focusing on crop protection, turf and ornamental markets, and public health applications. We are seeking a Director, Program Management Office to support our journey.

The Director PMO will support Business Improvement Initiative by managing and driving a portfolio of multiple strategic projects designed to deliver financial and operational value. The role will focus on strategic and tactical program management, risk identification and escalation and the reporting of value and benefits across the organization. The role will require mastery of best-in-class PMO methodologies, overseeing the use of the appropriate methods and tools for program governance across the portfolio.

The PMO must demonstrate deep expertise in interdependency mapping, risk management and supervising complex programs to time and budget, with an ability to balance competing priorities. The role requires strong communication skills to consolidate information for executive meetings and the ability to adjust messaging from middle-level management up to executive leadership.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall delivery and oversight for improvement initiatives
• Work across Business Units (BUs), functions, and workstreams to monitor timing, dependencies, issues, and risks and to coordinate information sharing
• Aggregate end-to-end reporting on program progress across functions and workstreams for the Board and Business Units Leadership
• Monitor program health to identify roadblocks to value realization, escalate risks to appropriate stakeholders and ideate solutions
• Validate business cases and investment decisions coordinating closely with Finance
• Apply project management best practices and ensure program / project teams are using appropriate tools and PMO methodologies
• Coordinate program support across organizational boundaries including engaging support functions company-wide on a global basis
• Communicate efficiently and effectively to key senior stakeholders and executive team members
• Deliver monthly dashboards and monthly KPIs for each stakeholder and coordinate running the monthly Global Leadership meeting
• Manage overall program budget tracking, forecast variances, and report financial performance against approved business cases
• Partner with HR and business leads to support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and adoption tracking
• Establish and continuously improve PMO standards, templates, and governance frameworks to support a scalable and consistent operating model
• Manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and third-party partners engaged in transformation initiatives

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Polished communication skills and experience communicating with and presenting to senior management; external partners and all skill levels
• Highly organized with a proven ability to collaborate across functions to drive results
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent) to support executive-level dashboards and KPI reporting

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree; preferably in a quantitative or business area
• MBA a plus
• PMP or equivalent project/program management certification

Experience Requirements:

• 8+ years of work experience in complex program management, including 3+ years in a leadership capacity, with demonstrated expertise in risk mitigation and governance while balancing competing priorities
• Project management software expertise (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, etc.)
• Experience leading a program management office across multiple, complex strategic initiatives and disparate stakeholder groups in a company with global offices and partnerships
• Change management principles and methodologies; Prosci or equivalent certifications a plus
• Industry experience in the agriculture, chemical, manufacturing, or life sciences preferred

This position reports directly to the CEO at American Vanguard (NYSE: AVD). This position is on-site ideally based at our new office space (Irvine Spectrum) or one of our other locations (Axis, AL; Morrisville, NC; etc.). Some travel will be required.

AMERICAN VANGUARD offers:

For decades, AMERICAN VANGUARD has provided a robust benefit package. Our health insurance including Medical (PPO); Dental (PPO / HMO), Vision is offered at low cost to employees and their families. In addition, Life & AD&D insurance is provided for employees and their families. Our Retirement Savings plan - 401(k) or Roth- comes with employer matching after 30 days of employment.

American Vanguard Company (NYSE: AVD) also offers an Employee Stock Purchasing Plan (ESPP) with employee discount. Salary ranges from $150K depending on experience and education. Other benefits include options for Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)' a Wellness program and more.

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AMERICAN VANGUARD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We participate in the E-Verify Federal Identification System.