Purpose of Position
We are seeking a Head of Project Management to lead a globally distributed team of project management professionals responsible for delivering the strategic portfolio that powers Awin’s business objectives. You will directly lead the Senior Project Managers & Lead Program Manager, while overseeing the broader Project Manager and Project Operations functions.
Reporting to the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, business, and technology, with accountability extending well beyond people leadership. You will oversee the strategic portfolio delivery, drive the company-wide goal-setting framework, and lead executive and shareholder reporting cycles. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, you will bring clarity to ambiguity and translate strategic priorities to well-defined, executable programs and measurable outcomes.
Key Tasks
- Own the PMO portfolio, including the project intake process. Ensure initiatives are prioritised, sequenced, and resourced in alignment with company strategy, business value, and capacity.
- Lead the shaping and mobilisation of strategic initiatives, defining the early structure, scope and execution approach required for Project Managers to effectively operationalise and deliver.
- Own the executive reporting cycle, including the preparation of C-level updates, Supervisory Board materials, and strategic portfolio communications.
- Drive thoughtful and innovative use of AI to evolve the PMO function, reducing low-value work to increase focus on strategic thinking and value creation while maintaining strong critical thinking and human judgement.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Lead Program Manager and Senior Project Managers; partner with the Lead Program Manager to support the growth of the (Junior) Project and Operations Managers.
- Define and manage portfolio decision pathways, ensuring authority at the right level. Support escalation partnered with recommendations that blend data, subject-matter expertise and experience.
- Monitor portfolio-wide signals to proactively anticipate risk, ensuing timely escalation and mitigation actions aligned with the appropriate leaders, teams, and resources.
- Partner with the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy to lead the annual OKR planning process, ensuring organisational goals align with and are delivered through the strategic portfolio.
- Evolve the PMO strategy, ensuring it’s embedded into day-to-day operations and continuously drives towards a value-driven culture centered on knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Skills & Expertise
- 7+ years’ experience in Project or Program Management, including 3+ years in a people leadership role within a remote or hybrid digital environment.
- Deep, generalist project and program management experience across business and technology environments, applying pragmatic Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
- Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) with applied knowledge of governance, portfolio prioritisation, dependency management, and resource optimisation.
- Experience using AI with an innovative mindset focused on finding smarter ways of working and reducing low-value work.
- Strong systems-thinking capability to identify, manage, and mitigate cross-organisational dependencies and risks.
- High executive presence, with the ability to challenge assumptions, surface trade-offs, and influence senior stakeholders through uncertainty.
- Outstanding executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex data into concise, impactful narratives.
- Proficient in MS Office; experience with project management tools such as Asana is desirable.