• Job Description

  Req#: 113019BR

  Job Description

  What’s it like working for a company where you are treated as more than a number? Empowering. Joining our Enterprise Shared Services team means you are the backbone behind managing all the technology aspects for multiple contracts and programs that help keep nations safe. With the diversity of our offerings and work, you’ll get to take on new challenges while your career reaches new heights.
  
  The Director, PMO Business Value Optimization role is a hands-on leadership position that requires a strong focus on driving business value optimization in the Project Management Office (PMO) within the Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in project management, IT and business partnership, and benefits realization approaches, and will be responsible for providing direct support to project managers (PMs) and project teams to ensure that they have the training, process aids, and expertise needed to deliver projects that meet business objectives.
  
  Key responsibilities include:

  • Drive continuous improvement, culture change, and adoption of new ways of working through development of processes and standards and delivery of training programs within the PMO and across ESS.
  • Identify and cascade PMO best practices, coach and develop talent.
  • Develop templates, workflows and deliverables to accelerate project management effectiveness and ensure ongoing consistency.
  • Collaborate with peers across BAE Systems to ensure adoption of enterprise PM capability standards within ESS-IT.
  • Uphold BAE Systems and Enterprise Shared Services established project governance structures, including obtaining and maintaining certification as an LCM (Life-Cycle Management) trainer for the ESS organization.
  • Enhance accountability and transparency between business and IT through development of practices to guide projects teams in driving successful transformation through IT deployment and creations of benefits realization plans.
  • Drive a more holistic approach to value realization by focusing on value-focused stories and business outcomes.
  • Establish PMO standards around project planning, basis of estimate creation, risk management, financial and earned value management. Coach, manage, and ensure risk and compliance requirements are met.
  • Oversee a team of Project Planners in providing holistic project scheduling support to large, complex IT initiatives. Must have ability to coach staff in creation and manipulation of complex Integrated Master Plans to determine critical and driving paths to major milestone events and to apply Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.
  • Supervise PMO Change Managers and monitor and evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the ESS portfolio of transformative activities.
  • Establish or disseminate program quality standards and monitor the quality of team deliverables.

  
  Proficiencies demonstrated for a successful leader in this role include:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with stakeholders, peers, and direct reports.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
  • Self-starter who demonstrates a spirit of ownership and thought leadership.
  • Knowledge of information technology concepts and practices.
  • Learning agility, relentless improvement mindset.
  • Ability to translate learning topics to practical applications that meet the needs and culture of the organization.
  • Organizational change management, communication, training, stakeholder engagement, enablement.
  • Willingness to confront complex issues and provide candid feedback to leadership.

  
  The ideal candidate shall leverage servant leadership, emotional intelligence, strong communication and decision-making skills to navigate effectively across all functional areas and organizational levels.
  

  Job Title

  Project Dir I - Tech

  Postal Code

  22042

  Job Family

  Project Management-Tech

  Travel Percentage

  Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position

  None

  Shift

  1st Shift

  Regular or Temporary

  Regular

  Typical Education and Experience

  Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 12 years work experience or equivalent experience

  Required Skills and Education

  Required Skills, Education, and Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 15 years work experience in a related field.
  • PMP Certification.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in project management and project planning, including experience with project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with transformation management principles, methodologies, and tools, including the ability to coach and provide process support to project teams.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience developing and delivering training programs to adult learners.
  • Project finance and Earned Value Management experience.
  • Executive level communication and presentation skills.

  Preferred Skills and Education

  Preferred Skills and Education
  
  Master’s degree
  Agile Certification
  Hands-on experience leveraging ServiceNow SPM tools

  About BAE Systems, Inc.

  BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

  Department

  IT_GOVPMO_Governance and PMO

  Company

  123_BAE Systems Shared Svcs Inc

  Posting Requirements

  Internal/External

  Job Category

  Project & Program Management

  U.S. Person Required

  Yes

  Business Area

  ESS IT

  Physical location of the job

  Full-time remote

  Salary Max Point

  255630

  Salary Min Point

  150370

  Union Job

  None

  Recruiter

  Marty Palmeri

• About the company

  76667 BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company.

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