Subway Careers – Director, PMO

Job Description:

As a senior member of the Subway Technology team, the Director PMO will provide strategic direction and leadership for establishing and maturing key PMO processes critical to the success of Subway Strategic initiatives. The candidate is accountable for both Waterfall and Agile methodology governance, Program iteration planning sessions, and multi-year enterprise planning activities. The Director PMO also influences the performance of the Subway portfolios which comprise of highly complex, large-scale, corporate programs containing multiple IT strategic and infrastructure projects, all of which have a significant legal and/or financial impact on Subway FWH, IPC and BDA, and Franchisees worldwide.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide resource capacity planning and scenario modeling as part of developing the overall portfolio make up and prioritization of the programs and projects
• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities and gate approvals throughout the lifecycle of programs, projects in the portfolio. Ensure all initiatives assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered
• Ensure projects adhere to company SDLC Standards
• Monitor projects to drive the PMO metrics; 90% on time, and 85% on budget, with quality
• Project Governance and Standards including Scope, Time and Budget management
• Oversight of SDLC & key governance processes from Intake, prioritization, staffing to project closure, learnings and retrospectives. Own and drive key Project delivery methodologies, waterfall /Agile based
• Standard project governance framework for all methodologies
• Provide regular training and education around the PMO role, processes, governance, while continually improving and introducing new capabilities and improvements into the Subway environment
• Partner across business functions and vendors to ensure alignment to process and proper dashboard reporting on program, portfolio and project status
• Implementation/turnover protocols
• Build, lead, and coach Portfolio Managers to ensure alignment to prioritization governance and portfolio management aligned to Subway governance model

Job Requirements:

• Understanding of software development lifecycles (i.e. Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Iterative)
• 10+ years of work experience in Program Management and IT Delivery, preferably within Management Consulting or Fortune 500 companies. Candidates must have prior experience in leading enterprise or departmental PMOs
• Required – PMP or other project management certification. SAFe certification preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or other technical discipline or equivalent experience. MBA preferred
• Proficient in Program Management Office deliverables related to Program delivery, resource management, portfolio modeling and portfolio prioritization processes
• In depth understanding of agile, SAFe and project management concepts
• Ability to anticipate risks and devise solutions in the moment
• Strong experience with SDLC in an Agile environment
  Comfort with ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability

Job Details:

Company: Subway

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Milford, CT, USA

Application Deadline: N/A

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