Lead and operate the enterprise PMO to align strategy with executable portfolios, establish governance and controls, track benefits and value realization, manage risks and dependencies, enable executive decision-making, and drive crisis stabilization for critical initiatives.
The Lead Enterprise PMO oversees the delivery of Acosta’s enterprise strategic initiative portfolio and serves as a core leader within the Enterprise Transformation team. The role is accountable for strategic alignment, portfolio governance, investment prioritization, and value realization across enterprise strategic initiatives.
This position translates enterprise strategy into executable roadmaps, provides forward-looking insight on risk, capacity, and value delivery, and enables informed executive decision-making on priorities and tradeoffs. Operating with significant influence and authority, the lead ensures alignment across initiatives, functions, and leaders.
Responsibilities
- Support business teams in their translation of multi-year strategic priorities into an executable, financially aligned enterprise portfolio.
- Stand up & maintain operations of the enterprise transformation portfolio & governance model (including workstream check ins, monthly business reviews, monthly & quarterly portfolio reviews, and BOD updates)
- Establish and enforce enterprise project, program, and portfolio management standards, including gating, quality controls, and reporting expectations.
- Provide clear, concise, and actionable insights into senior leadership on portfolio health, risks, tradeoffs, and value realization.
- Stand up enterprise digital project management tool to aid enterprise governance & own continuous improvement efforts
- Identify, assess, and resolve cross‑initiative dependencies, risks, and issues impacting enterprise outcomes.
- Lead crisis management efforts for at‑risk enterprise critical initiatives to stabilize delivery and protect value.
- Partner with FP&A to lead the enterprise benefits realization framework, including KPI baseline, value tracking, and validation of realized benefits.
- Bachelor’s degree required (Business Administration or Other); advanced degree preferred.
PMP certification.
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise program management, transformation, strategy execution, or management consulting.
- 3+ years of experience in large scale complex portfolio management
- Demonstrated experience operating at enterprise scale and partnering with senior executive leadership.
- Experience supporting executive‑level and Board‑level governance forums.
Proven ability to stand up, evolve, or operate PMO / EPMO governance and operating models in complex environment
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Executive leadership has a clear, trusted, and forward‑looking view of enterprise priorities, risks, and value delivery.
- Enterprise risks & trade‑offs are proactively identified and resolved to minimize financial impact.
- Governance is enabled using digital project management tools.
- Cross‑functional leaders view the EPMO as a strategic partner and enabler—not just a reporting function.
- Enterprise portfolio management and governance.
- Executive‑level communication and board reporting.
- Strong financial acumen and value realization tracking.
- Risk, dependency, and crisis management.
- Strategic thinking with the ability to translate strategy into execution.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and building new operating models.
- Ability to influence, coach, and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Experience managing and partnering with C‑suite‑level stakeholders.
Acosta is a part of Acosta Group – a collective of the industry’s most trusted retail, marketing and foodservice agencies reimagining the way people connect with brands at every point in their shopping journey.
Specializing in retail sales services, digital strategy, and business intelligence, Acosta empowers brands to thrive in the world of omnichannel shopping. Our sales and digital teams build lasting relationships, ensuring our client brands get the space they deserve in stores and outperform the competition online, while our merch reps make brands shine in retail locations across the world.
But it’s not just about what we do – it’s about who we are. With a team of over 20,000 associates, we’re a community of forward-thinking, value-driven professionals committed to an unmatched level of trust and transparency in the industry. And, we understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why many of our field roles provide our associates with flexible scheduling options. Join us and be a part of a team that values growth and making a real impact for our clients, retail partners and their customers.
Acosta Group is an equal opportunity employer and will ensure that applicants with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected]. Be sure to include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject of your email to expedite the request.
Acosta Group believes in good faith that the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly compensation range for this opportunity is accurate and reasonable at the time of posting.
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