IT PMO Center of Excellence, Global

Req ID: 10384

Working Location: PENNSYLVANIA, CENTER VALLEY; NATIONWIDE

Workplace Flexibility: Remote

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling.

Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.

Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose:

Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy.

Learn more about Life at Olympus:

Job Description

The IT PMO Center of Excellence Lead (CoE) is accountable for establishing, maintaining and enforcing and enterprise-wide project, program, and portfolio management excellence across the IT organization. This role drives and maintains the PMO methodology (waterfall, agile and hybrid) resource capacity, PM standards and tools that ensure predictable and consistent delivery, strategic alignment, and measurable value realization across the IT investment portfolio.

The IT PMO COE lead partners closely with PPM Governance, portfolio leads, product leaders, and business stakeholders to enable consistent delivery outcomes while supporting multiple delivery models (agile, waterfall, and hybrid).

“The job is conducted in line with our Core Values which are: agility, empathy, long-term view, unity and integrity. Olympus is an equal opportunities employer championing a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion embedded throughout the organization and workforce.”

Job Duties

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the IT PMO Center of Excellence vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Establish and maintain the PMO operating model, including portfolio management, project execution, delivery standards, and decision frameworks.
• Ensure alignment between IT strategy, business priorities, and investment outcomes.

Standards, Methodology & Governance

• Own enterprise Project Management delivery standards, frameworks, templates, and best practices across IT project execution.
• Define scalable governance models appropriate for:
  • Agile and product-based delivery
  • Large transformation and ERP initiatives
  • Infrastructure and cybersecurity programs
  • Create and support portfolio review process

Portfolio Performance & Insights

• Establish enterprise KPIs and performance metrics (delivery health, financials, capacity, value realization).
• Drive data quality, consistency, and transparency across all IT portfolios.
• Provide executive-level dashboards and insights to IT leadership and business sponsors.

Change Management & Continuous Improvement

• Embed organizational change management and benefits realization into IT delivery practices.
• Conduct PMO maturity assessments and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Other responsibilities / duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT, Project Management or Business Management (or equivalent and related experience preferred).
• Project Management Professional Certification required (PMP). Scaled Agile Certifications preferred – SAFe SA, CSM, CSPO, etc.
• Minimum 5-8 years of working experience as a PMO leader in the IT sector.
• Minimum 5-8 years of leading large teams (indirect or direct people management of team members).
• Proven track record of successfully driving and delivering end-to-end large complex scaled IT solutions/ projects or system implementations projects.
• Solid leadership background, with understanding or hands-on experience in portfolio, project and program leadership
• Extensive experience with creation of and working with project and end to end project lifecycle management.
• Solid experience in stakeholder engagement practices.
• Solid experience with MS Project/ MS Planner, Jira, Office 365.
• Proven project planning and organization skills with key attention to budget and resource management.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate critical-thinking skills.
• Demonstrable organizational skills.
• Demonstrable soft skill and high emotional intelligence.

Why join Olympus?

We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.

Equitable Offerings you can count on:

• Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

• Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs

• Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time

• Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*

• 12 Paid Holidays

• On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**

Connected Culture you can embrace:

• Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset

• Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments

• Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs

• Employee Resource Groups

• Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs

• Paid Educational Assistance

• US Only

**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA

Are you ready to be a part of our team?

Learn more about our benefits and incentives:

The anticipated base pay range for this full-time position is $141,361.00 - $212,041.00 / year, plus potential for annual bonus (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements). This pay range represents the National Average of the range, and may vary depending on the location of the individual.

Olympus considers a variety of factors when determining actual compensation for this position, including level of experience, working location, and relevant education and certifications.

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit

You Belong at Olympus

We are deeply committed to fostering a respectful, fair, and welcoming workplace for all individuals, perspectives, and lifestyles. We believe in fostering a non-discriminatory, inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, in full compliance with legal standards. Empathy and unity are core to our company culture, empowering employees to contribute fully and flourish. We warmly encourage all who wish to bring their talents to Olympus to apply.

Applicants Requesting Accommodations: Olympus is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Olympus will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected]. If your disability impairs your ability to email, you may call our HR Compliance Manager at 1-888-Olympus (1-888-659-6787).

Let’s realize your potential, together.

It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Pennsylvania (US-PA) || Center Valley || Information Technology (IT)

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