Director, PMO

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we're making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.
Job Summary
The Director of the Engineering PMO is a dynamic and results-driven leader responsible for accelerating progress across the engineering organization. This role is pivotal in driving execution, removing roadblocks, and ensuring that engineering programs are delivered with speed, precision, and strategic alignment. The ideal candidate brings a bias for action, a passion for operational excellence, and a proven ability to lead high-impact initiatives in a fast-paced, technical environment. Responsible for the leadership of Technical Program Managers, including personnel management. Develop and lead a team that can effectively set standards; provide an overall program management strategy; provide direct technical program management activities and alignment for strategic programs, coordinating among a wide range of cross-functional internal and external resources to ensure that programs are within the scope, within budget and on schedule. Build and maintains organizational knowledge as it relates to the function of managing projects and programs. May direct multiple teams of professionals. Responsible and accountable in the planning, development and delivery of new technical programs. Defines and implements the overall program goals and tasks in terms of scope, quality, budget and schedule. Provides leadership and direction for multiple functional areas. Manages professionals at manager, supervisor and professional levels. Ensures appropriate resources to achieve financial and business objectives. Influences, shapes and integrates strategy for functional area(s).
Job Description

• Executes and oversees technical program management processes.
• Oversees program budgets.
• Partners across technical program management organization to support and drive continuous improvement and organizational optimization.
• Develops cross-functional plans, objectives and strategies.
• Interprets company goals into functional goals and strategies.
• Provides leadership and management to the Technical Program Management team.
• Possesses staffing accountability, including recruitment and retention, leadership and professional development and performance management.
• Provides support for corporate budgeting and budget tracking.
• Acts as a point of contact for senior management stakeholders.
• Mentors the organization.
• Recommends and implements corrective action across organizations, as necessary, to improve program performance.
• Responsible for training, hiring, performance management and development of staff.
• Performs staff performance assessments, salary reviews and bonus awards.
• Establishes career path.
• Works with other organizations to continuously improve business processes.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in project management methodologies, agile practices, best practices and industry standards.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge

• Deep understanding of engineering project lifecycles, including Agile, Scrum, and hybrid methodologies.

• Expertise in program and portfolio management principles, including risk management, resource planning, and performance tracking.

• Strong grasp of organizational change management and cross-functional collaboration in technical environments.

• Familiarity with project management tools and platforms (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, Asana).

• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial oversight for large-scale engineering initiatives.

Skills

• Executional Leadership: Proven ability to drive complex programs forward with urgency, clarity, and accountability.

• Strategic Planning: Skilled in aligning project portfolios with business goals and engineering capacity.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify roadblocks, assess risks, and implement effective solutions.

• Team Development: Ability to lead, mentor, and grow high-performing project and program management teams.

Abilities

• Ability to foster a culture of progress, momentum, and continuous improvement.

• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across engineering, product, and executive leadership.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Ability to think both strategically and tactically, balancing long-term vision with day-to-day execution.

• Ability to adapt frameworks and processes to meet the unique needs of engineering teams and business objectives.

Employees at all levels are expected to:
Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job. Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services. Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences. Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas. Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
Drive results and growth. Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead. Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Working conditions
Must successfully execute with team members located in multiple remote locations and time zones. Working conditions agree with conditions described within FreeWheel's company handbook unless explicitly noted in this document.
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Executive Management; Technical Program Management; Program Management; Data-Driven Decision Making; Strategic Programs; Stakeholder Management; Project Portfolio Management Tools
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Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
10 Years +