PMO Leader

Description

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a PMO Leader to join the Electrical Wiring Systems Wiremold Team in West Hartford, CT. The PMO Leader is responsible for establishing and driving best-in-class program and project management practices across the organization, with a focus on New Product Development (NPD) for the Wiring and Cable Management (WCM) business. This role ensures alignment between business strategy, product development, and operational execution by implementing standardized processes, tools, and governance for ideation, portfolio management, engineering project management, and post-launch performance. The PMO Leader will oversee the full NPD project portfolio, manage a team of project managers, and act as Program Manager for large strategic initiatives.

• Define standard audiences for performance reviews and implement a “get-well” process with tracking and visibility for gaps.
• Build and improve PMO organizational structure, job descriptions, and hiring triggers.
• Govern processes for project intake, prioritization, approval, and stage reviews.
• Act as Program Manager for large strategic projects.
• Maintain a live, standardized multi-year prioritization list of all potential product projects as guided by Product Management.
• Develop and deploy basic project management tools (e.g., SmartSheets); leverage best practices from other businesses.
• Develop and evolve standard time estimates for recurring tasks and project types based on historical trends.
• Act as the central point of communication for project status across departments and leadership.
• Ensure WPDS (Worldwide Product Development System) deliverables and requirements are complete and standardized across all manufacturing partners.
• Facilitate stage-gate reviews and ensure consistent reporting on process health and KPIs, including vitality metrics and engineering efficiency.
• Evaluate and implement tools (e.g., SmartSheets, Microsoft Project) to support PMO operations.
• Ensure ideas are allocated across organic, inorganic, and partnership pathways; manage initial steps in each process.
• Drive the lean annual budgeting process for product development spend, serving as the central source for prioritization and project sizing to maintain a multi-year view of investments.
• Deploy tools to enable project tracking across KPIs and roll out engineering hourly tracking mechanisms.
• Highlight resource gaps or underutilization and support load balancing in partnership with Engineering leadership.
• Provide calendar management support for WCMLT and track leadership task lists between monthly check-ins.
• Evolve and maintain standardized project management processes (Stage-Gate, ISO9001, Agile Methodology).
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, and software engineering, technology partners, application/certification testing, manufacturing, quality, and marketing.
• Establish and manage a standardized process for testing new product performance against targets at defined intervals.
• Build project management processes with first two strategic projects actively managed.
• Maintain an active list of project timelines in a standardized format; manage escalation of blockers and major timeline changes.
• Streamline WPDS processes and engineering time-tracking tools.
• Support and create WCMLT processes and sharing tools; facilitate annual calendars.
• Oversee the full NPD project portfolio, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Lead the aggregation and disposition process for business-wide idea submissions in partnership with Engineering and Product Management.
• Capture and share Legrand-wide best practices within PMO and related functions.
• Track and report portfolio performance metrics, including schedule, costs, and risks.

Requirements

• WPDS improvement and streamlining.
• Experience with product lifecycle from concept to launch to end-of-life.
• Highly collaborative, fostering trust and open communication across teams.
• 8+ years in program/project management within a manufacturing or B2B environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent technical field.
• PMP or similar certification preferred.
• 10+ years managing new product development projects.
• Familiarity with Eco-Design processes and ISO9001.
• Experience integrating Agile practices into traditional Stage-Gate NPD processes.
• 5+ years in Electrical Manufacturing or related industry.
• Proficiency with tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or similar software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; effective listener.
• Broad understanding of engineering principles, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• 3+ years of people management (project managers).
• Proven ability to implement governance frameworks and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Strategic Thinking, Process Excellence, Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership and Team Development, Change Management.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically approximately 10–15%.

Benefits

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us

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