Project Director, PMO

NAPA

. Own the project management practice for NAPA Safety Solutions .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • GermanyLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects with a focus on project lifecycle management, change management, and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in developing and implementing project management processes, tools, and standards to enhance project delivery and community practices.

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Project Management Process DesignChange ManagementStakeholder EngagementProject Lifecycle ManagementIPMA Certification

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Hard Skills

Project Lifecycle ManagementScope ManagementSchedule ManagementCost ManagementRisk ManagementQuality ManagementResource ManagementDependency ManagementPortfolio PlanningProject Recovery

Soft Skills

Leadership Without AuthorityCoachingCommunicationCollaborationCredibility with Senior Experts

Tools & Technologies

Power BIMicrosoft 365JiraConfluenceITIL

Certifications & Qualifications

IPMA Level BIPMA Level APMPChange Management CertificationLean CertificationSix Sigma Certification

Industry Keywords

Project ManagementMulti-Stakeholder ProjectsGovernanceContinuous ImprovementCommunity of PracticeCommercial CompetenceHybrid DeliveryP3M3IPMA DeltaService and Support

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the project management practice for NAPA Safety Solutions
Define, introduce and embed a common way of running projects
Establish standards, coaching, transparency and progressively agreed governance
Lead selected complex projects or programs directly
Work across all Safety Solutions teams involved in project delivery and with account teams
Support and coach project managers and build a project management community of practice
Provide portfolio-level visibility and resource-load transparency to leadership
Own the end-to-end project management process, including stage gates, decision rights, roles, responsibilities and expectations
Improve information flow across sales and account teams, project execution, service and support
Establish the client communication and expectation-management model across project stages
Develop the project delivery toolset, templates and standards
Lead change management, adoption, lessons learned and continuous improvement
Develop project management capability and career paths based on the IPMA training program
Create and implement a documented project management process with clear steps, stage gates, responsibilities and expectations
Define functioning handovers from account team to delivery and from delivery to service and support
Build templates for charters, plans, status, handover and closure, plus portfolio and resource-load visibility
Run pilot projects, coaching, a project manager community and a lessons-learned loop

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's degree in engineering, technology, business or an equivalent field, or equivalent experience
At least 10 years of experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder projects or programs, with clear personal accountability for outcomes
Experience designing and documenting a project management process, including stage gates, decision rights and responsibility models, and implementing it in an organization
Experience owning the full project lifecycle from pre-sales and scoping through delivery and handover into service and support
Track record with programs involving repeated deliveries to the same customer across multiple sites, units or vessels
Experience leading projects delivered through several internal teams and subcontractors without line authority
Fluency in scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, resource and dependency management
Experience in change management and adoption, including coaching project managers, building a community of practice and measuring adoption
Ability to lead without direct authority; credibility with senior technical experts; experience with distributed, multicultural teams
Customer-facing and stakeholder skills at project and steering group level
Comfortable using English daily, in writing and conversation
Located and eligible to work in Germany
Recognized senior-level project management certification such as IPMA Level B or A or PMP is advantageous
Experience in company transition from small and hands-on to larger and more structured is a strong advantage
Commercial and contractual competence, including scope change, variation handling, acceptance criteria and penalties, is advantageous
Project recovery experience is advantageous
Working knowledge of IPMA, PMI and ITIL and familiarity with P3M3 or IPMA Delta is advantageous
Experience with project and portfolio planning, resource planning and reporting tools such as Power BI or equivalent is advantageous
Comfort working in a Microsoft 365 environment is advantageous
Change management certification such as Prosci, or process improvement credentials such as Lean or Six Sigma, is advantageous
Hybrid delivery experience is a plus
Jira and Confluence workflow-design-level skills are a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time, permanent position
Meaningful work contributing to safer and greener vessels and a sustainable maritime industry
Close, long-lasting relationships with customers
Trust-based co-leadership philosophy
Learning from and respecting colleagues in a healthy and pleasant working environment
Diverse, global team with opportunities to meet people from many different cultures