Sr Director, Consulting Americas PMO

Job Description

Sr. Director, Consulting Americas

At SAS, where you start doesn’t have to be where you end; and there is ample opportunity for internal career mobility. Whether you’re looking to grow a new skill or experience a new role, there’s no time like the present to take the next step and we’re here to support you in your journey.

About the job

Americas Consulting is looking for a Sr Director Americas PMO Leader to lead the Americas Project Management Office (PMO). Our team creates amazing analytic value for our customers with the SAS Software. Whether it is helping a bank fight money laundering to providing recommendations on effective distribution of snow removal equipment for a transportation department; the Project Managers are the foundation of each project’s success!

As the Americas PMO Leader, you will:

• Develop and implement strategic plans that align with the company's goals and objectives. Lead the PMO team in executing these plans effectively.
• Oversee the management of the project portfolio, ensuring projects are aligned with business priorities and resources are allocated efficiently
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, senior management, and project teams. Ensure clear communication and manage expectations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project managers. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Work Location:

Job may be performed from one of the following countries where the candidate is legally able to work: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United States.

Required qualifications

• 5 years of experience in leading a team of Project Managers that manage consulting projects.
• 10 years of experience in the Project Management field.
• Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
• An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Preferred qualifications

• Managed a portfolio of over 25 projects, ensuring all projects were delivered on time and within budget.
• Negotiated with a client to extend the project, resulting in at least 20% increase in project scope and revenue.
• Successfully managed a project budget of greater than $10 million, while ensuring the project margin remained above 20%.
• Developed a training program for project managers that improved team performance and increased project success rates by greater than 15%.

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are.

To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

SAS only sends emails from verified “sas.com” email addresses and never asks for sensitive, personal information or money. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any type of communication from, or on behalf of SAS, please contact Recruitingsupport@sas.com.