Director, HR PMO

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As the global leader of premium labels, MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience, MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a difference.

Why work at MCC:

• Compensation: Competitive Compensation
• Hybrid Onsite Schedule: 3 days per week at MCC Atlanta Headquarters
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

position Summary:

The Program Manager – HR Portfolio & PMO will establish and lead the HR Project/Program Management Office (PMO) to drive disciplined execution across the HR portfolio. This role will set governance, portfolio reporting, financial tracking, and benefits realization to ensure HR initiatives deliver measurable outcomes. In addition, the Program Manager will run the strategic prioritization and resource management process across the portfolio and directly lead one or two critical HR strategic initiatives from initiation through delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and lead the HR PMO to manage the end-to-end HR project portfolio, including governance, standards, templates, operating cadence, and executive-level reporting.
• Build and maintain portfolio dashboards and health reporting (scope, schedule, budget, risks/issues, dependencies, benefits) to provide transparency and enable timely decisions.
• Implement a consistent approach to financial oversight, including budget tracking, forecast management, spend visibility (internal/external), and variance reporting across the HR portfolio.
• Define and operationalize benefits realization practices (KPIs, baselines, target outcomes, measurement cadence, and post-implementation tracking) to ensure initiatives deliver intended value.
• Establish and maintain portfolio-level RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) management, including escalation paths and decision logs.
• Drive an HR portfolio intake and prioritization process, including demand capture, business case readiness, scoring/criteria, and recommendation packages for leadership.
• Lead strategic planning and prioritization cycles (e.g., quarterly/bi-annual), ensuring alignment to HR strategy, business outcomes, and capacity constraints.
• Own resource management and capacity planning across the HR portfolio, coordinating with HR leaders, functional owners, and key partners to optimize allocation and sequencing.
• Facilitate cross-functional portfolio governance forums (steering committees, operating reviews, prioritization councils) and ensure action follow-through.
• Drive portfolio dependency management and integrated planning to avoid conflicts, identify bottlenecks, and enable coordinated delivery across workstreams.
• Provide structure and support for change control, ensuring impacts to scope, schedule, cost, and value are understood, documented, and approved.
• Partner with HR leaders and stakeholders to ensure readiness, adoption, and handoff plans are in place (communications, training, support, stabilization).
• Directly lead one or two strategic HR initiatives (from the HR roadmap) through delivery-building the plan, coordinating stakeholders, managing vendors as needed, and ensuring outcomes are achieved.
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve PMO processes, templates, reporting, and governance effectiveness.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at the highest level. Below are the minimum requirements of the education, experience, knowledge, and skills required to competently perform in this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR, finance, operations, project/program management, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of program/project management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives (portfolio/program experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience building or operating a PMO, including governance, reporting, and project/portfolio standards.
• Proven ability to manage portfolio financials (budgeting, forecasting, variance tracking) and translate execution into business insights.
• Experience establishing and managing benefits realization frameworks and KPI measurement for large initiatives.
• Strong executive communication skills, including ability to produce concise leadership-ready materials and facilitate decision-making forums.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate stakeholders across business and technical teams, influencing without authority and driving accountability.
• Proficiency with common project and reporting tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Excel/Power BI).
• Candidate must be comfortable traveling 20–25% of the time based on project needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent.
• Experience in HR transformation and/or HR technology programs.
• Experience managing vendors and third-party implementations.
• Experience with portfolio/program management and executive-level reporting.
• Experience in manufacturing industries or complex multi-site environments.

Key Competencies:

• Portfolio governance, operating cadence, and executive reporting
• Strategic prioritization and decision facilitation
• Resource management, capacity planning, and dependency management
• Financial acumen (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis)
• Senior Stakeholder management and expectation setting
• Prioritization and decision facilitation
• Risk management and problem solving
• Data-driven reporting and attention to detail
• Conflict resolution and influencing without authority
• Continuous improvement mindset

This role is primarily office-based or home office-based, requiring extended periods of sitting, computer use, occasional walking or light lifting, and may involve brief visits to manufacturing areas; reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed.