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About the Role

We are seeking a Head of Project Management to lead a globally distributed team of project management professionals responsible for delivering the strategic portfolio that powers Awin’s business objectives. You will directly lead the Senior Project Managers & Lead Program Manager, while overseeing the broader Project Manager and Project Operations functions. Reporting to the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, business, and technology, with accountability extending well beyond people leadership. You will oversee the strategic portfolio delivery, drive the company-wide goal-setting framework, and lead executive and shareholder reporting cycles. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, you will bring clarity to ambiguity and translate strategic priorities to well-defined, executable programs and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

Own the PMO portfolio, including the project intake process, ensuring initiatives are prioritized, sequenced, and resourced in alignment with company strategy, business value, and capacity.
Lead the shaping and mobilization of strategic initiatives, defining the early structure, scope, and execution approach required for Project Managers to effectively operationalize and deliver.
Own the executive reporting cycle, including the preparation of C-level updates, Supervisory Board materials, and strategic portfolio communications.
Drive thoughtful and innovative use of AI to evolve the PMO function, reducing low-value work to increase focus on strategic thinking and value creation while maintaining strong critical thinking and human judgment.
Lead, coach, and develop the Lead Program Manager and Senior Project Managers; partner with the Lead Program Manager to support the growth of the (Junior) Project and Operations Managers.
Define and manage portfolio decision pathways, ensuring authority at the right level and supporting escalation with recommendations that blend data, subject-matter expertise, and experience.
Monitor portfolio-wide signals to proactively anticipate risk, ensuring timely escalation and mitigation actions aligned with appropriate leaders, teams, and resources.
Act as a partner to senior leadership, applying independent, system-thinking to challenge assumptions, identify trade-offs, and advocate for what is right for the portfolio as a whole.
Partner with the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy to lead the annual OKR planning process, ensuring organizational goals align with and are delivered through the strategic portfolio.
Evolve the PMO strategy, ensuring it’s embedded into day-to-day operations and continuously drives towards a value-driven culture centered on knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience in Project or Program Management, including 3+ years in a people leadership role within a remote or hybrid digital environment.
Experience leading people leaders and multi-layered teams is highly desirable.
Deep, generalist project and program management experience across business and technology environments, applying pragmatic Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
Able to operate credibly across multiple domains, translating between teams to drive alignment and execution.
Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) or relevant degree with applied knowledge of governance, portfolio prioritisation, dependency management, and resource optimisation.
Experience using AI with an innovative mindset focused on finding smarter ways of working, challenging PMO norms and reducing low-value work whilst preserving deeply human-first project leadership.
High comfort in ambiguity, with tried and true practices that translate strategic intent into clear, executable approaches and operating structures.
Strong systems-thinking capability, with the ability to see beyond portfolio boundaries to identify, manage, and mitigate cross-organisational dependencies and risks.
High executive presence, with the ability to challenge assumptions, surface trade-offs, and influence senior stakeholders through uncertainty using sound judgement and strategic thinking.
Outstanding executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex data, insights, and context into concise, impactful, and visually compelling narratives.
Adaptable and resilient when leading through change, maintaining focus, morale, and delivery momentum during periods of complexity, uncertainty, and transformation.
Excels at context switching, seamlessly moving across strategic, operational, and people-focused topics, and between remote and in-person environments.
Coaching-oriented leadership style that models psychological safety, inclusivity, diversity of thought, open feedback, and exemplary levels of accountability and ownership.
Proficient in MS Office.
Fluent in written and spoken English.

Skills

Project Management
Program Management
People Leadership
Agile
Waterfall
Hybrid Delivery
AI
Systems Thinking
Executive Presence
Executive Communication
Adaptability
Resilience
Context Switching
Coaching
Psychological Safety
Inclusivity
Diversity of Thought
Open Feedback
Accountability
Ownership
MS Office
Asana

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid

Experience Level

7+ years’ experience in Project or Program Management
3+ years in a people leadership role
Experience leading people leaders and multi-layered teams

Education Level

Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
Relevant degree

Benefits

Flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay
No reduction to annual holiday allowance
Variety of different paid special leaves
Flexi-Office
International culture
Hybrid/remote work possibilities
Support and access to various initiatives and sports offers for mental and physical well-being
Awin Academy training suite
Monthly remote working allowance
Support in setting up remote workspace
Peer-to-peer appreciation program
Additional benefits in terms of health, well being, security and more (discussed upon interview)

About the Company

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.
Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.
Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members.
We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core.
Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem.
We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.

Equal Opportunity

We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
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