Project Management Office Lead

PMO Lead

Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Fully Onsite

Duration: 12 months

Hours: Full-time

Imagine your next project working within groundbreaking MedTech as a member of a Johnson & Johnson company, with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive PMO Project Manager to establish and strengthen project governance, drive execution discipline, and ensure effective resource and stakeholder management across a complex matrix organization. This role will play a key part in enhancing delivery standards, visibility, and accountability within the PMO.

roles and responsibilities.

This position focuses on establishing and maintaining a robust PMO governance framework aligned with organizational strategy while ensuring compliance and driving execution discipline.

This will involve:

• Set up and maintain a robust PMO governance framework aligned with organizational strategy

• Define and implement project management standards, templates, tools, and reporting structures

• Establish steering committees, stage gates, and escalation pathways

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements

• Follow up on project status updates across portfolios

• Track progress against milestones, budgets, risks, and KPIs

• Consolidate reporting for senior leadership and executive stakeholders

• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely mitigation and escalation

• Oversee resource planning and allocation across multiple projects

• Monitor capacity, utilization, and skills alignment

• Collaborate with functional managers to optimize resource deployment

• Support workforce forecasting and demand planning

• Engage and align cross-functional stakeholders

• Facilitate governance forums and executive review meetings

• Communicate project updates clearly and effectively at all organizational levels

• Build strong relationships within a matrix environment

how to succeed.

You will be a solution-oriented professional with a Bachelor's Degree and specialized certifications including FPX and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, possessing a strong understanding of project governance.

You will also bring:

• Bachelor's Degree (e.g. Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering)

• FPX Certification (or equivalent project governance certification)

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

• Proven experience within a PMO or enterprise project management environment

• Strong understanding of project governance frameworks and portfolio management

• Demonstrated experience working in a matrix organization

• Fluency in English language required. Knowledge of Dutch preferred.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability

• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures

• High attention to detail with strong analytical skills

• Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset

• Experience implementing PMO frameworks from the ground up

• Exposure to digital transformation or enterprise-wide initiatives

• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, or equivalent)

you are welcome here.

Johnson & Johnson is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

about Johnson & Johnson MedTech

At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we unleash diverse healthcare expertise, purposeful technology, and a passion for people to transform the future of medical intervention and empower everyone to live their best life possible.

For more than a century, we have driven breakthrough scientific innovation to address unmet needs and reimagine health. In surgery, orthopaedics, vision, and interventional solutions, we continue to help save lives and create a future where healthcare solutions are smarter, less invasive, and more personalised.

application process.

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days.

We do not accept applications via email or LinkedIn InMail - you must apply direct to this advert.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.

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