PMO Manager (f/m/d) – Strategic Projects, Technology & Innovation
About the Role
Location Germany Bayern Erlangen
1. Country: CROATIA
2. Country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
3. Country: SLOVENIA
4. Country: INDIA
5. Country: GERMANY
6. State/Province/County: Berlin
7. City: Berlin
Company Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG Organization Grid Technologies Business Unit Digital Grid Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional A Snapshot of Your Day Digital Grid Innovation and Business Development is a strategic unit within Digital Grid, focused on driving growth through strategic portfolio management, partnerships/M&A, and accelerating innovation (Innovation Management, AI Lab, Future Grid Lab), while ensuring strategies and objectives translate into execution across DG segments.
As PMO Manager – Strategic Projects, Technology & Innovation, you will shape and steer DG IBD’s strategic project landscape by establishing strong governance, transparent reporting, and effective operating rhythms. You will partner with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives end-to-end—from intake and prioritization to execution steering, risk management, and measurable outcomes—while enabling innovation-focused programs to progress with clarity, speed, and accountability. This role blends hands-on program leadership with PMO governance and enablement, supporting DG IBD’s mission to advance innovation and strategic growth across Digital Grid.
How You’ll Make an Impact
8. Lead and coordinate DG IBD strategic initiatives (portfolio, partnerships, technology & innovation-oriented) from scoping through execution, drive workplan definition, milestones, dependencies, and decision points; ensure delivery against agreed objectives with clear ownership and cadence
9. Establish and run a lightweight but effective PMO governance: intake, prioritization support, status reporting, executive-ready dashboards, and decision preparation. Facilitate recurring operating rhythms (steering committees, review boards, cross-team syncs), ensuring action tracking, escalation handling, and closure of open items.
10. Implement proactive risk management across strategic initiatives: identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate risks early; track dependencies across teams and portfolios. Ensure lessons learned and best practices are captured and adopted to improve execution maturity over time.
11. Coordinate cross-functional contributors (R&D, product, portfolio, finance, marketing/communications as needed) to ensure initiatives remain outcome-driven.
12. Translate complex program status into clear, concise storylines and materials for senior stakeholders; prepare decision papers, progress updates, and executive readouts.
What You Bring
13. Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or comparable field; advanced degree (Master/MBA) is a plus.
14. Several years of experience in PMO/program management/strategic project execution in a technology, innovation, digital, or industrial environment.
15. Analytical mindset with proficiency in project tracking tools and data visualization.
16. Proven capability to operate in cross-functional, multicultural organizations, driving alignment and outcomes without formal authority.
17. Strong command of project governance, milestone planning, and stakeholder steering; ability to create transparency and structure across multiple initiatives.
18. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (German is a plus depending on location); ability to craft executive-ready narratives
19. Familiarity with agile ways of working and hybrid delivery models in software/technology environments (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe concepts).
20. Exposure to energy industry digitalization topics (, grid software, automation, digital twins, IIoT) and/or innovation ecosystems and partnerships.