MongoDB EMEA PMO Manager 

Ireland, Dublin 

79853338

As “EMEA PMO Manager, Technical Services” you'll establish and scale PMO capabilities that drive regional success while contributing to global PMO strategy development. You'll build a high-performing distributed team of Program Managers and create excellence standards that ensure global alignment and regional effectiveness.

• Strategic Architect: Someone who naturally sees beyond traditional boundaries and identifies transformative possibilities. A leader who instinctively connects operational work to strategic outcomes and has the courage to champion bold, systematic change despite initial skepticism or resistance.
• Customer Champion: Someone who obsesses over customers in every decision and refuses to accept the status quo if it doesn’t translate to customer value. Someone who asks “how does this help our customers?” and builds teams that share this customer-first mindset.
• Results Driver: A data-driven leader who instinctively measures what matters and communicates impact clearly. Someone who balances analytical rigor with pragmatic action, using insights to drive decisions rather than just reporting metrics.
• Bridge Builder: A collaborative leader who naturally connects people, ideas, and resources across boundaries. Someone who builds trust quickly, facilitates difficult conversations, and creates lasting partnerships that outlive individual initiatives.
• Complexity Navigator: A systems thinker who excels in ambiguous environments with multiple moving parts. Someone who untangles interdependencies across regions, stakeholders, and priorities, creating order from chaos while maintaining strategic momentum.
• Talent Builder: A leader who genuinely invests in others’ success and sees developing people as their highest leverage activity. Someone who creates psychological safety for growth while setting high standards, building careers rather than just managing performance.
• Sustainable Leader : A thoughtful leader who balances ambition with wisdom, pushing for excellence while protecting team wellbeing. Someone who builds for the long term and understands that sustainable performance requires both challenge and support.

• Foundation: At least 8+ years in program/portfolio management with 3+ years in people management and/or team leadership roles, ideally in technical or startup environments. Experience managing distributed teams across multiple regions/cultures preferred.
• Leadership & People Development: Experience building high-performing, collaborative teams and developing talent at various experience levels. Exceptional ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing distributed teams through coaching, mentoring, and structured development and performance management programs.
• Strategic Thinking & Execution: Strong business acumen and critical thinking skills with proven track record of building effective strategies and solutions in rapidly evolving environments. Solid big-picture thinker able to lean into ambiguity, establish clear direction, and drive the delivery of complex initiatives that create measurable business value.
• Communication & Influence: Outstanding communication skills with ability to influence leadership and senior stakeholders across multiple regions. Experience facilitating cross-cultural collaboration. Fluency in English required; additional European languages preferred.
• Cultural Understanding: Understanding of EMEA business environments, including cultural nuances, regulatory requirements, and market dynamics. Experience working across multiple countries with awareness of local business practices and customer needs.
• PMO Maturity: Proven experience implementing PMO frameworks, governance structures, and maturity models. Knowledge of portfolio management best practices, resource optimization techniques, and value realization methodologies.
• Change Leadership: Experience leading organizational transformation and change management initiatives. Ability to drive the successful adoption of new processes, tools, and methodologies across distributed teams. Track record of building consensus and managing resistance to change.

• In 3 months: Complete comprehensive EMEA assessment (incl. stakeholder mapping, current state analysis, and capability gaps). Establish strong working relationships with key regional leaders and align with/contribute to building Global PMO practices and standards.
• In 6 months: Implement consistent PMO operating rhythms and portfolio management frameworks across EMEA. Demonstrate measurable improvements in stakeholder satisfaction and initiative visibility. Establish team development priorities with initial quick wins delivered.
• In 12 months: Lead a high-performing, cohesive EMEA PMO team with clearly defined roles and accountability structures. Achieve operational excellence in portfolio management and delivery, and establish the EMEA PMO as a trusted strategic partner enabling the successful execution of global Technical Services priorities.

• Leadership Impact: Shape Global TS PMO excellence across one of MongoDB's fastest-growing regions. Build and lead a world-class team that enables Technical Services to deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale.
• Career Growth : Establish yourself as a PMO leader in one of the world's most innovative technology companies. Access executive development programs, join our global leadership community, and benefit from mentorship and knowledge sharing across diverse experience levels and tenures.
• Global Exposure: Collaborate with diverse, international teams while becoming a regional expert in one of the world's most dynamic markets. Influence global Technical Services and PMO strategy while pioneering regional innovations.
• Work-Life Harmony, Flexibility & Autonomy: We value work-life balance and offer multiple working models including flexible work-from-home options and collaborative office opportunities. You'll have the autonomy to #OwnWhatYouDo and #MakeItMatter with the support needed to achieve independence.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Join a company that invests in top talent - we pay in the 95th percentile with comprehensive benefits including equity participation, flexible PTO, generous parental leave, premium health coverage, and many additional regional specific benefits that support your personal and professional success.