PMO Manager (m/f/d)

For one of our Italian portfolio companies in the industrial manufacturing space, we are looking for a

PMO Manager (m/f/d)

Responsibilities:

The PMO Manager will play a central role in the transformation of the portfolio company by driving program visibility, consistency, and delivery discipline across the organization. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Aurelius value creation team, the PMO Manager owns delivery of the company’s multi-year EBITDA improvement plan: one consolidated view of value at stake, early warning on delays, and every risk driven to a decision.

This is a hands-on, business-driven role combining rigorous program management with strong financial and analytical craft. Relocation is not needed for the role, but a home base in Italy is preferable and presence on site in the portfolio company on 4 days / week a prerequisite.

Your tasks in detail:

Program Governance & Structure

• Establish and maintain a robust PMO framework including reporting standards, progress tracking, and performance KPIs
• Support leadership in prioritizing and sequencing strategic initiatives
• Define and manage the cadence of steering committees and progress reviews

Value Delivery & Reporting

• Own delivery of the EBITDA improvement plan: maintain a consolidated view of net expected EBITDA against plan and quantify the financial impact of every delay
• Build and maintain a control view of program health (milestones on track, at risk and delayed; value at risk), with a clear so-what for every figure
• Own the full reporting suite (weekly, monthly, board pack) from first draft to board-ready output

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Ensure transparent communication of progress, risks, and outcomes across the organization and Aurelius

Change Management

• Drive the people side of transformation by anticipating change implications, supporting communication plans, and fostering ownership among stakeholders
• Help the leadership team translate our strategic full potential plan into actionable change narratives and embed new ways of working into the organization

Challenge & Escalation

• Challenge initiative owners’ plans and mitigations, drive every flagged risk to an agreed decision, and escalate with judgment so that no issue reaches the shareholder unquantified

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to enhance project effectiveness and institutionalize best practices across the organization

Qualifications required:
Experience & Background

• 7+ years of relevant experience, including strategy consulting (top-tier preferred), ideally combined with industry experience
• Prior ownership of a PMO or value creation plan in a PE-backed environment preferred
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects in an international context; ideally with detailed large transformation program ownership

Skills & Competencies

• Strong P&L and EBITDA fluency: able to translate operational progress and delays into financial impact
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret business data and translate into actionable insights
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and execution-focused; comfortable operating in fast-changing environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels of the organization
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel craft: builds board-ready slides and robust models from a blank page; experience with BI tools (e.g., Qlik) advantageous

Education & Languages

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• Fluency in English and Italian required

Personal Characteristics

• Results-driven and analytically rigorous
• Pragmatic “doer” with a bias for action and measurable impact
• Entrepreneurial and comfortable in fast-changing environments
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Collaborative, yet assertive when driving accountability
• Comfortable balancing strategic oversight with operational detail