Operations & Governance
Director of Program Management Office (PMO)
Build Doroni’s enterprise-wide PMO, governance, tooling, and project management team from the ground up.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Role Overview
Role: Director of Program Management Office (PMO)
Reporting To: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Split: 60% Enterprise Governance & Delivery / 40% Architecture & Team Leadership
The Opportunity
This is a rare, senior leadership opportunity to join a fast-growing aerospace startup at a pivotal growth stage and build our enterprise-wide program management function from the ground up. As Doroni Aerospace shapes the future of personal air mobility, you will establish a unified project management language, single-source-of-truth tooling, and stage-gate governance across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality/Compliance. Reporting directly to the COO, you will recruit, mentor, and lead dedicated Project Managers—transforming complex, multi-disciplinary efforts into transparent, predictable roadmaps that drive organizational velocity while maintaining alignment with upcoming quality and audit standards (ISO 9001, AS9100, SOC 2).
Key Responsibilities
PMO Architecture, Strategy & Enterprise Tooling (30%): Define, roll out, and enforce a standardized hybrid program management methodology (Stage-Gate, Agile, Waterfall). Lead the evaluation, selection, and company-wide rollout of a centralized enterprise PPM software stack, designing real-time C-suite executive dashboards and stage-gate review controls.
Enterprise Program Governance & Cross-Functional Delivery (30%): Serve as the ultimate accountability point for all major enterprise initiatives, including aircraft development milestones, prototype build schedules, supply chain scaling, and facility expansions. Mitigate critical-path risks and align change controls with engineering and financial expenditure policies.
Team Building & Talent Leadership (25%): Build and execute the hiring roadmap for dedicated Project Managers. Establish KPI baselines, career pathways, capacity planning models, and continuous training to foster a culture of accountability and precision.
Executive Alignment & C-Suite Reporting (15%): Deliver transparent portfolio health reports, risk escalations, and strategic trade-off analysis directly to the CEO, COO, CFO, and Chief Engineer.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 8–10+ years of progressive program management experience, with at least 3–5+ years in a PMO Director or senior managerial role establishing enterprise program governance frameworks.
Scaling & Department Building: Proven track record of building a PMO function from scratch and driving multi-disciplinary programs (hardware, software, operations, supply chain) across multiple business units.
Tooling & Team Leadership: Expert hands-on experience evaluating, deploying, and driving adoption for enterprise PPM platforms, combined with a strong track record of recruiting and mentoring high-performing PMs.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: PMP, PgMP, or formal Agile/Scrum credentials are preferred.
Industry Versatility: Exposure to complex hardware, aerospace, defense, or advanced technology is advantageous, alongside working familiarity with structured Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, AS9100, SOC 2).
