M6M6 — Vice President
Vice President / Global Head, Project & Program Management
As the executive head of project and program management, defines the corporate vision for project portfolios and ensures that all projects across the company drive strategic business value.
What this level means
Owns a major function or division; accountable for organization-wide outcomes.
- Scope
- A major function or division
- Autonomy
- Accountable for division strategy and outcomes
- Complexity
- Enterprise priorities and external factors
- Impact
- Division-wide / organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy, budget, and org for a division
- Leadership
- Leads the leadership of a division
- Typical experience
- 15–25 yrs
What you'd do
- Integrate project portfolio planning with corporate strategic planning.
- Lead all PMO/portfolio directors.
- Communicate portfolio performance, risks, and value to Board and investors.
- Authorize multi-billion-dollar project portfolios and capital budgets.
- Act as the public or industry face of project excellence.
- Integrate planning with strategy
- Lead directors
- Communicate with Board
- Authorize portfolios
- Represent project excellence
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic integration
- Public representation
- Portfolio authorization
- Leadership
- Ethical decision-making
- Corporate strategic planning
- Portfolio management
- Public relations
- Ethical leadership
- Capital budgeting
- Vision & Foresight
- Negotiation
- Resilience & Ethics
What good looks like
- PhD or equivalent in relevant field, often combined with an MBA
- 20+ years, including top executive roles
- Recognition in industry circles preferred
Common titles
Vice President, Project and Program ManagementProject and Program Management Vice PresidentVice President, Project and Program ManagerProject and Program Manager Vice President
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.