Senior PMO Specialist

At APM Terminals, a global leader in port and terminal operations, we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. As part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, we connect economies and communities worldwide. Our success is driven by a strong commitment to LEAN methodologies, embedding continuous improvement into every aspect of our operations. Join us and be part of a team that values excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

We foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to continuous improvement is driven by LEAN principles, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers. Join us to be part of an innovative environment where your growth is our priority, and experience the numerous advantages of being a valued member of our team.

For APM Terminals to succeed in the new global reality, we need to think, act and do things differently than we have before. We need to transform how we work; continue to develop our skillsets, processes and behaviours; and ensure every heart and brain is in the game and with us on this journey. We’ve come a long way on our transformation journey, and now is the time to lift our game to the next level – executing projects with precision, supporting our teammates through change, and unlocking the immense potential within APM Terminals to serve all our stakeholders. Every heart and brain is in the game of winning. The APM Terminals Transformation Office has been established to enable strategy execution across the company – help make sure that the company do the right change projects right. The Senior PMO Specialist helps ensure our most important initiatives are set up to succeed - and that we learn when they’re not.

The Senior PMO Specialist plays a critical role in strengthening the APM Terminals ability to deliver projects and change successfully. The role acts as a cornerstone of the change project execution competence center, ensuring consistent delivery standards, proactive portfolio-level insight, and high-quality governance that protects value during execution. The role acts as a trusted execution advisor, providing independent delivery assurance, coaching, and insight across strategic initiatives - without owning delivery.

The role goes beyond traditional a traditional PMO role. It focuses on enabling confident decision-making, early risk detection, continuous improvement of change project execution capability across the organization. The role sits within the Transformation Office and works closely with Strategy Portfolio Management, the Transformation Leads, the Change Business Owners, the Subject Matter Experts, and the Change Receiving Organizations in general.

This role exists to enable better delivery decisions and outcomes — not to run projects on behalf of the organization.

> Delivery governance and quality assurance

• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve project and change delivery standards, frameworks, and templates
• Perform independent quality reviews (health checks, gate reviews, deep dives) on projects - definition of done, business cases, scope clarity, timelines, resourcing, financial logic, risks, and change readiness
• Escalate delivery risks and patterns to the Transformation Office leadership and relevant forums
• Support recovery actions - without taking over delivery
• Challenge delivery plans, assumptions, risks, and dependencies to protect value
• Ensure compliance with agreed governance without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
  
  

• We are looking for: 8–12+ years in project / portfolio management/ program/ project management, change management, and transformation delivery
• Proven hands-on experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects in multinational matrix organised companies
• Strong understanding of: Portfolio, project and change management, Portfolio governance, Financial and resource planning, Change adoption and operational readiness
• Delivery frameworks (transformation programs/ projects (agile/ waterfall/ hybrid))
• Risk and dependency management
• Financial awareness (business cases, forecasts)
• Change and adoption principles
• Quality review and assurance techniques.
• Experience in regulated or complex environments is an advantage

• Executive-level communication and challenge
• Systems thinking and pattern recognition
• Pragmatic judgement over rigid methodology
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills
• Credibility with senior stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, Information Systems, Economics, or a related field
• Master’s degree (e.g. MSc, MBA, MPA) is an advantage, particularly with a focus on strategy, transformation, or organizational change

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.