Vice President - Project Management Office (m/w/d)

Job Description

KK Wind Solutions (KKWS) is on an ambitious growth and transformation journey - and we're seeking an accomplished and visionary Vice President, Project Management Office, with a proven record of leading large-scale, complex industrial project portfolios within international organizations.

This role is intended for an accomplished leader with a proven ability to operate at a strategic level, combining strong technical insight with the capability to drive business strategy through effective project execution. In this strategic leadership role, you'll lead a high performing team delivering high-impact projects for some of the world's largest OEMs in the renewables industry. Your expertise will shape world-class project governance, drive performance excellence, and set new benchmarks for project execution. This is more than just managing timelines and budgets, it's about driving customer satisfaction, fostering long-term partnerships, and influencing executive decisions to propel Power & Controls towards its strategic goals.

Responsibilities

You will be a member of the Power & Controls leadership team:

• Contribute to the development and execution of the Power & Controls strategy, ensuring strategic projects are aligned with divisional objectives;
• Represent the project execution and delivery perspective in leadership decision-making forums;
• Collaborate with other senior leaders to drive cross-functional alignment, operational excellence, and customer-centric thinking across the division;
• Support initiatives for continuous improvement, risk management, and organizational development within Power & Controls;
• Act as a role model for leadership behaviors and values, fostering a high-performance culture.

As Head of PMO:

• Lead and develop the Project Management Office (PMO) team, building project management competencies and best practices;
• Oversee planning, execution, and governance of strategic projects for key customers, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-quality delivery;
• Ensure strong stakeholder and resource coordination across functions (Engineering, Operations, Quality, Sourcing) to deliver on project commitments;
• Act as senior escalation point for project issues and coordinate effective resolution;
• Drive standardization, reporting, and continuous improvement of project processes and tools;
• Represent the PMO in executive customer interactions, including steering committees and governance reviews;
• Track performance and proactively manage risks, opportunities, and changes affecting project outcomes.

Our requirements

What you bring to the role:

• A Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline;
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading a Project Management Office (PMO), with a strong track record in people leadership and team development;
• 10+ years of progressive experience in program and project management, ideally within industrial or technical B2B environments;
• Demonstrated success in leading strategic and complex projects, preferably within the wind or renewable energy sector;
• Hands-on experience managing customer-driven projects, including delivery models such as build-to-print, build-to-spec, and build-to-requirement;
• A deep understanding of project management methodologies and best practices. Certification or hands-on experience with frameworks such as IPMA, PMI/PMP, Prince2, Scrum, or Half Double is a strong advantage;
• Proven leadership capabilities, including managing international and cross-functional teams;
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to navigate and influence across a matrix organization;
• Fluent in English (spoken and written);
• Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 30-50 days/year);
• Candidates open to relocating to Denmark are warmly encouraged to apply. Relocation support may be provided for the right candidate.