PMO Analyst

<div class="content-intro"><p><span class="fontSizeMedium" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Founded in 1999, Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. With approximately $42 billion of assets under management and more than 475 employees, Audax is a leading capital partner for middle market companies, operating through three business lines: Audax Private Equity, Audax Private Debt, and Audax Strategic Capital.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="fontSizeMedium" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information, visit the Audax Group website <a href="https://www.audaxgroup.com">www.audaxgroup.com.</a> or follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/audaxgroup/posts/?feedView=all">LinkedIn</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></p></div><p><strong>PMO Analyst, Project Management Office</strong></p> <p>Within Audax Group, the Project Management Office (PMO) acts as the <em>connective tissue</em> across the project portfolio, ensuring alignment, transparency, and consistency. It provides governance, reporting, quality assurance, financial oversight, risk and issue management, project change control, and knowledge management. Through the expertise and discipline of its team, the PMO enables informed decision-making and strengthens project delivery.</p> <p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY:</strong></p> <p>The <strong>PMO Analyst</strong> supports the daily operation of the Project Management Office and helps ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across the project portfolio. The role focuses on governance, reporting, process standardization, and lifecycle support, while also managing small-scale projects end-to-end. Through strong coordination, documentation, and analytical capabilities, the PMO Analyst enables informed decision-making and supports the ongoing maturity of PMO practices.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support intake and definition of small/medium business cases, ensuring clarity of scope, objectives, timelines, costs, and resource needs.</li> <li>Support the vendor onboarding process, coordinating required documentation, approvals, and compliance steps to ensure timely setup.</li> <li>Apply governance standards across the project portfolio, maintaining status of deliverables, milestones, risks, and issues.</li> <li>Maintain PMO repositories (Lessons Learned, risk/issue logs, templates, project documentation).</li> <li>Conduct compliance and assurance checks as directed by the Director of Project Management.</li> <li>Promote consistent use of PMO processes, templates, and lifecycle standards across all project teams.</li> <li>Coordinate recurring reporting cycles and consolidate project updates into clear, concise portfolio reports for leadership.</li> <li>Update and maintain project plans and dashboards based on PM and governance input.</li> <li>Manage communications through the PMO inbox including reporting requests, reminders, and distribution of project materials.</li> <li>Contribute to the development and continuous refinement of PMO standards, processes, and templates.</li> <li>Facilitate workshops to identify improvement opportunities and document actionable recommendations.</li> <li>Maintain and evolve a centralized library of best-practice templates and tools for project teams.</li> <li>Support the rollout of quality processes and PMO standards across all projects.</li> <li>Develop and maintain project schedules and documentation.</li> <li>Coordinate tasks, resources, stakeholder communications, and dependencies.</li> <li>Track progress against scope, timeline, budget, and quality targets.</li> <li>Manage risks, issues, and change control processes.</li> <li>Provide regular project status updates to stakeholders.</li> <li>Ensure a smooth transition to operations/support and lead project closure, including post-implementation reviews.</li> </ul> <p><strong>REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>BS or BA degree required</li> <li>3+ years in PMO support, project coordination, or project administration.</li> <li>Experience managing small projects or major components of larger initiatives.</li> <li>Exposure to both Agile/Scrum and traditional project management methodologies.</li> <li>Familiarity with project management tools and best practices.</li> <li>Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>Excellent organization, documentation discipline, and attention to detail.</li> <li>Ability to manage stakeholders professionally with tact and confidence.</li> <li>Strong prioritization and time-management capabilities.</li> <li>Operates with integrity, accountability, and a continuous-improvement mindset.</li> <li>Brings teams together and fosters collaborative working relationships.</li> <li>Decisive, outcome-focused, and resilient under pressure.</li> <li>Builds trust and maintains professionalism in all interactions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>LOCATION:&nbsp;</strong>Boston, MA. This position is in the office 3 days/week. These in-office requirements may be adjusted based on the needs of the business</p> <p></p> <p>For&nbsp;Massachusetts&nbsp;only:&nbsp;The&nbsp;base&nbsp;salary&nbsp;range&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp;position&nbsp;is&nbsp;<em>$90,000-&nbsp;$120,000</em>. The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation may vary and will be determined based on but not limited to, the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and Audax reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. An employee may also be eligible for annual discretionary incentive compensation based on performance.</p> <p>Audax&nbsp;offers&nbsp;a&nbsp;wide&nbsp;range&nbsp;of&nbsp;employee&nbsp;benefits,&nbsp;including&nbsp;health&nbsp;insurance,&nbsp;life&nbsp;insurance,&nbsp;disability&nbsp;insurance,&nbsp;paid&nbsp;time&nbsp;off&nbsp;(including&nbsp;sick&nbsp;leave,&nbsp;parental&nbsp;leave,&nbsp;volunteer&nbsp;leave,&nbsp;and&nbsp;vacation),&nbsp;charitable&nbsp;donation&nbsp;match,&nbsp;family&nbsp;support&nbsp;services&nbsp;(including&nbsp;Bright&nbsp;Horizons&nbsp;and&nbsp;Benefit&nbsp;Advocate&nbsp;Center),&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;401(k)&nbsp;in&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;other&nbsp;benefits.</p> <p></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Audax Management Co. is an equal opportunity employer.</strong></p> <p>Please note that Audax Group and its affiliated entities do not accept unsolicited resumes from a third-party recruiting agency not currently under a signed agreement. Any unsolicited resume that is sent to directly to Audax Group or one of its affiliated entities, or its employees, including those submitted to hiring managers by a third-party recruiting agency not currently under a signed agreement, will be considered property of Audax Group. If a third-party recruiting agency submits a resume without an agreement, Audax Group or its affiliated entities explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the third-party recruiting agency. Any third-party recruiting agency should contact either a member of the Talent Acquisition or Human Resource team at Audax Group, in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract for service based upon a specific job opening.</p></div>