Project Management Officer (PMO)
Chicago, IL, United States
- IT
- Full-time
- Project Management Officer
- PMO
- Strategic Initiatives
The Project Management Officer (PMO) at Aramco leads strategic initiatives to drive group alignment, operational efficiency, and enterprise-wide transformation. The role involves designing governance frameworks, enabling insights-driven decisions through technology, and supporting cultural and organizational change across the global energy company. The PMO serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, mentoring teams and overseeing high-impact programs to accelerate Aramco's growth and unify its culture.
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking a Project Management Officer (PMO) to join our Group Operating Model Advisory Team within Group Transformation & Advisory.
The Group Transformation & Advisory Department are responsible for driving enterprise-wide synergies, shaping governance structures, and fostering alignment across the Saudi Aramco Group’s diverse businesses.
As a trusted advisor to senior management, you will play a pivotal role in group-level transformation, and value creation. Your primary role is to drive the groups mindset and behaviors to support accelerated growth of Aramco Group. You will oversee the ideation, design and implementation of a set of high visibility initiatives to accelerate Aramco’s evolution towards a global company enabling the creation of a unified and inclusive culture.
Key Responsibilities
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Lead high-impact strategic initiatives to foster group alignment, operational efficiencies, and value creation across the Saudi Aramco Group.
- Design and implement governance frameworks that standardize processes while allowing flexibility for business unit-specific needs.
- Leverage automation and technology to enable “Insights Driven Organization”
- Drive organizational change and mindset shifts, ensuring the successful adoption of new operating models.
- Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership, helping navigate the complexities of group-wide transformation.
- Mentor and guide teams in effective program execution, governance, and strategic transformation.
- Secure approvals, allocate budgets, and mobilize resources for high-priority transformation programs.
- Strengthen corporate identity and brand positioning, fostering a cohesive and inclusive culture across group entities.
Minimum Requirements
As the successful candidate you will have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business and Management or a related major. An advanced degree is preferred.
- 10+ years experience, preferably in top-tier consulting firms, sovereign wealth funds, or multinational group advisory roles.
- Strong experience in post-merger integration (PMI), Business transformation, Human Capital M&A and organization governance models.
- Experience in Culture Diagnostics, Culture Strategy, and Change Management
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and drive results when required by team dynamics
- Experience in Target Operating Model Design, along with a strong understanding of Organization Health drivers
Work Location and Work Schedule
Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job Offer
Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job Offer
Job Posting Duration
Job posting start date: 12/10/2025
Job posting end date: 12/31/2026
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
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