I took a transformation lead role in industry a year go. However, my role is de facto program manager lead per internal job title. However, I wear multiple hats. I have a small team of project mgrs and oversea the deployment of transformation initiatives. I also manage the financials (cost savings) for the transformation and report that up to CFO. How do I position this experience for new opportunities? I know the stigma that comes with PMO roles so I’m worried about exit ops? Looking for advice

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Have you identified the role(s) you're interested in? That would be the starting point. The experience is pretty good, so you can tailor to the type of role you want.

Thank you, C1. I’d like to target COO type roles for small corporations. Or leadership operations roles that focus on integration and restructuring. I know this is quite vague and broad, but hence my challenge. Any advice on what roles will be good targets for me with my experience?

I do think COO roles may be challenging but probably not out of reach. You could get a SM/Director level role in implementation /integration/transformation type roles in a company easily. That's where your skills to manage those areas will be best utilized. And for those type of roles, you'd want to highlight all of what you mentioned:
1. The type of projects
2. The leadership skills
3. Your budgeting skills
4. Your technical skills

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Change your external facing title to mirror what you’re looking for in your next opportunity. For example, if you want to do COO type stuff, just label yourself “Operations Transformation Lead” or the like. Every middle / upper management role is PM to an extent.

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