Alan Herrity | May 7, 2025
Case Study - Director of Capital Investments and EPMO
Client Industry
Education Sector
The Challenge
The position had not previously existed within the organisation. This new position was designed to bring multiple disparate business units together under an Enterprise-Wide Project Management Office (EPMO).
This was the first time the organisation had undertaken both this type of business initiative and this type of position. The new leader would be responsible for engaging multiple business units that had not previously worked within such a function.
Cultural fit was critical. The successful candidate would need to build relationships across departments and guide them on how they could work with this new, centralised function.
Our Solution
Momentum Search and Selection conducted a full talent mapping exercise across the entire talent pool. We developed a longlist of candidates who had experience building EPMO functions and had worked across business units, including Technology, Finance, Operations, HR, Property, and Construction.
We reviewed the longlist with the client and proceeded to shortlist candidates. For the shortlisted group, we introduced or Specialist video platform designed for the executive search industry, which lets you see how candidates perform in a live environment:
- Each candidate on the Qualified, Interested and Assessed (QIA) shortlist completed a one-hour video interview.
- At the end of the interview, they answered three questions provided by the client.
- These responses were recorded and included in a Talent Dashboard, along with CV summaries, salary details, and other qualification data.
This approach allowed the client to review the shortlisted candidates without needing to conduct first-stage telephone interviews, saving time and effort.
Following this, the client conducted a three-stage interview process with selected candidates.
The Result
The appointed candidate successfully established the newly created function, delivering measurable performance and fostering cross-departmental collaboration. The client reported a high level of satisfaction with the outcome and described it as “one of the best searches she had been involved in”. Following this appointment, the client has retained Momentum Search and Selection for multiple initiatives.
Building Leadership Capability. Delivering Enterprise Impact.
