Lead of PMO and strategy

Arpi
Antonyan

Building the future of project management. Turning complexity into clarity — across EMEA and beyond.

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6+
Years experience
4
Languages spoken
English  ·  Spanish
Catalan  ·  Armenian
PMP
Certified
PSM I
Certified
EMEA-based  ·  Remote-first

About me

Where governance
meets real people.

I got into project management because I believe the way a team is structured — and supported — changes everything. Not just delivery timelines, but how people show up, how decisions get made, and whether the work actually sticks.

Over the past six years, I've built and led PMO functions in AI, tech, and enterprise environments across EMEA. The through line has always been the same: create governance that serves the team, not the other way around. When people understand why a process exists, they use it. When they don't, they work around it.

My focus has shifted more and more toward the intersection of strategy and team dynamics — how you get a group of smart, busy people genuinely aligned on what matters, and moving together. That's the work I find most interesting, and it's the foundation for the courses I'm building.

2024–
Lead of PMO & Strategy
Defined.ai
Lisbon, Portugal
2023–24
Senior Project Manager
Defined.ai
Lisbon, Portugal
2021–23
Business Project Manager
Red Hat
EMEA
2019–21
PMO Officer
Scytl Innovating Democracy
Barcelona, Spain
2018–19
Financial Assistant
Scytl
Barcelona, Spain

Writing

Perspectives on
project management.

01
Project Management: A Rewarding Career Journey
Published on Medium  ·  Arpi Antonyan
02
How Is AI Changing the Role of the Project Manager?
Published on Medium  ·  Arpi Antonyan

More articles on the way. Follow on Medium to stay updated.

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a conversation.

Whether you're working on something interesting, want to exchange ideas on PMO and strategy, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

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