Director, IT Project Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement the strategic vision, operational model, and long-term maturity roadmap for the enterprise IT PMO.

• Create portfolio governance structures, including intake, prioritization, funding, resource planning, stage-gate reviews, and escalation processes.

• Lead strategic enterprise programs that encompass business applications, ERP, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud platforms, data and analytics, AI enablement, enterprise integrations, and user technology.

• Collaborate with IT and business leadership to translate corporate priorities into a sequenced technology roadmap.

• Define and uphold program and project management methodologies, delivery standards, templates, controls, and performance metrics.

• Build and guide a team of program managers, project managers, portfolio analysts, and business operations personnel.

• Oversee complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives, managing scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, risks, security requirements, and business outcomes.

• Create executive-level portfolio reports that cover project health, milestones, financial performance, dependencies, resource capacity, delivery risks, and decision-making.

• Maintain an integrated technology portfolio roadmap across business functions, technology domains, vendors, and transformation programs.

• Drive demand management and business case development.

• Collaborate with Finance and IT leadership on investment planning, budget tracking, forecasts, capitalization, vendor spending, and cost optimization.

• Implement practices for benefits realization.

• Lead initiatives in risk management, issue resolution, executive escalation, and recovery planning.

• Establish resource management practices for allocation, capacity planning, prioritization, utilization visibility, and delivery predictability.

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Business Systems, Data, Finance, Legal, People, and business unit leadership.

• Govern systems integrators, implementation partners, consultants, and strategic technology vendors.

• Promote Agile, hybrid, and product-oriented delivery practices.

• Foster continuous improvement through portfolio analytics, post-implementation reviews, lessons learned, delivery health assessments, and PMO maturity evaluations.

• Ensure that programs address security, privacy, compliance, audit, data governance, and change management requirements.

• Provide leadership during critical incidents, enterprise transformations, and executive escalations.

• Lead the IT PMO strategy, governance, delivery discipline, and portfolio management for enterprise technology initiatives at Shield AI, a defense-tech company focusing on intelligent systems, autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in technology program management, project management, portfolio management, business transformation, or related enterprise IT leadership roles.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience in managing PMO, program management, project management, portfolio management, or enterprise transformation teams.

• Proven experience in establishing or maturing an enterprise IT PMO within a complex, rapidly evolving, or high-growth organization.

• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, multi-year technology transformation programs with substantial business impact, cross-functional dependencies, and executive visibility.

• Experience overseeing portfolios including enterprise applications, ERP, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data platforms, integrations, and end-user technologies.

• Strong understanding of portfolio governance, demand management, investment prioritization, business case development, resource planning, financial management, and benefits realization.

• Experience managing program budgets, forecasts, vendor spending, statements of work, implementation partners, and financial controls.

• Ability to create executive communications, portfolio dashboards, program status reports, investment recommendations, risk summaries, and decision materials.

• Proficiency in identifying delivery risks, clarifying accountability, resolving cross-functional issues, and facilitating timely decisions.

• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, hybrid delivery models, and ITIL-aligned service management principles.

• Experience with portfolio management platforms such as Planview, Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, Microsoft Project, or equivalent.

• Outstanding communication, influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and financial acumen.

• Ability to engage in critical program governance, escalation management, and incident leadership.

• Preferred: Over 15 years of progressive experience, including 7+ years in managing multi-functional delivery organizations.

• Preferred: Background in defense technology, aerospace, manufacturing, regulated, security-sensitive, or high-compliance environments.

• Preferred: Experience with Oracle Fusion, Workday, Salesforce Agentforce, or similar enterprise application and ERP transformation programs.

• Preferred: Knowledge in cloud modernization, cybersecurity transformation, identity, zero-trust, data platforms, AI, or enterprise automation initiatives.

• Preferred: Relevant certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL, or equivalent.

• Preferred: Experience with strategic portfolio management platforms and enterprise reporting capabilities.

• Preferred: Expertise in organizational change management, operating model design, process transformation, and adoption planning.

• Preferred: Experience in establishing outcome-based delivery metrics.

• Preferred: Familiarity with automation, AI-enabled portfolio analytics, or data-driven reporting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus

• Benefits

• Equity

• Temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment (for temporary employees)

• Full-time regular employee offer package

• Temporary employees are eligible for a temporary benefits package

• Equal employment opportunity and accommodation support