Director, IT Project Management Office

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

📋 Description

• The Director of the IT PMO is responsible for overseeing the IT project management process, which includes governance, team leadership, monitoring, prioritization, communication, and quality control.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by implementing robust quantitative and qualitative metrics for project performance to ensure that IT initiatives achieve maximum business impact and optimal customer satisfaction.

• Collaborate with executive leaders to translate corporate goals into a thorough, multi-year IT strategic plan.

• Define, maintain, and publicly share the organization's IT Roadmap, prioritizing cross-functional initiatives based on resource availability, financial returns, and technical dependencies.

• Create a standardized process for the intake, evaluation, scoring, and approval of new technology and product proposals.

• Manage the daily operations of the IT PMO, ensuring uniform methodologies are applied across the portfolio.

• Drive IT continuous improvement by embedding post-project retrospective reviews into IT processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or Finance (Master's degree preferred).

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in IT project/portfolio management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role within an enterprise PMO.

• PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-ACP, or Agile/Scrum Master certifications are highly desirable.

• Proven experience in overseeing digital software development, user interface design lifecycles, and contemporary software testing methodologies (QA).

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for maintaining alignment with executive stakeholders and external vendor partners.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, especially when addressing challenging, complex issues to develop solutions that target root causes.

• Capability to create and deliver training to new Project Managers or individuals entering the cybersecurity field.

• Ability to influence others without direct authority.

• Flexible, adaptable, and resourceful in managing shifting timelines and multiple deliverables.

• Proven leadership skills to establish and manage a high-performance team.

• Driven to cultivate relationships at the executive level with customers and vendor groups.

🏝️ Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint covers 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans).

• High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of employee premiums and 75% for family plans).

• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.

• Generous mobile phone and home internet allowance.

• Eligibility for retirement plans after 2 months at open enrollment.

• Pet Benefit Option.