Director, Portfolio Management – Project Delivery

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

📋 Description

• Oversee Inotiv's technology project portfolio, project delivery capabilities, organizational change management practices, and strategic technology initiatives.

• Prioritize, govern, and execute technology investments in alignment with business goals while maximizing value realization and organizational capacity.

• Lead a team of professionals in project and portfolio management.

• Act as Program Manager for critical cross-functional technology and business transformation projects, including ERP Optimization.

• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing talent.

• Create onboarding plans, set goals, define priorities, establish performance expectations, conduct performance reviews, and formulate talent development and succession plans.

• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, budgets, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Establish program governance structures, steering committees, decision-making forums, and executive reporting processes.

• Drive the resolution of program issues, risks, resource conflicts, and cross-functional dependencies.

• Collaborate with executive sponsors and business leaders to define success metrics, measure progress, and oversee benefits realization.

• Lead program communications and stakeholder engagement to foster transparency, alignment, and end-user adoption.

• Ensure programs are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with approved scope and strategic objectives.

• Serve as the escalation point for major project and program issues requiring executive intervention.

• Own the IT portfolio governance framework, including project intake, prioritization, approval, and investment decision processes.

• Lead governance forums that align technology investments, resource capacity, and business priorities.

• Enhance project, portfolio, and change management processes, standards, tools, and best practices.

• Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps in alignment with business and technology strategies.

• Establish enterprise IT resource planning and capacity management processes.

• Forecast resource needs and identify delivery constraints.

• Provide insights into organizational capacity, demand forecasts, staffing needs, and project investment trade-offs.

• Oversee portfolio-level financial management, including project budgets and forecasts.

• Implement benefits realization processes and track realized value against approved business cases and strategic objectives.

• Establish organizational change management standards and practices.

• Integrate stakeholder engagement, communications, training, adoption, and business readiness activities into programs and projects.

• Lead efforts to enhance user adoption and value realization.

• Create dashboards, portfolio reports, performance metrics, and key performance indicators.

• Provide leadership updates on project status, resource allocation, financial performance, risks, and business outcomes.

• Comply with company policies, procedures, safety requirements, confidentiality obligations, Core Values, and Code of Conduct.

• Perform other assigned duties.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field is required.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management, portfolio management, PMO leadership, or IT transformation leadership.

• Proven track record in leading enterprise-scale technology and business transformation initiatives.

• Experience managing enterprise project portfolios, governance processes, and investment prioritization.

• Experience leading ERP implementations, ERP optimization initiatives, or large-scale enterprise technology programs.

• Familiarity with project financial management, benefits realization, capacity planning, and organizational change management.

• Experience in implementing and enhancing project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and delivery tools.

• PMP or PgMP certification is preferred.

• Prosci Change Management Certification is preferred.

• Certifications in Agile, Scrum, or SAFe are preferred.

• Ability to utilize computers and display screen equipment for extended periods.

• Capability to push, pull, and lift weights unassisted.

• Ability to stand or walk for long durations.

• Strong strategic thinking and enterprise mindset.

• Excellent executive presence and communication skills.

• Strong leadership, collaboration, and influencing abilities.

• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams.

• High emotional intelligence (EQ).

• Expertise in organizational change management.

• Proficiency in relationship building and stakeholder management.

• Customer-focused and service-oriented approach.

• Data-driven decision-making skills.

• Strong ownership, accountability, and execution focus.

• Ability to lead through complexity and organizational change.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and dental coverage.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Paid time off.

• Paid parental leave.

• 401K plan.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics.