The Senior Director, Program & Portfolio Management will be responsible for developing and leading our Technology program management office with the objective of prioritizing and optimizing the work intake demand management and delivery execution practice.
You will lead a diverse team of Technology, Data, Infrastructure, and Project Managers who are passionate about making our client successful in their IT Transformation journey. With high business growth every year, you will lead the team to scale and develop solutions that accelerate achieving business plans.
What this job involves:
- Recruit, hire and mentor an exceptional team of Project Managers to deliver technology and data projects across and within each line of business.
- Develop and manage a Technology program management practice including the applications required for project and portfolio execution.
- Stay abreast of technological advances, features, and functions of enterprise project management tools (i.e. work intake, demand planning & forecasting; project management).
- Develop audience-appropriate communications to inform and educate various groups on the purpose and outcomes of projects, including the preparation of presentation materials for the Steering Committee, Executive Leadership, and management groups.
- Plan for future staffing needs and implement policies and procedures for the allocation of staff to projects.
- Work with various groups to develop the financial model for projects with detailed costs and benefits. Create deliverables that can be used to obtain cost justification approval for a project.
- Implement policies, processes, procedures, technical standards, testing and all methods for the successful delivery of all programs and projects.
- Regularly interact with management and leads on project status, priority setting, and resource allocations, as well as department-wide efforts or policy-level decisions
- Work with Management and key stakeholders to prioritize projects and/or ensure consistency with corporate strategy and goals.
- Coordinate assignment of project managers and/or other resources to projects.
- Ensure business case, project charter, goals, scope, expected benefits, staffing, funding and project milestones are clearly defined and agreed to prior to project launch.
- Mediate conflicts and proactively manage risks and issues.
- Develop and monitor plan for benefits realization.
- Assemble and monitor annual budget requirements for current / future projects.
- Participate as a member of the IT senior leadership team and advisory committees.
Requirements
Sound like you? Before you apply, this is what we are looking for:
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience managing, supporting, and delivering complex technology projects.
- 5+ years of experience managing Project Management teams at scale.
- Demonstrated ability to formulate data driven decisions that lead to results.
- Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects.
- Demonstrated ability to build high performing teams.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Travel may be required.
Preferred Requirements:
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant project management, product management, software development, and engineering management experience.
- Experience with Merger & Acquisition preferred
Education:
- A Bachelors Degree from a 4-year accredited university/college.
Location:
- Remote - Central Time Zones (CST) With Travel
This is a 6 -12-month contract
MBIs COMMITMENT TO YOU:
Our job is to showcase our talented, professional candidates to globally recognized organizations where work/life balance is second to none! Our expert candidates solve the worlds problems--from every day to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental.
MBIs CORE:
MBIs foundation is built upon our commitment and passion for finding the best IT talent in the world and for matching that talent to our customers needs. MBI attracts highly skilled, quality people, and we expect a high level of commitment from all our team members to deliver quality work.
Sound like you? Before you apply, this is what we are looking for: Requirements: 10+ years of experience managing, supporting, and delivering complex technology projects. 5+ years of experience managing Project Management teams at scale. Demonstrated ability to formulate data driven decisions that lead to results. Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects. Demonstrated ability to build high performing teams. Strong communication and problem-solving skills. Travel may be required. Preferred Requirements: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant project management, product management, software development, and engineering management experience. Experience with Merger & Acquisition preferred Education: A Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year accredited university/college. Location: Remote - Central Time Zones (CST) With Travel This is a 6 -12-month contract MBI's COMMITMENT TO YOU: Our job is to showcase our talented, professional candidates to globally recognized organizations where work/life balance is second to none! Our expert candidates solve the world's problems--from every day to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. MBI's CORE: MBI's foundation is built upon our commitment and passion for finding the best IT talent in the world and for matching that talent to our customer's needs. MBI attracts highly skilled, quality people, and we expect a high level of commitment from all our team members to deliver quality work.