Our Austin, Texas client seeks an experienced PMO Director to lead the evolution of its IT Project Management Office, strengthen project delivery, and establish a more effective, business-focused approach to project and portfolio management. This position requires 4 days/wk on-site work and local candidates only. Must have experience establishing or transforming a PMO within a Texas state.
The ideal candidate is a transformational leader with demonstrated experience assessing, developing, and improving enterprise PMO capabilities. This individual must move beyond traditional project administration and reporting to establish a PMO that provides meaningful leadership, delivery governance, strategic alignment, and measurable business value.
Requirements
* Significant experience leading or transforming an enterprise IT PMO, preferably within a large, complex organization.
* Demonstrated success developing or improving PMO governance, methodologies, delivery standards, and organizational capabilities.
* Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with experience building relationships across executive, business, and technical teams.
* Proven ability to lead organizational change, influence stakeholders, and improve project delivery performance.
* Experience managing and developing project management teams.
* Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
* Strong executive communication, strategic planning, problem-solving, and organizational assessment skills.
* Ability to balance structured governance with practical, flexible delivery approaches.
Preferred
* Experience establishing or transforming a PMO within a Texas state agency or similarly complex public-sector organization.
* Experience implementing enterprise PMO improvement initiatives, including governance, portfolio management, and organizational change.
* Experience overseeing complex IT modernization initiatives involving multiple vendors, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred but not required.
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- Dice Id: 10300238
- Position Id: 9110805
- Posted 20 hours ago
