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The Director, IT PMO is responsible for ensuring project delivery quality, cost management, and policy compliance across all IT portfolios. This role leads the annual Portfolio & Technology Roadmap planning exercise and maintains the Company’s Technology Roadmap.The Director, IT PMO provides oversight for IT portfolio management; project and change management standards; program and project governance; PMO procedures, tools, and reporting.\nThe Director, IT PMO manages, coaches, mentors, and develops the IT PMO team and 3rd party contractors.\nDuties and Responsibilities:\nOverall responsibility for PMO management and delivery quality of IT portfolio projects, including project and change management, project budget management, and policy compliance.\nAccountable for operational and financial results of PMO.\nManage stakeholder relationships, positioning IT as a trusted advisor across client portfolios.\nMeet commitments to internal clients and delivers initiatives to support Company objectives, IT priorities, and functional goals.\nProvides strategic direction, coaches and mentors project management staff.\nThis position is currently a hybrid work structure based in South Jersey. Come 2028-2029, this role will be hybrid out of our new Philadelphia, PA HQ.\nA Day in the Life\nLeadership\nRecruit, retain and develop strong management team that assumes ownership and responsibility for each of their areas and personnel.\n\nProvide oversight for contract PMO resources, System Integrators, and other vendor partners involved in delivery IT projects.\n\nSet clear objectives and expectations for PMO and manage team performance accordingly. Monitor and provide continual feedback to associates regarding job results through coaching and counseling. Provide supportive feedback and address employee performance proactively.\n\nEnsure compliance with policies and procedures.\n\nBe available to handle critical issues and escalations during standard business hours and after hours as required to ensure continued business operations.\n\nEnsure PMO is operating in alignment with appropriate industry standards and best practices for project and change management. Define new procedures, processes and tools for continuously improving operational support and efficiency, delivering enhancements, and minimizing costs.\n\nEnsure appropriate communications are in place to status problems and projects.\n\nProject Management:\nDevelop, plan and implement strategy for company-wide IT project management.\n\nProvide strategic communication with Executive and Senior Leadership necessary to report project management plans and opportunities and plans to ensure agreement on required business objectives, resources, financials and project deliverables.\n\nPrepare and maintain the capital and expense budget for IT PMO Project Portfolio.\n\nOversee definition, implementation, and reporting of project governance, project plan, project budget, and project resourcing for IT PMO projects.\n\nActively pursue issue resolution, communicate project status/issues to stakeholders and escalate issues as needed.\n\nMaintain awareness and knowledge of contemporary project management methodology, and provide suitable interpretation to Executive and Senior Leadership, Directors, Managers and pertinent associates within the organization.\n\nContribute to the evaluation and development of overall IT strategy and performance with SVP and IT Leadership Team.\n\nYou'll Come With\nEducation: B.A. or B.S. required. MBA preferred\nLicenses/Certification/Registration: Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred but not required\nExperience:\nSenior PMO leadership role in mid/large sized retail organization or 2+ years at Director+ level in Management Consulting, including consulting project management experience for Retail clients.\nExperience across multiple retail technology portfolios (Stores, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Corporate, Infrastructure, Cyber)\nExtensive management experience of teams with 5+ employees\nProven ability to drive the “Customer Experience” and continuously deliver results\nExperienced with PMO KPIs and reporting\nExperienced applying Change Management frameworks (e.g., ADKAR/Prosci, Kotter’s, Lewin’s)\nSkills and Abilities:\nAbility to operate well in fast-paced, collaborative environment\nAble to manage through ambiguity, making timely and effective business decisions\nAbility to provide leadership and manage across a rapidly changing culture\nHighly developed communication skills, appropriate across audiences all levels of the Company\nHighly organized\nExcellent problem-solving\nStrong balance of technical and business aptitude and comprehension\nExperienced with configuration and usage of project management tools (e.g., Service Now SPM, Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira)\nBurlington Stores is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship by the company.\nCome join our team. You’regoing to like it here!\nYou will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.\nWe are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. 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