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This leader serves as the bridge between business demand, IT capacity, financial investment, and project delivery.\nThe Director establishes and maintains portfolio governance processes, drives strategic prioritization, facilitates executive decision-making, and provides visibility into project performance, resource utilization, and investment outcomes. The role ensures that IT teams are focused on the highest-value initiatives while balancing operational commitments, capacity constraints, and financial objectives.\nThis position leads portfolio planning, demand management, resource allocation, project governance, and reporting functions while enabling successful delivery across the IT organization.\nLocation: Newton, MA moving to Weston, MA in July 2027\nKey Responsibilities\nIT Portfolio Management\nOwn and manage the enterprise IT project portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate and IT strategic objectives.\nFacilitate portfolio prioritization and investment decisions in partnership with IT and business leadership.\nEstablish portfolio management practices that balance strategic initiatives, mandatory projects, operational commitments, and available resources.\nMaintain visibility into portfolio health, risks, dependencies, funding status, and value realization.\nDrive quarterly and annual portfolio planning processes.\nStrategic Alignment & Governance\nEstablish governance frameworks that ensure projects align with approved business priorities, technology strategy, architecture standards, and funding decisions.\nLead project intake, evaluation, and approval processes.\nFacilitate governance committees and executive steering reviews.\nDevelop decision-making frameworks that support prioritization, funding, and trade-off discussions.\nEnsure adherence to project management methodologies, stage-gate controls, and governance standards.\nCapacity Planning & Resource Management\nLead enterprise IT resource planning and capacity management processes.\nPartner with IT Directors and functional leaders to evaluate resource demand, skills gaps, and allocation needs.\nRecommend prioritization decisions based on resource availability, business value, risk, and strategic alignment.\nDrive workforce planning initiatives that support both short-term delivery and long-term strategic objectives.\nMonitor resource utilization and portfolio capacity metrics.\nPortfolio Performance & Reporting\nDevelop executive dashboards and reporting that provide actionable insights into portfolio performance.\nEstablish key performance indicators (KPIs) for portfolio health, project delivery, investment effectiveness, and resource utilization.\nProvide regular portfolio updates to executive leadership, steering committees, and governance forums.\nMonitor project financials, budget performance, and forecast accuracy.\nIdentify portfolio risks and drive mitigation strategies across projects.\nPMO Leadership & Process Excellence\nBuild and lead a high-performing PMO organization consisting of project managers, portfolio analysts, and PMO support resources.\nDefine standards, templates, methodologies, and tools that drive consistency across IT initiatives.\nPromote best practices in project, program, and portfolio management.\nDrive continuous improvement of PMO processes, governance frameworks, and reporting capabilities.\nChampion adoption of project portfolio management tools and data-driven decision-making.\nStakeholder Management\nPartner closely with business leaders, IT executives, finance, architecture, security, and delivery teams.\nFacilitate discussions that balance competing priorities and resource demands.\nServe as a trusted advisor to senior leadership regarding portfolio investment decisions and execution risks.\nBuild strong relationships across the enterprise to improve collaboration and transparency.\nLeadership Expectations\nLead through influence and collaboration across multiple IT and business functions.\nFoster a culture of accountability, transparency, and disciplined execution.\nPromote data-driven decision-making and objective prioritization.\nDrive organizational alignment around strategic objectives and portfolio commitments.\nDevelop PMO talent and build portfolio management capability across the organization.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field.\n10+ years of progressive experience in IT project, program, or portfolio management.\n5+ years of leadership experience managing PMO, portfolio management, or enterprise governance functions.\nDemonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale project portfolios.\nExperience with project portfolio management (PPM) tools, resource planning, and financial management processes.\nStrong knowledge of governance frameworks, project methodologies, and portfolio management practices.\nExperience presenting to executive leadership and facilitating strategic decision-making.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree (MBA or related discipline).\nPMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe SPC, SAFe LPM, or equivalent certification.\nExperience implementing Lean Portfolio Management or Agile Portfolio Management practices.\nExperience leading PMO transformation initiatives.\nStrong financial planning and investment governance experience.\nSuccess Measures\nThe Director, IT PMO will be evaluated based on:\nAlignment of IT investments to strategic priorities.\nPortfolio delivery predictability and transparency.\nResource capacity accuracy and optimization.\nGovernance compliance and adoption.\nExecutive stakeholder satisfaction.\nProject portfolio health and risk management effectiveness.\nBudget adherence and investment value realization.\nImprovement in PMO maturity, reporting quality, and planning discipline.\nEqual Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans\nCompetitive Pay $155,476 - $186,572 annually\nThe actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. 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