Assistant Vice President, Project Management Office

Purdue Federal Credit Union • West Lafayette, IN

14h

About The Position

The key purpose of this position is to provide strategic leadership and oversight of Purdue Federal's Project Management Office by ensuring enterprise initiatives are prioritized, governed, resourced, and successfully delivered in alignment with organizational goals. This position works closely with executive leadership, business units, Information Technology, and external vendors to drive project execution, support organizational change, improve operational effectiveness, and provide visibility into enterprise project performance and strategic outcomes.

Requirements

• Strategic Leadership Skills - Ability to align enterprise strategy with project priorities, resource planning, and organizational goals.
• Project and Portfolio Management Knowledge - Strong understanding of project, program, and portfolio management methodologies, governance frameworks, and project lifecycles.
• Leadership Skills - Ability to lead, coach, mentor, and develop team members while fostering accountability and collaboration.
• Communication Skills - Ability to communicate effectively with executives, employees, vendors, and stakeholders through verbal, written, and presentation-based communication.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to evaluate project metrics, resource utilization, portfolio performance, and organizational impact.
• Problem Solving Skills - Ability to assess risks, identify solutions, and navigate complex business challenges.
• Interpersonal Skills - Ability to build relationships, gain stakeholder support, and influence outcomes across departments.
• Organizational Skills - Ability to manage multiple priorities, enterprise initiatives, and competing timelines.
• Technology Skills - Proficiency with Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and related project management and reporting platforms.
• Change Management Knowledge - Understanding of stakeholder engagement, organizational change management, process optimization, and adoption planning.
• Vendor and Financial Management Skills - Ability to oversee vendor relationships, contracts, project budgets, and external service providers.
• Compliance and Governance Knowledge - Ability to ensure project governance, documentation standards, and organizational policies are consistently followed.

Responsibilities

• Managing the enterprise project portfolio and PMO governance process, including translating organizational strategy into project priorities, leading the project intake, evaluation, prioritization, and governance processes, administering and improving Purdue Federal's project prioritization model, monitoring project and portfolio health, providing executive leadership with recommendations and reporting, and leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Leading and developing PMO team members by providing leadership, coaching, mentoring, and professional development, establishing performance expectations, supporting employee growth, managing team workload and capacity planning, and building a collaborative team culture.
• Supporting cross-functional collaboration and organizational change initiatives by partnering with leadership, business units, IT, and vendors, facilitating communication and stakeholder engagement, establishing clear accountability and decision-making processes, and supporting organizational change management efforts.
• Overseeing PMO operations, resource planning, and reporting, including staffing, project resource allocation, workload balancing, capacity planning, collaborating with Finance, IT, and business leaders on project funding and resource requirements, managing PMO tools and processes, and developing executive dashboards and reports.
• Ensuring continuous improvement, risk management, and portfolio performance by evaluating project and portfolio performance, identifying risks and obstacles, developing mitigation strategies, identifying opportunities for process improvement, leveraging technology platforms, and documenting lessons learned.
• Maintaining knowledge of project management, portfolio management, organizational change management, and industry best practices, participating in training and professional development, and supporting Purdue Federal's mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed