Director, IT PMO & Portfolio Management

American Woodmark • Winchester, VA

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About The Position

The Director, IT PMO & Portfolio Management reports directly to the Vice President, PMO and leads portfolio execution, enterprise governance, and program delivery across IT. The role directly manages a team of Senior Program/Project Managers, aligning strategic business objectives with technical execution. It combines strategic portfolio prioritization with delivery governance, resource capacity modeling, and executive stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in IT program/project management.
• 4+ years of direct people leadership and enterprise portfolio governance experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• PMP or PfMP certification required.
• Proven track record managing complex enterprise transformations, such as ERP deployments, data/analytics modernization, or systems consolidation.
• Expert proficiency in enterprise PPM platforms, such as Microsoft Planner, Smartsheet, or Jira Align, and executive visualization tools such as Power BI.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• PMI-ACP, CSM, or SAFe certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct intake, prioritization, and stage-gate governance across enterprise IT programs, balancing strategic imperatives, operational risk, and ROI.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Project/Program Managers; build team capabilities, balance workloads, and establish clear accountability.
• Establish resource forecasting, pipeline demand management, and cross-functional dependency tracking across product, architecture, infrastructure, and business workstreams.
• Own executive dashboards, portfolio health metrics, and steering committee materials for C-suite and VP stakeholders.
• Partner with IT Finance on portfolio-level capital allocation, budget forecasting, vendor SOW management, and post-implementation value realization.
• Standardize and optimize project delivery frameworks, including Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, and hybrid approaches, and PPM tool suites to reduce delivery friction while maintaining compliance and auditability.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health care benefits
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation days
• Paid sick days
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Profit sharing
• Tuition assistance
• Relocation assistance when available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director