Director, IT - PMO

Rehlko • Glendale, WI

2d • $166,400 - $216,850

About The Position

The Director - IT, Portfolio & PMO Management leads Rehlko’s enterprise IT portfolio management and PMO disciplines and team. The role translates business strategy into an executable, governed, value-driven portfolio; enables transparent investment decisions; validates value delivery; manages portfolio-level dependencies and capacity; improves predictable delivery across projects, programs, and products; and leads executive portfolio reviews with decision-quality insight on priorities, funding, risks, benefits, and outcomes.

The Director leads portfolio strategy, intake, sequencing, and prioritization; executive governance and decision support; financial management and value realization; resource and demand management; delivery standards and portfolio assurance; and PMO leadership and continuous improvement. The position is accountable for reliable portfolio data and timely executive decisions, alignment of commitments with funding and capacity, measurable outcomes and validated benefits, improved delivery predictability and risk transparency, and a high-performing PMO team. Target outcomes include maintaining more than 90% of the portfolio in green status monthly and achieving a project-delivery Net Promoter Score above 25%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in technology portfolio, program, project, or PMO leadership.
• Experience leading an IT PMO function in a global organization with more than $2 billion in revenue.
• Demonstrated experience with executive governance, investment prioritization, portfolio financial management, resource and demand planning, delivery assurance, and value realization.
• Experience establishing or materially improving portfolio governance, benefits realization, delivery tooling, or PMO operating models.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary delivery professionals and influencing senior stakeholders across business and technology functions.
• Experience in a complex, multifunctional environment with significant transformation and merger and acquisition activity.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, analysis, conflict resolution, and decision-framing skills, including the ability to convert complex portfolio data into clear choices.
• Experience with portfolio and project management platforms, financial planning tools, and executive dashboards, with a commitment to data quality and automation.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in business, technology, or a related field.
• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or comparable portfolio, program, project, or Agile certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT portfolio strategy, intake, sequencing, and prioritization in alignment with business and technology objectives.
• Apply consistent criteria for strategic value, urgency, risk, cost, dependencies, and capacity; maintain a transparent portfolio view and recommend investment, trade-off, and sequencing decisions.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to strengthen proposals, ownership, outcomes, and readiness.
• Lead executive portfolio reviews, recommendations, escalations, and decision follow-through.
• Establish governance, decision rights, stage gates, accountability, and escalation paths, tailoring governance to initiative size, complexity, risk, and delivery approach.
• Provide clear reporting on portfolio health, value, financials, capacity, risks, and required decisions.
• Lead portfolio planning, forecasting, investment scenarios, and capital and operating expense oversight with Finance.
• Establish standards for business cases, total cost of ownership, benefits, and value validation; challenge investment assumptions and provide transparency into forecast and actual spend.
• Track adoption, outcomes, and realized value with benefit owners, addressing gaps as needed.
• Align portfolio demand with capacity, skills, sourcing options, and delivery constraints; identify resource bottlenecks and recommend sequencing, staffing, sourcing, or scope trade-offs with resource managers.
• Improve visibility into workforce and partner allocation while maintaining functional accountability.
• Establish fit-for-purpose standards and tools for predictive, Agile, hybrid, product, and vendor-led delivery.
• Monitor portfolio health, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and recovery plans; define intervention thresholds and lead recovery planning for initiatives outside tolerance.
• Integrate architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, data, change, procurement, and operational readiness into governance.
• Lead and develop portfolio, program, project, business analyst, Agile, and change professionals; establish roles, career paths, standards, and accountability.
• Simplify governance, automate reporting, improve data quality, and reduce administrative burden.
• Promote disciplined execution, constructive challenge, and strong stakeholder partnerships.
• Enable timely executive decisions supported by reliable data and clear recommendations; align portfolio commitments with funding, capacity, dependencies, and risk tolerance.
• Ensure investments have accountable sponsors, measurable outcomes, credible plans, and validated benefits; improve delivery predictability, risk transparency, reporting quality, and PMO responsiveness.
• Maintain more than 90% of the portfolio in green status monthly and achieve a Net Promoter Score above 25% on project delivery.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including health, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) with Rehlko matching.
• Work-life flexibility.
• Recognition and rewards.
• Development and career opportunities.
• A safe and inclusive workplace.

What This Job Offers

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