Director, IT - PMO

Rehlko • Glendale, WI

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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 and enables transparent investment decisions, validates value delivery, manages portfolio dependencies and capacity, improves delivery predictability, and leads executive portfolio reviews with clear insight into priorities, funding, risks, benefits, and outcomes.

The director leads portfolio strategy, intake, sequencing, prioritization, executive governance, financial management, value realization, resource and demand management, delivery standards, portfolio assurance, and PMO continuous improvement. The role partners with business, technology, Finance, and resource leaders; develops multidisciplinary delivery professionals; and provides decision-quality portfolio reporting and recommendations.

Success includes timely executive decisions based on reliable data, alignment of portfolio commitments with funding and capacity, accountable sponsors and measurable outcomes, improved delivery predictability and transparency, and a high-performing PMO team. Performance targets include maintaining more than 90% of the portfolio in green status monthly and achieving a project-delivery Net Promoter Score above 25%.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future. The listed salary range is $166,400–$216,850; the specific offer may depend on experience, education, and work location.

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 turn 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.
• Authorization 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 aligned 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 decisions required.
• 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 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 across 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 with 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.
• Build a high-performing PMO team with consistent standards and clear accountability; maintain more than 90% of the portfolio in green status monthly and achieve a project-delivery Net Promoter Score above 25%.

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