Director of Project Management

DataMap•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Director of Project Management leads DataMap’s project management practice and manages the portfolio of customer, partner, partnership-growth, internal, and operations work. The role is accountable for portfolio health and delivery outcomes, including schedule, budget, quality, margin, and the results each engagement promises. The Director sets the practice’s methodology, governance, standards, and quality gates in partnership with executive leadership, and chairs executive steering committees while serving as the escalation point for portfolio delivery risks. The Director leads Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and coordinators, and coordinates work across consulting, engineering, QA, and managed services. The role partners with Sales and client executives, drives organization-level change, and is accountable for PMO utilization, forecasting, margin, and delivery-led growth. Responsibilities also include building the team and its career paths, developing future leaders, and designing the PMO’s structure and operating cadence. Working with the executive team, the Director leads the AI transformation of the PMO, including tool selection, methodology evolution, workflow automation, AI-assisted delivery standards, and measurement of results. The role represents DataMap’s AI-first delivery to clients and at industry events, and leads flagship AI and automation programs using DataMap products and enterprise platforms. The position is based in Overland Park, Kansas. Total compensation is listed as $120,000–$180,000 yearly, consisting of base salary plus bonus.

Requirements

At least 10 years of project delivery experience, including leading project managers and holding portfolio- or PMO-level responsibility.
Track record of completing and sustaining organization-level changes in process, structure, visibility, and communications, with working knowledge of a structured change-management approach.
Vision for AI transformation of a delivery organization or PMO, and a track record of carrying one out.
Proven success chairing steering committees, advising C-level client stakeholders, and leading leaders outside the candidate’s reporting line.
Commercial leadership experience with portfolio margin, utilization, forecasting, pricing input, and revenue growth through delivery, including building a delivery-led process that converts project leads into signed orders.
Demonstrated success building and developing project management teams, including hiring, career paths, standards, and mentoring.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification or equivalent experience; PgMP or PfMP is a plus.
Consulting or professional services delivery leadership experience.
Experience with SaaS and ERP implementations such as Coupa, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Salesforce, and integration platforms such as Boomi; Source-to-Pay or procurement depth.
Experience designing a PMO operating model, including governance, portfolio reporting, and a career ladder.
Experience selecting and deploying AI tooling across a delivery organization with measured ROI.
Familiarity with change models such as Lewin’s change model, Kotter’s 8 steps, Prosci’s ADKAR model, the Bridges Transition Model, or the McKinsey 7-S Framework; the latter models are noted as a plus.
Public thought leadership through speaking, publishing, or community leadership in project delivery or applied AI.

Responsibilities

Lead management of all customer, partner, partnership-growth, internal, and operations work, and own portfolio health, including schedule, margin, quality, and outcomes.
Lead Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and coordinators; establish standards for how projects are run, led, and grown.
Coordinate leaders and teams across consulting, engineering, QA, and managed services, and partner with Sales and client executives.
Chair executive steering committees; escalate engagements with delivery, commercial, or relationship risks; involve executive leadership when needed; and maintain relationships across strategic accounts.
Drive organization-level change in process, structure, visibility, communications, and change management.
Set and maintain delivery standards, governance, and quality gates from kickoff through close, drawing on established practices such as PMI’s.
Design the PMO structure and operating cadence, including roles, decision rights, escalation paths, portfolio reviews, and handoffs across delivery, Sales, engineering, and managed services.
Run portfolio intake, prioritization, and health reviews; develop health metrics, dashboards, early warnings, and portfolio reporting; and manage delivery communications.
Own PMO commercial results, including portfolio margin, utilization, forecasting, change-order discipline, and expansion revenue from software and services.
Build the lead-to-signature process, playbooks, and pipeline reporting so project managers identify sales leads, draft orders and amendments, and obtain customer signatures.
Partner with Sales on pipeline, pursuits, achievable commitments, and pricing and packaging of delivery services.
Build the project management team through hiring, onboarding, training, career-path development, and culture; coach and develop future leaders.
Lead the PMO’s AI transformation with the executive team, including tool selection, methodology evolution, and ROI measurement.
Establish AI-assisted delivery standards such as prompt libraries, workflow automation, and AI-driven risk and margin warnings; measure cycle time, quality, and margin results.
Represent DataMap’s AI-first delivery in client executive briefings, industry content and speaking, and pursuit support; lead flagship AI and automation programs built on DataMap products.