Director: Project Management Office (PMO)

Radiological Society of North America • Oak Brook, IL

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About The Position

The Director of Project Management Office (PMO) will lead and evolve RSNA’s approach to project and portfolio management, product ownership, and business analysis. The role partners with executive and department leaders to turn organizational priorities into actionable plans, improve visibility across the project portfolio, and strengthen how initiatives are prioritized and delivered. The ideal candidate combines strong PMO and IT project leadership with a practical, forward-looking approach to Agile practices, continuous improvement, and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• Experience leading a PMO, enterprise delivery function, or project and portfolio management team.
• Leadership experience with IT Engineering/application development projects and portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of project and portfolio management, business analysis, and organizational governance.
• Experience in Agile software development environments, including cross-functional teams, iterative planning, backlog management, and product ownership.
• Proven success leading complex initiatives across executive, business technology, and vendor stakeholders.
• Ability to translate strategy into executable plans while balancing priorities, capacity, risk, cost, and dependencies.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, negotiation, change-management, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with vendor selection, RFPs, SOWs, contracts, and implementation governance.
• Interest or experience using AI and emerging technologies to improve project delivery and productivity.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• PMP or comparable certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PMO’s strategy, governance, standards, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Drive project intake, prioritization, portfolio planning, and organizational roadmaps.
• Partner with senior leaders to evaluate priorities, capacity, dependencies, risks, and resource needs.
• Establish practical, scalable project delivery practices that improve accountability, communication, and outcomes.
• Advance Agile and product management practices, including iterative planning, backlog management, and product ownership.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives involving business teams, IT Engineering, executives, and external partners.
• Oversee vendor-supported initiatives, including RFPs, SOWs, implementations, performance, and risk management.
• Use AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve project delivery and team productivity.
• Build, coach, and develop a collaborative, high-performing PMO team.

What This Job Offers

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