IT Program Coordinator

Fortive•Everett, WA

About The Position

Fortive is seeking an IT Program Coordinator to lead cross-functional technology programs and strengthen operating discipline across the CIO organization. The role owns integrated program planning and execution, portfolio governance, leadership operating rhythms, and operational processes that support informed decisions, financial visibility, accountability, and follow-through. It also serves as an operating partner to the CIO and leadership team, connecting strategic priorities to plans, governance, resources, communications, and measurable outcomes. The coordinator leads planning and execution across technology, AI, security, governance, and organizational programs; maintains integrated plans and reporting; and partners with workstream owners to manage delivery, risks, issues, and escalations. The role establishes portfolio governance and the CIO organization’s operating cadence, prepares decision-oriented leadership forums, tracks commitments, and provides concise executive reporting and dashboards. The position also leads annual and quarterly planning, improves workflows and decision processes, and manages operating mechanisms connecting program priorities with budgets, procurement, vendor performance, and resource allocation in partnership with Finance and Procurement. It translates financial and operational data into insights for reviews and resource decisions, while Finance retains ownership of controls and approvals. The coordinator uses Microsoft 365, Power Platform, project-management tools, and AI capabilities to automate tracking and improve reporting and productivity. The role drives alignment among initiative sponsors, workstream leaders, Finance, HR, Procurement, Communications, and external partners. It also designs and delivers leadership offsites, planning sessions, town halls, CIO meetings, and workshops, and exercises sound judgment when handling sensitive information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
At least 5 years of experience in IT program management, technology portfolio management, business operations, transformation, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple cross-functional initiatives with competing priorities, dependencies, and senior stakeholders.
Strong command of project planning, status reporting, risk and issue management, meeting governance, and action tracking.
Exceptional written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize complex material for executives.
Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with strong working knowledge of Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and related Microsoft 365 tools.
High degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Ability to influence progress through relationships, clarity, and persistence without formal authority.
Demonstrated ability to build executive presentations, analyze operational and financial data in Excel, and translate complex information into actionable insights.
Ability to implement practical AI, automation, and workflow capabilities that improve operating efficiency, reporting quality, and team productivity.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting departmental budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, procurement, or cost-management processes in partnership with Finance.
Experience in technology, cybersecurity, governance, compliance, or a complex global corporate environment.
Experience supporting portfolio governance, annual planning, transformation programs, or organizational change.
Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Power BI, or similar planning and reporting tools.
Experience preparing materials for senior leadership, executive committees, or boards.
Project management or change management certification.

Responsibilities

Lead planning and execution across technology, AI, security, governance, and organizational programs, translating strategic priorities into scope, outcomes, workplans, and accountabilities.
Build and maintain integrated program plans, department milestones, dependencies, resource needs, and status reporting across workstreams.
Monitor delivery with workstream owners; manage risks and issues, resolve barriers, and drive timely decisions or escalations.
Establish portfolio governance and provide leadership visibility into priorities, delivery health, capacity, risks, dependencies, and required decisions.
Establish and lead the CIO organization’s operating cadence, including leadership reviews, planning sessions, and governance forums.
Define objectives, decision points, performance inputs, and stakeholder preparation for governance forums.
Prioritize governance forums and stakeholder engagements to align leadership attention with program milestones, risks, and decisions.
Track decisions and commitments, identify delivery gaps, remove barriers with accountable leaders, and escalate material risks.
Develop executive portfolio reporting, dashboards, and decision materials covering progress, performance, risks, resource needs, and recommended actions.
Integrate information from multiple teams into a cohesive view of portfolio health, business impact, trade-offs, and decisions required.
Establish reporting standards and quality controls to improve data reliability, comparability, and timely intervention.
Lead integrated annual and quarterly planning across the CIO organization, translating priorities into sequenced initiatives, milestones, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
Improve department workflows, decision rights, handoffs, documentation, and information flow.
Manage operating mechanisms connecting program priorities, budgets, procurement, vendor performance, and resource allocation in partnership with Finance and Procurement.
Partner with the Director of Finance to integrate budgets, forecasts, variances, commitments, and spend trends into program planning and resource decisions.
Translate financial and operational data into insights and materials for budget reviews, resource decisions, and operating discussions; Finance retains ownership of controls and approvals.
Use Microsoft 365, Power Platform, project-management tools, and AI capabilities to automate tracking, improve reporting, standardize recurring processes, and increase productivity.
Drive alignment across initiative sponsors, workstream leaders, Finance, HR, Procurement, Communications, and external partners, clarifying interdependencies, decision rights, and accountabilities.
Design and deliver leadership offsites, planning sessions, town halls, CIO meetings, and initiative workshops to advance outcomes, resolve issues, and turn decisions into executable next steps.
Apply sound judgment and appropriate governance when handling sensitive program, financial, organizational, and stakeholder information.