PMO Portfolio Strategy & Capability Lead (Remote)

RTX•US-CT-REMOTE, CT

6d•$157,200 - $298,800•Remote

About The Position

The Associate Director – Digital Portfolio Strategy & Capability provides strategic leadership for the evolution of the Global Digital PMO by ensuring the organization possesses the people, capabilities, operating model, and strategic capacity required to successfully deliver the Digital portfolio. Rather than owning day-to-day PMO operations, Agile coaching, or methodology governance, this leader focuses on building organizational capability, executive portfolio readiness, and strategic deployment of delivery leadership across the enterprise. The Associate Director serves as the strategic partner to the Global PMO Director while working closely with the Enterprise Agile Coach, PMO Center of Excellence Lead, Portfolio Managers, Business Relationship Managers, and Digital Leadership to continuously mature enterprise execution capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline and 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in Portfolio, Program, Project Management, or Digital Transformation leadership; OR a Master's degree (MBA, Engineering Management, Organizational Leadership, or equivalent) and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in Portfolio, Program, Project Management, or Digital Transformation leadership.
Minimum 5 years leading enterprise-level PMO, Portfolio Management, Program Management Office, or Business Transformation organizations.
Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional Digital transformation initiatives supporting business-critical capabilities.
Experience establishing organizational capability improvement strategies across Portfolio, Program, and Project Management disciplines.
Experience supporting executive leadership in strategic planning, portfolio prioritization, organizational readiness, and business transformation initiatives.
Experience managing complex, multi-million-dollar portfolios with multiple concurrent programs across global teams.
Proven experience building high-performing delivery organizations, mentoring senior Program Managers, and developing future leadership pipelines.
Experience working across multiple delivery methodologies, including Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall environments.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree (MBA, Engineering Management, Organizational Leadership, or equivalent).
Experience within Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or similarly regulated industries is preferred.
Project & Portfolio Management.
PMP® (Project Management Professional).
PgMP® (Program Management Professional).
PfMP® (Portfolio Management Professional).
RTE (Release Train Engineer).
SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM).
SAFe Program Consultant (SPC).
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).

Responsibilities

Establish and manage a Digital deployment model for experienced Program Managers and Project Managers who can be rapidly assigned to high-priority business initiatives.
Maintain an enterprise bench of senior delivery professionals.
Rapidly deploy experienced leaders to strategic initiatives, executive priorities, recovery efforts, or emerging business demands.
Support Portfolio Managers during complex demand intake and business case development.
Provide interim leadership for critical programs experiencing delivery challenges.
Ensure deployment readiness across global PMO resources.
Partner with Resource Management to anticipate future strategic capability needs.
Continuously evaluate the health and maturity of the Digital PMO organization.
Assess organizational strengths and capability gaps across global PMO teams.
Develop multi-year capability roadmaps aligned to business strategy.
Identify future skills required across Portfolio, Program, and Project Management.
Recommend organizational structure enhancements.
Drive succession planning for key PMO leadership roles.
Partner with HR on recruitment, career paths, and leadership development.
Measure organizational capability maturity and workforce readiness.
Ensure the Digital PMO organization is prepared to support evolving business priorities.
Evaluate organizational readiness for major transformation programs.
Support executive portfolio planning activities.
Develop deployment strategies for large-scale initiatives.
Recommend organizational changes required to support new business priorities.
Coordinate enterprise response to emerging strategic demands.
Identify execution risks from a capability and capacity perspective.
Serve as the PMO lead supporting Digital integration activities during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships.
Coordinate Digital PMO support for integration planning.
Assess program leadership requirements.
Establish temporary governance for integration initiatives.
Coordinate deployment of senior PM resources.
Support executive integration reviews.
Identify organizational capability requirements during integration activities.
Act as a strategic change sponsor for organizational improvements across the PMO.
Driving adoption of new organizational capabilities.
Supporting operating model evolution.
Promoting enterprise collaboration.
Championing continuous improvement.
Building strong partnerships across Business and Digital organizations.