Strategic PMO Lead

D.R. Horton • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

D.R. Horton is seeking a Strategic PMO Lead to turn investment in data, AI, and digital capabilities into disciplined execution and measurable outcomes. The role establishes portfolio visibility, planning rhythms, dependency management, financial tracking, and decision support so leaders can prioritize resources effectively. The ideal candidate brings execution rigor and business judgment, adding structure to an evolving environment without unnecessary process. Success means leaders have a trusted, current view of the portfolio, decisions are made on time, and delivery risks surface early enough to address.

The PMO Lead works across product, engineering, governance, business, and partner teams. The role supports portfolio planning and investment decisions, monitors delivery and financial information, and represents the function in cross-functional activities. It also identifies and pilots opportunities for data, AI, and digital capabilities to create practical business value.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Program Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7 or more years of program, portfolio, transformation, PMO, product operations, or related experience in complex cross-functional environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple interdependent initiatives and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders.
• Strong planning, facilitation, risk management, financial tracking, and executive reporting skills.
• Experience with agile, product, or hybrid delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in an evolving environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PgMP, agile, product operations, or comparable certification.
• Experience with portfolio tooling and AI-assisted planning or reporting.
• Experience in homebuilding, real estate, construction, mortgage, title, land development, sales, purchasing, finance, customer care, or another distributed operating business.
• Experience working in a large enterprise with complex enterprise environments.
• Experience founding, incubating, or building new products, capabilities, or businesses from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Establish lightweight portfolio governance, planning cadences, stage gates, dependency management, and executive reporting.
• Maintain an integrated view of priority initiatives, platform work, staffing, vendors, budgets, risks, decisions, and milestones.
• Drive follow-through on actions and decisions across product, engineering, governance, business, and partner teams.
• Support quarterly and annual planning, capacity allocation, investment choices, and portfolio rebalancing.
• Identify delivery risks early and facilitate decisions to resolve scope, resource, dependency, or ownership issues.
• Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities as appropriate.
• Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create practical business value.
• Identify, shape, and pilot opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities can create business value, with an owner's mindset and a bias toward building, testing, and learning quickly.
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner.
• Travel overnight.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision.
• 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Vacation, sick, and personal time, and company holidays.
• Multiple voluntary and company-provided benefits.

What This Job Offers

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