Vice President, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office

WSECU • Olympia, WA

8d • $170,556 - $284,277 • Hybrid

About The Position

WSECU is seeking a strategic, collaborative leader to serve as Vice President of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office. This executive role is responsible for driving enterprise portfolio management, ensuring alignment with WSECU’s strategic objectives, and championing transformation—including digital and AI integration. The VP will lead, organize, and coordinate across critical business initiatives, shaping how enterprise strategy translates into measurable outcomes and evolving value-driven delivery across the organization. As a champion for change, you will model adaptive agile planning, foster transparency, and strengthen our ability to adopt new ways of working. You’ll ensure enterprise planning and the Strategic Business Plan are translated into visible dashboards, enabling real-time tracking of progress and execution. This role is pivotal in making best practices and outcomes transparent to all stakeholders.

Requirements

• Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related discipline—or equivalent work experience.
• Experience Minimum 10 years’ experience managing enterprise PMO operations, with at least 5 years in agile practices and a proven track record of delivering solutions.
• 5+ years in a role overseeing Enterprise Portfolio Management.
• Competencies & Skills Strong leadership, interpersonal, negotiation, and people management skills.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to function at both detail and conceptual levels.
• Technical competence with MS Office products and familiarity with process model mapping, change management methodologies (ADKAR), SDLC, and capital investment analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading the evolution from traditional Project Management to Enterprise Portfolio Management, influencing executive decision making and organizational change.
• Certifications: Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner, and Prosci are valued.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Lead execution of outcome-oriented portfolio strategies aligned to the Strategic Business Plan.
• Prioritize portfolio demand, allocating resources to initiatives with the highest strategic and value-driven impact.
• Champion transformation and implement AI integration across portfolio and project management practices.
• Oversee value management processes, ensuring transparent, outcome-focused decision making.
• Enable dashboard visibility to strategic goals, providing real-time insights to stakeholders.
• Promote collaborative, capability-based methods to enhance agility and responsiveness to market changes.
• Portfolio & Project Services: Guide Project Services teams, shaping enterprise project management practices for strategic execution.
• Oversee PPMS program to ensure transparency and adoption across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Audit, IT, and business leadership to identify and prioritize projects, manage risk, and align change management practices.
• Develop and manage strong relationships with business partners.
• Agile Services: Coach and develop Scrum Masters, ensuring compliance with defined roles and responsibilities.
• Lead and continually develop a team of Scrum Masters to deliver on technology and business initiatives.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Provide direction and coaching on projects, tying strategic initiatives to WSECU’s business plan.
• Mobilize stakeholders and leadership to support and enable change efforts.
• Build, motivate, and retain dynamic contributors as part of an integrated team.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance with Premiums paid by WSECU
• Full-Time Regular employees accrue general leave and sick leave, on a monthly basis
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employer paid Long Term Disability & Long-Term Care plan for Full-Time employees
• 401(K) with 8.5% Contribution by WSECU to begin the first of the quarter after 1 year of service
• Paid Volunteer Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program & Employee Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees