VP Enterprise Project Managment

Achieva•Dunedin, FL

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Enterprise Project Management strategically leads Achieva Credit Union’s Project Management Office (PMO) and advances the organization’s ability to execute priorities, leverage technology, drive change, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the VP will evolve the PMO into a strategic enterprise capability that strengthens prioritization, business ownership, accountability, and execution. The position requires a strong technology background and experience leading complex technology-driven initiatives, along with the ability to understand how technology, business processes, people, and organizational strategy intersect. The VP advises executive leadership, evaluates opportunities, challenges assumptions, identifies risks, and recommends practical solutions. This is a business transformation role. The VP partners with executive leadership, business owners, and technology leaders to modernize processes, improve efficiency, strengthen accountability, and integrate organizational change and adoption into project success. The role establishes business ownership of initiative requirements, decisions, resources, operational readiness, and results, while Technology serves as a strategic partner in delivering enabling solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, information technology, finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 10 years of progressive project, program, or portfolio management experience and vendor management.
At least 5 years of leadership experience managing teams and complex organizational initiatives.
Demonstrated experience building, transforming, or maturing a Project Management Office.
Experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives involving multiple business units.
Experience with project portfolio management, governance frameworks, resource planning, and organizational change management.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.
Strategic leadership and business acumen.
Strong project, program, and portfolio management expertise.
Executive presence and ability to influence across organizational levels.
Strong governance, prioritization, and decision-making capabilities.
Coaching, mentoring, and people leadership skills.
Organizational change management knowledge and experience.
Analytical and problem-solving abilities, including evaluating project metrics, portfolio performance, and organizational impact.
Communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Financial management and resource planning experience.
Risk management and issue resolution expertise.
Relationship-building, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills, with high emotional intelligence.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, project management platforms, and portfolio reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

Financial institution experience.
Program Management Professional (PgMP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, or related certifications.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution of the PMO and establish a practical project and portfolio management approach aligned with Achieva’s strategic direction.
Translate organizational priorities and strategy into initiatives, portfolio investments, and measurable business outcomes.
Drive business ownership of initiatives, including requirements, decisions, resources, operational readiness, and results.
Advise executive leadership and identify opportunities to improve planning, prioritization, execution, and organizational change adoption.
Champion business process transformation by redesigning workflows, eliminating inefficiencies, applying technology effectively, improving operations, and enhancing member experience.
Lead enterprise project intake, prioritization, portfolio governance, and resource planning in alignment with strategy, capacity, regulatory compliance, and member experience goals.
Provide strategic oversight of complex initiatives and proactively manage risks, dependencies, competing priorities, and resource constraints.
Establish accountability among executive sponsors, business owners, project managers, Technology teams, and other stakeholders.
Coordinate business requirements, process redesign, technical delivery, implementation readiness, and organizational adoption with business and Technology leaders.
Drive timely decisions, remove barriers, escalate issues, and hold stakeholders accountable for commitments.
Provide executive leadership with portfolio visibility, performance measures, and recommendations for informed decision-making.
Partner with Technology leadership to understand technical complexity, architecture, resource requirements, and delivery risks.
Lead, mentor, coach, and develop the PMO team, setting performance expectations and promoting ownership and continuous improvement.
Build shared accountability, facilitate difficult conversations, resolve conflicts, and influence decisions across departments and leadership levels.
Bridge business and Technology leaders by translating business objectives and technical considerations into coordinated execution.
Strengthen project management capabilities through coaching, governance, and consistent execution standards.
Support employee development through coaching, development planning, training, and feedback; build project management and leadership capabilities across the PMO, contract project managers, and business units.
Establish and improve project management methodologies, tools, processes, and performance measures.
Promote change management, stakeholder engagement, testing, implementation readiness, and adoption.
Ensure appropriate governance, risk management, documentation, regulatory compliance, and retention and audit standards.
Develop mitigation strategies, escalate concerns, and partner with Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Information Security as needed.
Evaluate portfolio and PMO performance, improve efficiency and execution discipline, and institutionalize lessons learned and best practices.
Represent the credit union professionally, uphold ethical standards and Achieva’s Strategic Compass and Brand Frame, and champion leadership, integrity, and service excellence.
Participate in annual or required BSA and Privacy Act training, perform other assigned essential functions, and travel occasionally as required.
Work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays, to meet member and business demands.