Manager, IT Project Management

The IT PMO Manager leads the Project Management Office within the IT organization, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic initiatives. This role involves leading project managers, managing business stakeholder expectations, optimizing delivery frameworks, and aligning project execution with business goals through standardized project governance, resource alignment, and performance tracking.

Must Have

• Lead and manage a team of IT project and program managers.
• Establish and maintain PMO governance standards, tools, and templates.
• Oversee project intake, prioritization, and resource allocation processes.
• Monitor project performance metrics and provide executive-level reporting.
• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to align project outcomes with strategic objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery methodologies and team capabilities.
• Support career development paths for project managers.
• Ensure compliance with security, data governance, and audit requirements in project execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in IT project/program management, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT systems, SaaS platforms, AI/ML technologies, and cloud architectures.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and traditional project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with project management tools to improve project management efficiencies and provide transparency to business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with data governance, security/compliance frameworks, and IT service management.
• Experience with project portfolio management (PPM) tools.
• Ability to lead transformation initiatives and manage organizational change.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification preferred.

Perks & Benefits

• Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
• Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
• Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
• Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
• Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
• Sick leave
• Parental support: Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
• Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Potential eligibility for the Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission
• Potential eligibility for equity participation

Position Summary

The IT PMO Manager leads the Project Management Office within the IT organization, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic initiatives through standardized project governance, resource alignment, and performance tracking. This role is responsible for leading project managers, managing business stakeholder's expectations, optimizing delivery frameworks, and aligning project execution with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of IT project and program managers across multiple portfolios.
• Establish and maintain PMO governance standards, tools, and templates.
• Oversee project intake, prioritization, and resource allocation processes.
• Monitor project performance metrics and provide executive-level reporting.
• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to align project outcomes with strategic objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery methodologies and team capabilities.
• Support career development paths for project managers.
• Ensure compliance with security, data governance, and audit requirements in project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in IT project/program management, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT systems, SaaS platforms, AI/ML technologies, and cloud architectures.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and traditional project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with project management tools to improve project management efficiencies and provide transparency to business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with data governance, security/compliance frameworks, and IT service management.
• Experience with project portfolio management (PPM) tools.
• Ability to lead transformation initiatives and manage organizational change.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification preferred.

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from $104,300 - $149,000 - $193,700. Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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About Us

Is a leading provider of identity security for the modern enterprise. Enterprise security starts and ends with identities and their access, yet the ability to manage and secure identities today has moved well beyond human capacity. Using a foundation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Identity Security Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and environmental needs of today’s cloud-oriented enterprise. Our intelligent, autonomous, and integrated solutions put identity security at the core of digital business operations, enabling even the most complex organizations across the globe to build a security foundation capable of defending against today’s most pressing threats.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

The employment policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons, and it’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. It’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote qualified individuals in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, military and/or veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. Does not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities:

• Filing a complaint;
• Assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of the affirmative action provisions of Section 503, VEVRAA, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans;
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Will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business. Affirmative action program contains an audit and reporting system which enables us to measure the effectiveness of our program, indicate any need for remedial action, determine the degree to which our objectives have been attained, determine whether protected veterans and individuals with disabilities had had the opportunity to participate in company-sponsored activities, measure our compliance with the program’s specific obligations, and document actions taken to comply with these obligations.