Director, CIO Project Management Office (PMO)

Overview

Lead the CIO Project Management Office, providing end-to-end governance, delivery, financial oversight and executive reporting for the CIO organization's portfolio of enterprise technology programs.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end governance and delivery of strategic initiatives across the CIO organization, managing a portfolio of large, complex, cross-functional technology programs and projects.
• Establish portfolio management processes, delivery standards, reporting frameworks and governance mechanisms.
• Ensure projects are executed on time, within scope, within budget and aligned to business objectives.
• Drive portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, dependency management and execution planning.
• Oversee and coordinate projects across enterprise platforms and applications, cloud and infrastructure, artificial intelligence, information and cyber security, and digital workplace programs.
• Establish project governance structures, steering committees and executive review forums.
• Proactively identify program risks, dependencies, roadblocks and mitigation plans, and drive resolution of cross-functional issues and escalations.
• Monitor project health, milestones, deliverables and overall portfolio performance.
• Manage portfolio budgets, forecasts and financial reporting across CIO programs, including project spend, resource utilization, capital investments and operating expenditures.
• Partner with Finance and Technology leaders to ensure financial discipline and investment transparency, monitoring budget versus actuals and supporting cost management initiatives.
• Work closely with technology leaders, business stakeholders, finance, operations, HR, procurement and external partners across a highly matrixed global organization.
• Prepare executive-level dashboards, reporting packages, presentations and portfolio reviews for CIO staff meetings, leadership reviews and executive steering committees.
• Coordinate internal teams and external technology partners, monitoring vendor commitments, deliverables and dependencies, and supporting contract governance and milestone tracking.
• Establish a high-performance culture focused on execution excellence, accountability and continuous improvement, and develop PMO capabilities, methodologies, tools and best practices.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience managing enterprise-scale IT programs and portfolios.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in PMO, Program Management, Portfolio Management or Technology Program Delivery.
• Proven track record of managing complex technology initiatives across enterprise applications, cloud and infrastructure, artificial intelligence, information security and digital transformation programs.
• Experience working directly with CIOs, executive leadership teams and senior business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success managing large budgets, multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams in global environments.

Nice to have

• Master's Degree or MBA.
• PMP (Project Management Professional), PgMP (Program Management Professional), PMI-PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional), SAFe Agilist or Agile Certification, or ITIL Foundation or Managing Professional certification.

Details

• Reports directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
• Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.