Unknown Company is hiring a Vice President, IT Project Management Office

The Vice President, IT Portfolio & Project Management Office (PMO) is a strategic leadership role reporting directly to the CIO, responsible for driving execution and alignment across the technology organization. This leader owns the enterprise IT PMO, ensuring disciplined, transparent, and predictable delivery of global, cross-functional technology initiatives. The role acts as a connective partner across Technology, Product, Finance, Security, Enterprise PMO, and Business leadership.

What You'll Do

• Build, lead, and mature a best-in-class IT PMO supporting global, cross-functional initiatives
• Establish and enforce standard delivery frameworks (portfolio management, program governance, agile delivery, capacity planning, financial tracking, risk management, and benefits realization)
• Ensure consistent execution across large-scale initiatives (platform modernization, ERP, data, security, infrastructure, AI, and digital transformation)
• Drive delivery excellence across waterfall, agile, and hybrid execution models
• Partner closely with the CIO to translate technology vision, strategy, and priorities into executable roadmaps
• Support CIO operating cadence: leadership meetings, executive reviews, steering committees, and strategic planning sessions
• Drive alignment across CIO direct reports and proactively resolve cross-team dependencies and execution risks
• Track and follow through on enterprise commitments, decisions, risks, and outcomes
• Own enterprise IT portfolio management, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, capacity planning, and dependency management
• Partner with Finance to manage IT investment governance, budgets, forecasts, and ROI tracking
• Establish clear metrics tied to business outcomes (delivery predictability, cost optimization, value realization, risk reduction)
• Prepare executive-level communications, dashboards, and materials for ELT, Board, and Audit/Risk Committees
• Ensure technology initiatives are communicated in business terms (outcomes, value, risk, tradeoffs)
• Support CIO in board, investor, and regulatory communications as needed
• Establish governance models that balance speed with appropriate controls
• Proactively identify delivery risks, execution gaps, and organizational bottlenecks
• Drive clear accountability while fostering a culture of trust, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Build and lead a high-performing PMO organization with strong program, portfolio, and delivery leaders
• Coach senior leaders on execution discipline, decision-making, and delivery rigor
• Serve as a role model for executive presence, communication, and cross-functional collaboration

What We're Looking For

• Must serve on the technology leadership team and report directly to the CIO
• Must drive execution across all areas of technology and gain strategic alignment across the technology organization
• Must own the IT PMO and act as the connective tissue across Technology, Product, Finance, Security, Enterprise PMO, and Business leadership
• Must bring structure without bureaucracy, clarity without friction, and accountability without drama
• Must build, lead, and mature a best-in-class IT PMO supporting global, cross-functional initiatives
• Must establish and enforce standard delivery frameworks including portfolio management, program governance, agile delivery, capacity planning, financial tracking, risk management, and benefits realization
• Must ensure consistent execution across large-scale initiatives such as platform modernization, ERP, data, security, infrastructure, AI, and digital transformation
• Must drive delivery excellence across waterfall, agile, and hybrid execution models
• Must partner closely with the CIO to translate technology vision, strategy, and priorities into executable roadmaps
• Must support CIO operating cadence including leadership meetings, executive reviews, steering committees, and strategic planning sessions
• Must drive alignment across CIO direct reports and proactively resolve cross-team dependencies and execution risks
• Must track and follow through on enterprise commitments, decisions, risks, and outcomes
• Must own enterprise IT portfolio management including intake, prioritization, sequencing, capacity planning, and dependency management
• Must partner with Finance to manage IT investment governance, budgets, forecasts, and ROI tracking
• Must establish clear metrics tied to business outcomes such as delivery predictability, cost optimization, value realization, and risk reduction
• Must prepare executive-level communications, dashboards, and materials for ELT, Board, and Audit/Risk Committees
• Must ensure technology initiatives are communicated in business terms (outcomes, value, risk, tradeoffs)
• Must support CIO in board, investor, and regulatory communications as needed
• Must establish governance models that balance speed with appropriate controls
• Must proactively identify delivery risks, execution gaps, and organizational bottlenecks
• Must drive clear accountability while fostering a culture of trust, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Must build and lead a high-performing PMO organization with strong program, portfolio, and delivery leaders
• Must coach senior leaders on execution discipline, decision-making, and delivery rigor
• Must serve as a role model for executive presence, communication, and cross-functional collaboration

Technical Stack

• agile delivery
• waterfall
• hybrid execution models
• portfolio management
• program governance
• capacity planning
• financial tracking
• risk management
• benefits realization
• ERP
• data platforms
• security systems
• infrastructure
• AI
• digital transformation

Team & Environment

• Global, cross-functional IT PMO organization with connections to Technology, Product, Finance, Security, Enterprise PMO, and Business leadership
• Reports directly to the CIO

Benefits & Compensation

• Hybrid remote/in-office schedule
• Casual, pet-friendly office environment
• Work from office at least 3 days a week

Work Mode

• Hybrid remote/in-office schedule with minimum 3 days per week in office
• Location: Seattle, WA

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.