Direct Client - Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead

The AES Group; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting company is seeking a Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead to enhance project management practices. This role involves overseeing governance, compliance, and continuous improvement, ensuring adherence to SDLC standards, and promoting best practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project governance and agile methodologies, with a strong focus on process automation and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in project or portfolio governance.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and enterprise portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee process governance to ensure adherence to SDLC standards.
• Develop and maintain standardized process documentation.
• Provide hands-on training and mentorship to the PM community.

Skills

Governance

Process Excellence

Agile Practices

Communication

Education

Scrum Master Certification

Product Owner Certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

Direct Client - Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead

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Location: Seattle, WA (Remote/Hybrid)

Job Description

About The AES Group:

The AES Group is a premier technology consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative technology solutions that positively impact society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with cloud, data, AI, and other emerging technologies.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead to oversee governance, compliance, and continuous improvement across our project management community. This role will define and enforce standardized processes, guide portfolio intake and approvals, and drive operational efficiencies through process optimization and agile practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Governance and Compliance: Oversee process governance to ensure adherence to enterprise-wide SDLC standards across all portfolios. Drive consistent application of project workflows, reviews, and approval gates.
• Process Documentation and Enablement: Develop and maintain standardized process documentation, templates, and a centralized PMO learning site to support knowledge sharing and reduce redundancy.
• Training and Best Practices Implementation: Provide hands-on training and mentorship to the PM community, promoting best practices in project delivery, process compliance, and lifecycle management. Manage project intake processes, assess readiness for funding approvals, and coordinate portfolio-wide status reporting and compliance tracking.
• Process Automation and Efficiency: Lead or support the implementation of process automation tools to reduce administrative overhead, delivering measurable time savings during the project lifecycle.
• Agile Coaching and Adoption: Leverage Scrum Lead and Product Owner experience to support delivery teams in adopting and sustaining agile practices within a hybrid or scaled enterprise environment.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in project or portfolio governance, PMO, or process excellence roles
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and enterprise portfolio management
• Experience with agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe)
• Scrum Master or Product Owner certification preferred
• Demonstrated success in process automation, tool enablement, and PM enablement initiatives
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills
• Proficiency with portfolio/project management tools (e.g., Clarity, Jira, Confluence, MS Project)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Retail, Food and Beverage Services, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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