Director, IT Business Operations & PMO

Advanced Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 199,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking a Director of IT Business Operations & PMO to transform how the global IT organization prioritizes investments, governs delivery, and turns portfolio information into action. Reporting to the EVP & CIO, this role balances the IT PMO with operating-model improvements and budget coordination.

The leader will establish visibility into priorities, progress, risks and financial considerations, while driving governance, process improvements, and executive-level

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership in IT PMO or technology portfolio management.
• Ability to influence peers and senior leaders without formal authority.
• Strong governance, strategic planning and organizational leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Transform the IT PMO into a business-oriented function with measurable value.
• Maintain a decision-ready IT portfolio view including priorities, risks, resources and financials.
• Establish governance proportional to initiative size and impact.
• Lead a geographically distributed PMO team and coordinate executive communications.

Skills

IT PMO leadership

Portfolio governance

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Budget tracking

Time tracking

Job description

Title: Director, IT Business Operations & PMO

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Advanced Energy is seeking a Director of IT Business Operations & PMO to transform how the global IT organization prioritizes investments, governs delivery, and turns portfolio information into action.

Reporting directly to the EVP & CIO, this leader will balance two connected mandates: lead a business-oriented IT PMO and strengthen the IT leadership team’s operating model. The Director will establish clear visibility into priorities, progress, risks, dependencies, resources, and financial considerations.

The role also owns selected IT business operations, including leadership governance, executive and Board communications, budget coordination, cross-functional follow-through, and process improvement.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

PMO and Portfolio Transformation

• Transform the IT PMO into a business-oriented function focused on decisions, delivery, and measurable value.
• Maintain a decision-ready view of the IT portfolio, including priorities, progress, risks, dependencies, resources, and financial considerations.
• Establish proportionate governance based on each initiative’s size, complexity, risk, and business impact.
• Partner with IT leaders to assign clear delivery ownership and determine which initiatives require dedicated project management.
• Govern a portfolio of approximately 10–15 major or complex IT initiatives through the PMO and accountable delivery leaders.
• Strengthen ownership, escalation, risk management, and delivery predictability across the portfolio.
• Lead and develop a geographically distributed project management team.

IT Operating and Financial Discipline

• Oversee the custom platform used to manage projects, resources, and time.
• Improve the accuracy and usefulness of portfolio, resource, time, and financial information.
• Partner with Finance and IT leaders to strengthen project financial tracking, budget visibility, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Simplify and automate PMO and IT operational processes.
• Translate portfolio data into concise insights and recommendations for IT leadership.

Executive Governance and Communications

• Establish an effective operating rhythm for strategic, operational, and weekly IT leadership meetings.
• Convert leadership decisions into clear ownership, actions, and follow-through.
• Partner with CIO staff and subject-matter experts to develop executive and Board-level presentations.
• Translate complex technology information into concise, business-oriented narratives.
• Drive priorities and initiatives that span IT functions or lack a natural organizational owner.
• Oversee selected IT budget-tracking, financial coordination, and administrative processes.
• Lead the team supporting IT financial and business operations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Location: Denver, Colorado. On-site/in office role at AE Headquarters.
• Environment: Typical Office Environment.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Required

• Demonstrated ability to apply project and portfolio disciplines proportionately rather than through a one-size-fits-all methodology.
• Ability to influence peers and senior leaders without relying on formal authority.
• Strong strategic planning, governance, and organizational leadership capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Leadership Profile

• Puts business value and outcomes ahead of process while applying governance where it reduces risk.
• Balances strategic perspective with disciplined attention to operational detail.
• Builds trust through collaboration, credibility, and sound judgment.
• Challenges established practices constructively and influences without formal authority.
• Communicates complex information clearly, directly, and for the intended audience.
• Brings curiosity, adaptability, ownership, and energy to improving how the organization operates.

EXPERIENCE:

Required

• 10+ years of leadership experience in an IT PMO, technology portfolio management, program management, or a related IT function.
• Experience leading complex technology initiatives across functions and stakeholder groups.
• Experience with project budgets, resource planning, portfolio reporting, or IT financial management.

Preferred

• Experience supporting a CIO or senior IT leadership team.
• Experience developing executive or Board-level technology communications.
• Experience transforming or redesigning an established PMO.
• Experience working across cultures and time zones in a global technology organization.
• Experience with portfolio, resource-management, financial-management, or time-reporting systems.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

COMPENSATION:

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $199,000to $225,000per year.

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce.Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, and discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both parents
• Company matched 401(k)
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identity theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, ProtectedVeterans,and Individuals with Disabilities.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to [e-mail].