Director, IT PMO

Czarnowski Collective; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401K matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Collaborative Work Environment

Job summary

Czarnowski Collective is seeking a Director, IT PMO in Atlanta to govern IT project portfolio, manage budgets, and lead vendor and contract management. You will chair the IT Steering Committee, align priorities with executives, and drive complex ERP and data initiatives across D365 and Power BI/Fabric.

The role is hands-on leadership, overseeing a PMO team, setting delivery standards, and partnering with the CIO on digital transformation efforts, capex/opex budgeting, and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Govern IT governance and steering committee oversight.
• Own capex/opex budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Design and run IT governance, chairing the IT Steering Committee and defining intake and prioritization.
• Drive executive and cross-functional stakeholder alignment on priorities, investment trade-offs, and risk.
• Report portfolio status to executive leadership including risk, budget, schedule, and resourcing.
• Lead the most complex IT projects personally while overseeing the PMO team.

Skills

IT governance

Budget management

Vendor management

Contract management

PMO leadership

Hybrid agile/waterfall

ERP implementations

Executive communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/CS

PMP/PgMP preferred

Tools

Dynamics 365 F&O

D365 Sales

Project Operations

Power BI/Fabric

Job description

Czarnowski Collective is a leading experiential marketing and brand activation company, designing and delivering trade show exhibits, environments, and events for enterprise clients. It's been over 75 years since we opened our doors, but we're still not resting on our reputation or accolades. We're wondering \"what if…\" — anticipating what's next and building the systems and data platforms that power a business built on forward-thinking work for forward-thinking brands.

Joining the Czarnowski Collective means the opportunity to be more than a number, more than a job title, more than a spectator. We are a collective of dreamers and thinkers, doers, and makers…and we're searching for more of the same to join the ranks.

The Purpose:

We are looking for a Director, IT PMO to join our team in Atlanta! In this role, you'll run governance, budget, vendor, and contract management for Czarnowski Collective's IT project portfolio, chairing the IT Steering Committee and driving executive alignment on priorities and risk across our Microsoft estate — including Dynamics 365 F&O, D365 Sales, Project Operations, and our Power BI/Fabric analytics environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role: rather than delegating our most complex or highest-risk projects, you'll personally lead them while overseeing the broader portfolio through your PMO team. You'll partner closely with the CIO on ERP and digital transformation initiatives, own capex/opex budgeting and forecasting, and be the person who keeps vendors, contracts, and cross-functional stakeholders aligned when priorities and trade-offs get complicated.

You'll build and lead a project management team, set the delivery standards they're held to, and drive the governance and methodology (hybrid agile/waterfall) that keeps ERP, data, and infrastructure projects moving. If you've established a PMO from the ground up or thrive translating technical initiatives into business impact for executive audiences, this role gives you the room to do both.

The Job:

Governance & Executive Alignment

• Design and run IT governance, including chairing the IT Steering Committee and defining intake, prioritization, and stage-gating.
• Drive executive and cross-functional stakeholder alignment on priorities, investment trade-offs, and risk.
• Report portfolio and project status to executive leadership, covering risk, budget, schedule, and resourcing.
• Personally lead the most complex, high-risk, or high-visibility IT projects, while overseeing the broader portfolio through the PMO team.
• Oversee delivery across the Microsoft estate (D365 F&O, D365 Sales, Project Operations, Power BI/Fabric), coordinating internal teams and implementation partners.
• Define and enforce a consistent delivery methodology (hybrid agile/waterfall) across ERP, data, and infrastructure projects.
• Own portfolio resource capacity planning, surfacing constraints and trade-offs.
• Lead change management for IT-driven initiatives to ensure business adoption.
• Drive post-implementation reviews to continuously improve delivery maturity.
• Own IT capex/opex budgeting, forecasting, variance management, and financial reporting to the CIO and finance.
• Own vendor management: selection, performance, relationship governance, and issue escalation.
• Own contract management: negotiating and administering SOWs and commercial terms through full lifecycle.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the project management team; set delivery standards and hold the team accountable.

The Person:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years in IT project/program management, including 3+ years leading a PMO function.
• Hands-on track record personally running complex, high-stakes projects, not just managing through a team.
• Experience managing ERP implementations/upgrades (Microsoft Dynamics 365 or comparable strongly preferred).
• Direct ownership of IT capex/opex budgets, forecasting, and financial reporting to leadership.
• Experience designing and running IT governance structures, including an IT Steering Committee.
• Proven executive stakeholder alignment on priorities, investment, and risk trade-offs.
• Strong vendor management: selection, performance, and relationship governance.
• Contract management experience: negotiating and administering SOWs and commercial terms.
• Solid grounding in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project/portfolio management methodologies.
• Proven people leadership: building, coaching, and developing a project management team.
• Excellent executive communication skills, translating technical initiatives into business impact.
• Experience leading change management for enterprise system or process rollouts.
• Preferred: PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification; experience in manufacturing, exhibit house, events, or professional services; familiarity with Power BI/Fabric; experience establishing a PMO from an early stage of maturity.

This position is eligible for health care benefits, life insurance, time off benefits and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan.

What we offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits effective within 30 days (or less) of your start date
• 401K matching with no vesting period (you are fully vested as of day 1)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Collaborative Work Environment

Collective Culture Core Values:

We recognize that the success of our business rests with the skills and efforts of our people, and in return for their contributions, our employees can expect a flexible work environment that delivers on the 10 principles that define our company culture:

• We celebrate creativity, curiosity, innovation and imagination.
• We are humble and respectful.
• We act with honesty and integrity.
• We empower and trust one another.
• We embrace individuality and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We champion initiatives that bolster diversity, equity and inclusion.
• We prioritize safe, ethical and sustainable business practices.
• We foster a culture of meritocracy - rewarding skills and abilities, instead of influence.
• We don't take ourselves too seriously.

Through several existing and future initiatives, Czarnowski Collective is exploring thoughtful and creative ways to embrace individuality, and more effectively champion diversity, equity and inclusion across our network.

EEO Statement

Czarnowski Collective is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We don't just accept difference — we honor, nurture, and celebrate it! All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We don't discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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