Director Program Management Office

Estaff LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Estaff LLC in Austin, TX seeks an experienced PMO Director to lead the evolution of its IT PMO, strengthen project delivery, and establish a business-focused approach to project and portfolio management. This role requires 4 days/week on-site and candidates must be based in Austin, Texas.

The ideal candidate will transform PMO capabilities with governance, strategic alignment, and measurable business value, collaborating across executive, business, and technical teams to drive delivery

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading or transforming an enterprise IT PMO.
• Strong governance, methodologies, and delivery standards experience.
• Ability to build executive relationships across business and tech teams.
• Experience driving organizational change to improve delivery performance.
• Experience managing PMO teams and delivering complex IT programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of the IT Project Management Office.
• Strengthen project delivery and governance across programs.
• Establish a business-focused PMO with measurable value.
• Balance structured governance with flexible delivery approaches.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Agile

Waterfall

Hybrid delivery

Organizational assessment

Change management

Team leadership

Job description

Our Austin, Texas client seeks an experienced PMO Director to lead the evolution of its IT Project Management Office, strengthen project delivery, and establish a more effective, business-focused approach to project and portfolio management. This position requires 4 days/week on-site. We are only moving forward with candidates based in Austin, Texas. Anyone else will be rejected. Must have experience establishing or transforming a PMO within a Texas state

The ideal candidate is a transformational leader with demonstrated experience assessing, developing, and improving enterprise PMO capabilities. This individual must move beyond traditional project administration and reporting to establish a PMO that provides meaningful leadership, delivery governance, strategic alignment, and measurable business value.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading or transforming an enterprise IT PMO, preferably within a large, complex organization.
• Demonstrated success developing or improving PMO governance, methodologies, delivery standards, and organizational capabilities.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with experience building relationships across executive, business, and technical teams.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change, influence stakeholders, and improve project delivery performance.
• Experience managing and developing project management teams.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Strong executive communication, strategic planning, problem-solving, and organizational assessment skills.
• Ability to balance structured governance with practical, flexible delivery approaches.

Preferred

• Experience establishing or transforming a PMO within a Texas state agency or similarly complex public-sector organization.
• Experience implementing enterprise PMO improvement initiatives, including governance, portfolio management, and organizational change.
• Experience overseeing complex IT modernization initiatives involving multiple vendors, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred but not required.