Execution PMO Lead

General Dynamics Corporation; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI-powered career tool

Internal mobility team

Total rewards

Competitive pay & PTO

Job summary

GDIT seeks an Execution PMO Lead to direct the project management organization driving IT modernization and system integration initiatives. You will provide leadership, structure, and disciplined execution across active projects in a complex enterprise environment.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in PMO roles, strong governance experience, and a proven ability to mentor PMs while delivering predictable performance. Onsite Washington, DC, with a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active UQ or TS clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of project or program management experience with IT modernization or integration.
• Demonstrated success leading project managers and PMO functions.
• Experience designing, implementing, and enforcing PMO standards and processes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT delivery, systems integration, cloud modernization, and operational change management.
• Experience managing SLAs and mission-critical performance commitments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills.
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PMO execution function overseeing project managers delivering IT modernization, system integration, and enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
• Establish, implement, and refine PMO process standards, delivery frameworks, templates, and governance protocols.
• Oversee project performance against SLAs and commitments; drive accountability and issue resolution.
• Direct change management across modernization and integration projects with clear communication and quality control.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and leadership to ensure integrated delivery into production.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to project managers; build a high-performing PMO team.
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and resource constraints across multiple efforts.
• Ensure accurate project documentation, reporting, and executive communications.
• Drive continual service improvement across processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Collaborate with customer leadership to align goals with mission requirements.
• Support forecasting, resource planning, and staffing for PMO-managed projects.
• Maintain oversight of budgets, schedules, scope, and change control.

Skills

PMO leadership

PMO best practices

Project administration

IT services

Business improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, IT, engineering, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: USA DC Washington
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ228143
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Process and Operational Efficiency
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Business Improvement, Information Technology (IT) Services, PMO Best Practices, PMO Leadership, Project Administration
Certifications:
None
Experience:
9 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
The Execution PMO Lead directs the project management organization responsible for the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of enterprise IT modernization and integration initiatives. This role provides leadership, operational structure, and disciplined execution across all active projects. The ideal leader brings deep experience in IT modernization, project delivery, integration activities, and PMO governance. This role manages and develops a team of project managers, drives adherence to project delivery frameworks, and establishes the process standards needed to ensure consistent, predictable performance across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PMO execution function overseeing project managers delivering IT modernization, system integration, and enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
• Establish, implement, and continuously refine PMO process standards, delivery frameworks, templates, and governance protocols to ensure consistency and efficiency across all projects.
• Oversee project performance against SLAs, performance metrics, and contractual commitments; drive accountability and proactive issue resolution.
• Direct change management processes across modernization and integration projects, ensuring clear communication, quality control, and alignment with customer expectations.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and enterprise leadership to ensure integrated delivery and smooth transition of technologies into production environments.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and operational guidance to project managers; build a high-performing, customer-focused PMO team.
• Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints across multiple simultaneous efforts.
• Ensure accurate and timely project documentation, reporting, dashboards, and communications to customer and executive stakeholders.
• Drive continual service improvement across delivery processes, workflows, tools, and methodologies.
• Collaborate with customer leadership to ensure project goals, timelines, and outcomes align with mission requirements.
• Support forecasting, resource planning, workload management, and staffing needs for all PMO-managed projects.
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, schedules, scope management, and change control.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Q or TS level clearance
• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of project or program management experience, including IT modernization or integration initiatives
• Demonstrated success leading project managers and PMO functions
• Experience designing, implementing, and enforcing PMO standards and processes
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT delivery, systems integration, cloud modernization, and operational change management
• Experience managing SLAs and mission-critical performance commitments
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your initiative and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Business Process Manager must have:

• Education: Bachelors degree in a related field
• Experience: 10+ years experience
• Security clearance level: Q or TS
• US citizenship required
• : On site full time in Washington DC

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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