Global Tech PMO Leader: Portfolio, AI & Delivery

Direct Travel, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Travel, Inc. is seeking a Global Technology PMO Leader to build and scale a value-driven PMO spanning Travel Operations, Infrastructure, Security, and Enterprise Services.

You will own the PMO operating model and standardize intake, prioritization, funding, governance, delivery, and measurement against defined value drivers. You will lead a global team of Program Managers and Atlassian Analysts, leveraging data, automation, and AI for real-time portfolio insight.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in technology program, portfolio, or project management.
• 6+ years leading a PMO or portfolio function and managing leaders.
• Experience leading global, distributed teams and portfolios across regions/time zones.
• Proven track record delivering executive and ELT-level portfolio reporting with automated dashboards.
• Hands-on experience using Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management).
• Experience sponsoring enterprise-wide transformation programs (service transformation, M&A, platform consolidation).
• Understanding of AI/automation in PMO, data quality, responsible-AI considerations.
• Designing and implementing an Agile delivery framework across multiple teams (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid).
• Executive presence with strong communication and conflict resolution.
• Strong financial acumen including budgeting, CapEx/OpEx and benefits realization.
• Ability to lead organizational change and adopt new operating models/tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Global Technology PMO operating model across domains.
• Define and mature PMO standards on a common intake, prioritization, and reporting backbone.
• Lead technology intake and portfolio prioritization aligning to Value Drivers.
• Establish governance cadences and deliverables across lifecycle stages with Agile adherence.
• Manage portfolio capacity, dependencies, and financials across global teams.

Skills

Portfolio management

PMO leadership

Global leadership

Executive reporting

Agile delivery

AI in PMO

Change management

Stakeholder alignment

Financial acumen

Executive communication

Delivery metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jira Service Management

Advanced Roadmaps

Jira Align

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Direct Travel, Inc. is seeking a Global Technology PMO Leader to build and scale a value-driven PMO spanning Travel Operations, Infrastructure, Security, and Enterprise Services.

You will own the PMO operating model and standardize intake, prioritization, funding, governance, delivery, and measurement against defined value drivers. You will lead a global team of Program Managers and Atlassian Analysts, leveraging data, automation, and AI for real-time portfolio insight.