Information Technology Program Manager

Motion Recruitment; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Health and Dependent Care Flexible Sp|

Voluntary Life Insurance

401(k) matching

Legal and Identity Protection Plans

529 College Saver Plan

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking an experienced IT Program Manager to lead the CMMC program and manage the US IT project portfolio from Indianapolis. The role drives governance, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and service management teams to ensure audit readiness and aligned delivery.

You will partner with US and UK stakeholders, oversee resources and capacity planning, and report progress to executives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in IT Program Management, Portfolio Management, or PMO leadership within complex enterprise IT environments.
• Experience managing multiple projects and workstreams, including scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Strong understanding of PMO governance, change control, RAID management, executive reporting, and project delivery methodologies.
• Experience with financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, invoicing, and WBS governance.
• Experience managing resource planning, capacity forecasting, competing priorities, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience communicating with executive leadership, customers, and technical teams.
• Experience supporting audit readiness, compliance initiatives, security programs, or formal certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Leading the overall CMMC program, including project planning, milestones, governance, compliance tracking, and executive reporting.
• Overseeing the US IT project portfolio and ensuring alignment across multiple projects, business priorities, and delivery teams.
• Managing program scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinating with cybersecurity, compliance, infrastructure, service management, and technical teams to drive remediation efforts and maintain audit readiness.
• Establishing and maintaining PMO governance processes, including RAID logs, change control, KPI dashboards, project documentation, and status reporting.
• Partnering with US and UK stakeholders to align project delivery, resource availability, operational priorities, and customer expectations.
• Managing resource demand and capacity planning, identifying staffing constraints, skill gaps, and competing project priorities.
• Overseeing program financials, including budget tracking, forecasting, WBS management, time reporting, invoicing visibility, and commercial risks.

Skills

IT Program Management

Portfolio Management

PMO leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

WBS governance

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Audit readiness / compliance

Job description

One of the leading providers of best-in-class information technology services and solutions is looking for an IT Program Manager to join their Hybrid team in Indianapolis, IN!

Our client is seeking an experienced IT Program Manager to provide leadership, governance, and oversight for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and associated US project portfolio. This individual will be responsible for managing multiple workstreams, coordinating cross-functional teams, overseeing budgets and resources, and ensuring projects remain aligned with compliance requirements and business objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT program management, PMO governance, financial oversight, and executive stakeholder management, with experience supporting cybersecurity, compliance, or regulated environments.

Contract Duration: 12+ Month Contract-to-Hire Opportunity

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in IT Program Management, Portfolio Management, or PMO leadership within complex enterprise IT environments.
• Experience managing multiple projects and workstreams, including scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Strong understanding of PMO governance, change control, RAID management, executive reporting, and project delivery methodologies.
• Experience with financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, invoicing, and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) governance.
• Experience managing resource planning, capacity forecasting, competing priorities, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience communicating with executive leadership, customers, and technical teams.
• Experience supporting audit readiness, compliance initiatives, security programs, or formal certification processes.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Leading the overall CMMC program, including project planning, milestones, governance, compliance tracking, and executive reporting.
• Overseeing the US IT project portfolio and ensuring alignment across multiple projects, business priorities, and delivery teams.
• Managing program scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinating with cybersecurity, compliance, infrastructure, service management, and technical teams to drive remediation efforts and maintain audit readiness.
• Establishing and maintaining PMO governance processes, including RAID logs, change control, KPI dashboards, project documentation, and status reporting.
• Partnering with US and UK stakeholders to align project delivery, resource availability, operational priorities, and customer expectations.
• Managing resource demand and capacity planning, identifying staffing constraints, skill gaps, and competing project priorities.
• Overseeing program financials, including budget tracking, forecasting, WBS management, time reporting, invoicing visibility, and commercial risks.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.