IT CMMC Program/Portfolio Manager - Hybrid

Motion Recruitment; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior IT Program Manager to lead a portfolio of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, and transformation initiatives for a global enterprise in the aerospace and defense sector. This hybrid role is based in Indianapolis, IN, and focuses on PMO governance, financial oversight, and stakeholder management.

You will drive the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiatives, coordinate cross-functional teams across US and UK delivery, and report

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in IT Program Management within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, cross-functional teams, and large-scale IT initiatives.
• Strong background in governance, RAID management, change control, financial oversight, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, resource allocation, and vendor relationships.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and coordinating delivery across multiple business units or time zones.
• Experience supporting audit preparation, regulatory compliance, governance initiatives, or formal readiness assessments.
• Strong customer-facing communication, relationship management, and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, and CMMC projects, ensuring alignment across program objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain program governance, reporting structures, RAID logs, dependency tracking, change control, and executive-level reporting.
• Provide PMO leadership across multiple projects, coordinating Project Managers, technical teams, service delivery teams, and business stakeholders.
• Manage resource demand, capacity planning, staffing priorities, and resource allocation across competing project and operational requirements.
• Oversee program financials, including multimillion-dollar budgets, forecasting, cost tracking, invoicing visibility, WBS governance, and commercial performance.
• Coordinate cybersecurity compliance initiatives, audit readiness activities, remediation tracking, and governance documentation.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for senior customer stakeholders, executive leadership, and geographically distributed delivery teams.
• Partner with US and international teams to align program execution, operational processes, and delivery standards.
• Identify and resolve program risks, delivery challenges, and escalations while driving accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

IT Program Management

Portfolio Management

PMO Leadership

Governance

Budgeting & Forecasting

Executive Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Management

Distributed Teams Leadership

Audit Readiness

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Teams

ServiceNow

Job description

Sr. IT Program Manager / PMO Governance / Hybrid / Indianapolis, IN

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Program Manager to lead a complex portfolio of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, and transformation initiatives for a global enterprise organization within the aerospace and defense industry.

This individual will provide strategic program leadership, PMO oversight, financial governance, and stakeholder management while supporting a large-scale Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience managing complex IT programs, leading distributed technical teams, and establishing governance structures across multiple workstreams.

This is a highly visible, customer-facing opportunity requiring someone who can bring structure to complex delivery environments, manage competing priorities, and confidently engage with senior leadership.

Contract Duration: 1 year, potential to extend

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in IT Program Management, Portfolio Management, or PMO Leadership within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, cross-functional teams, and large-scale IT initiatives.
• Strong background in program governance, RAID management, change control, financial oversight, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing budgets, financial forecasts, resource allocation, and vendor or supplier relationships.
• Demonstrated success leading geographically distributed teams and coordinating delivery across multiple business units or time zones.
• Experience supporting audit preparation, regulatory compliance, governance initiatives, or formal readiness assessments.
• Strong customer-facing communication, relationship management, and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and ServiceNow.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, government, manufacturing, or other highly regulated industries.
• Background managing IT infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, or enterprise technology transformation programs.
• Experience working within global delivery organizations, particularly across US and UK teams.
• Familiarity with Professional Services, Managed Services, resource forecasting, and PMO process improvement.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, and CMMC-related projects, ensuring alignment across program objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain program governance, reporting structures, RAID logs, dependency tracking, change control, and executive-level reporting.
• Provide PMO leadership across multiple projects, coordinating Project Managers, technical teams, service delivery teams, and business stakeholders.
• Manage resource demand, capacity planning, staffing priorities, and resource allocation across competing project and operational requirements.
• Oversee program financials, including multimillion-dollar budgets, forecasting, cost tracking, invoicing visibility, WBS governance, and commercial performance.
• Coordinate cybersecurity compliance initiatives, audit readiness activities, remediation tracking, and governance documentation.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for senior customer stakeholders, executive leadership, and geographically distributed delivery teams.
• Partner with US and international teams to align program execution, operational processes, and delivery standards.
• Identify and resolve program risks, delivery challenges, and escalations while driving accountability and continuous improvement.