IT PMO Leader: Build & Elevate Delivery

Motion Recruitment; New Orleans (LA); Ibrido; USD 125.000 - 135.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Higher Education Institution in New Orleans is seeking an IT Project Management Leader to build and direct a new PMO. This full-time, direct-hire role shapes how technology projects are planned, prioritized, tracked, and delivered across the organization, combining Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid practices.

You will develop frameworks, establish reporting, educate stakeholders, and grow a team as the PMO matures.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 6+ years IT project management experience, including strategic planning and development of project management frameworks.
• Experience developing, implementing, or significantly improving project management processes, standards, and best practices.
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence, educate, and collaborate across all levels of an organization.
• Strong understanding of project reporting, metrics, risk management, issue resolution, and project delivery oversight.

Mansioni

• Establish and develop the organization's PMO framework, including project management processes, standards, governance, and best practices.
• Develop consistent approaches for project planning, tracking, prioritization, status reporting, and delivery oversight.
• Educate stakeholders on project management processes and promote adoption across the organization.
• Provide direction and oversight for IT projects, helping teams achieve project goals, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Develop and maintain project reporting and metrics to improve transparency, support informed decisions, and monitor project performance.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies to keep initiatives on track.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery, adapting methodologies and processes to meet organizational needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to align technology initiatives with organizational priorities.
• Help establish the foundation for future PMO growth, including the potential to lead project managers as the function matures.

Conoscenze

6+ years IT project management

PMO development

Agile, Waterfall, hybrid

Stakeholder management

Reporting, metrics, risk

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Business

PMP certification

Strumenti

Jira

Descrizione del lavoro

Higher Education Institution in New Orleans is seeking an IT Project Management Leader to build and direct a new PMO. This full-time, direct-hire role shapes how technology projects are planned, prioritized, tracked, and delivered across the organization, combining Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid practices.

You will develop frameworks, establish reporting, educate stakeholders, and grow a team as the PMO matures.