IT Portfolio Director – Enterprise Programs

G-III Apparel Group

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 225,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits including med,

PTO and company holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

G-III Apparel Group seeks a Director of IT Project Management to lead program and portfolio governance for the technology organization within G-III. The role directs enterprise programs, PMO best practices, and transformation across a complex global retail and digital technology environment.

The successful candidate will oversee portfolio governance, executive reporting, and delivery across major platforms including ERP, OMS, CRM, and cybersecurity, while partnering with senior leaders to

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
12+ years of progressive program, portfolio, or PMO leadership experience.
Experience leading Project Managers, Program Managers, and third-party delivery teams.
Demonstrated success leading global, multi-workstream technology portfolios across multiple brands, regions, and enterprise platforms.
Strong experience managing M&A technology integrations, TSA transitions, enterprise cutovers, vendor transitions, and post-go-live stabilization.
Experience overseeing enterprise initiatives involving Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, MuleSoft, Shopify, OMS, PIM, DAM, payment platforms, customer identity, APIs, middleware, and enterprise SaaS ecosystems preferred.
Strong understanding of apparel, wholesale, retail, omnichannel commerce, supply chain, order-to-cash, and global business operations.
Demonstrated financial acumen, including portfolio budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, vendor financial management, and resource capacity planning.
Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present complex technology initiatives to senior business and technology leaders.
Deep understanding of Project Management methodologies, SDLC, SOX governance, PCI compliance, cybersecurity controls, and enterprise IT governance.
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent Project or Portfolio Management certification preferred.
Willingness to travel as business needs require.

Responsibilities

Lead our technology portfolio, including integration initiatives, operational projects, and future enterprise transformation programs.
Establish and manage portfolio governance, project intake, prioritization, sequencing, and stage-gate decision processes in partnership with executive leadership.
Lead executive Steering Committees and portfolio reviews, providing concise reporting on project health, budgets, risks, dependencies, resource capacity, business outcomes, and strategic priorities.
Direct integrated planning across enterprise technology initiatives, including Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, MuleSoft, Shopify, OMS, PIM, DAM, payment platforms, customer identity, ERP, POS, WMS, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and related enterprise technologies.
Oversee M&A technology integration activities, including TSA transitions, Day One readiness, operational separation, vendor transitions, cutover planning, data migration, knowledge transfer, stabilization, and hypercare.
Own portfolio-level budget governance, forecasting, resource planning, vendor management, and escalation of financial or delivery risks.
Provide leadership, coaching, and development to Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, and external program resources supporting the technology portfolio.
Establish and maintain PMO governance standards, templates, reporting, RAID logs, decision logs, integrated master schedules, and executive escalation processes.
Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic initiatives into executable roadmaps with clearly defined ownership, scope, and success metrics.
Ensure organizational change management, business readiness, communications, training, adoption, cutover planning, and post-implementation support are integrated into program delivery.
Oversee strategic systems integrators, technology vendors, Statements of Work (SOWs), and vendor performance to ensure successful project delivery.
Ensure compliance with SOX controls, SDLC standards, PCI requirements, cybersecurity policies, architecture standards, and enterprise governance practices.
Establish post-implementation review processes and benefits realization frameworks to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value.
Leverage AI-enabled project management and productivity tools to improve planning, documentation, reporting, meeting effectiveness, and proactive risk management.