IT - Project Management Office (PMO) Manager

Ultipro; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site wellness center

Park-like campus with trails

Company donation matching

Profit sharing bonus

Career development opportunities

Fun company events

Job summary

Hunter Industries is establishing a new PMO leadership role. The IT PMO Manager owns project governance and the PMO processes, ensuring consistent execution and adherence to standards across IT projects.

The role leads a team, partners with business and IT leadership, and reports on portfolio performance, budget, schedule, and risk to senior leadership and the IT Steering Committee. Hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years leading IT projects with cross-functional stakeholders.
• 2–3 years of supervisory experience.
• PMP or PgMP certification.
• Fluent English; Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes, maintains, and improves the PMO governance framework, and standard tools/templates for IT projects.
• Owns project governance for IT, defining stage-gate reviews, criteria, and reporting standards.
• Partners with business/IT leadership to align portfolio with strategy and priorities.
• Leads and mentors a PMO team; responsible for hiring, training, and performance management.
• Facilitates governance reviews with leadership and stakeholders to evaluate health and conflicts.
• Manages resource commitments and usage across the portfolio and informs staffing decisions.
• Develops training on PM methodology and tools to build capability.
• Prepares executive-level reporting on project and portfolio performance (budget, schedule, risk).
• Evaluates PM tools/technologies to improve visibility and governance.
• Champions adherence to change management standards.

Skills

PMO leadership

Project management methodologies

People leadership

Budget & resource tracking

Executive reporting

Bilingual English/Spanish

PMP or PgMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Information Systems or related field

Tools

PPM tools

Job description

IT - Project Management Office (PMO) Manager

Job Category: Gbl Information Tech

Requisition Number: MANAG003634

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Description

About This Role:

Hunter Industries is establishing a new PMO leadership role: the IT PMO Manager owns project governance and the project management process for the Information Technology department, ensuring that project leaders execute projects consistently and in accordance with established standards.

This role holds functional leads from Information Technology, external consulting partners, and business partners across Hunter accountable to the PMO's governance standards, ensuring targets for performance, quality, schedule, and cost are met across the project portfolio.

Essential Functions:

• Establishes, maintains, and continuously improves the organization's project management methodology, governance framework, and standard tools/templates to ensure consistent execution across all IT projects.
• Owns project governance for IT, defining stage-gate reviews, approval criteria, and reporting standards, and holds project leaders accountable to the established process.
• Partners with business and IT leadership to ensure the project portfolio remains aligned with organizational strategy and priorities, providing input on prioritization and sequencing decisions based on business value and impact.
• Leads and mentors a team, providing day-to-day direction and guidance, and helping build their project management skills; is responsible for hiring, training, performance management, and other people leadership activities.
• Facilitates regular portfolio and governance reviews with leadership, functional leads, and key stakeholders to evaluate project health, prioritize initiatives, and resolve cross-project conflicts.
• Maintains visibility into resource commitments and utilization across the active project portfolio, surfacing potential conflicts or over-allocation across projects to functional managers and leadership to inform prioritization and staffing decisions.
• Develops and delivers training and mentoring on project management methodology and tools to build consistent capability across the organization.
• Prepares and presents executive-level reporting on project and portfolio performance, including budget, schedule, and risk status, to senior leadership and the IT Steering Committee.
• Evaluates and recommends project management tools and technologies to improve visibility, efficiency, and governance across the PMO.
• Champions adherence to established change management standards and procedures to ensure disciplined, controlled, and well-communicated changes to applications and systems.

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or a combination of education and relevant work experience.

Experience Required and Preferred:

• 5+ years leading IT projects, including experience navigating cross-functional stakeholders, schedules, and budgets, with 2-3 years of supervisory experience.

What You Bring:

• Deep understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches) and governance/PMO best practices, including portfolio management and stage-gate reviews.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and mentor a team, providing clear day-to-day direction while supporting their growth.
• Portfolio-level financial tracking and reporting on cost, resource utilization, and value realization across the portfolio.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and hold others accountable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver clear, executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish preferred, given oversight of cross-border delivery staff and coordination with cross-border teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify risk early and drive resolution across multiple projects at once.
• Proficiency in the use of computers required, with a strong knowledge of spreadsheets and PPM (project portfolio management) tools.
• PMP or PgMP certification expected.
• Ability to translate technical/project detail into business terms for senior leadership.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
• On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings.

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The salary for this opportunity ranges from $117,000 - $145,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.

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