Lead Project Manager - Supporting ETS (1144476)

The Judge Group; Minerva Park (OH); On-site; USD 82,656 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group seeks a Lead Project Manager in Minerva Park, OH to provide strategic leadership for complex programs and portfolios, driving Agile delivery at scale and championing AI-first practices.

You will partner with architecture, data, and AI governance to define AI-enabled delivery capabilities and mentor the PM team, aligning technology investments with business strategy across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business administration with an emphasis in MIS or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience.
• 5+ years leading enterprise Agile programs and AI-augmented delivery initiatives.
• PMP and SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Fellow certification required.
• Certifications in AI, Lean Portfolio Management, or enterprise Agile strongly preferred.
• Evaluates, selects, and oversees enterprise AI platforms for project portfolio management and predictive delivery analytics.
• Leads Agile Center of Excellence initiatives, establishing training programs, certification pathways, and maturity assessments.
• Strategic expertise in agentic AI, including AI governance and AI-first PM organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the most complex enterprise programs and portfolios.
• Drive Agile delivery at scale and champion AI-first project management practices.
• Set the vision for Agile and agentic AI adoption across the IT Project Management function.
• Govern cross-portfolio dependencies and mentor the full PM team.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, data, and AI governance teams to define and operationalize AI-enabled delivery capabilities.
• Ensure alignment between technology investments and business strategy while advancing enterprise-wide delivery maturity.

Skills

Agile delivery

AI governance

Enterprise PM

Leadership

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business administration with MIS emphasis

Job description

Location: Minerva Park, OH

Salary: $60.00 USD Hourly - $75.00 USD Hourly

Description: Our client is currently seeking a Lead Project Manager - Supporting ETS

The Lead Project Manager provides strategic leadership for the most complex enterprise programs and portfolios, driving Agile delivery at scale and championing AI-first project management practices. This role sets the vision for Agile and agentic AI adoption across the IT Project Management function, governs cross-portfolio dependencies, and mentors the full PM team. The Lead Project Manager partners with enterprise architecture, data, and AI governance teams to define and operationalize AI-enabled project delivery capabilities, ensuring alignment with organizational standards. Additionally, this role ensures strong alignment between technology investments and business strategy while advancing enterprise-wide delivery maturity.

Minimum Level Of Preparation And Training Normally Required

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or business administration with an emphasis in management information systems or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise Agile programs and AI-augmented delivery initiatives.
• PMP and SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Fellow certification required. Additional certifications in AI, Lean Portfolio Management, or enterprise Agile strongly preferred.
• Evaluates, selects, and oversees implementation of enterprise AI platforms for project portfolio management, resource optimization, and predictive delivery analytics.
• Leads Agile Center of Excellence initiatives, establishing training programs, certification pathways, and maturity assessments across the organization.
• Strategic expertise in agentic AI, including AI governance, enterprise AI platform evaluation, prompt engineering strategy, and building AI-first PM organizations.
• Mastery of Agile at scale (SAFe, LeSS, Disciplined Agile) with experience leading enterprise-level Agile transformations.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and governing enterprise technology investments.