Project and Partner Management Lead

AirLife group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off and holidays

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

AirLife seeks a Project and Partner Management Lead to drive IT PMO rigor, prioritization, and disciplined delivery across a growing portfolio. You will partner with IT leadership and business sponsors to align requests with strategic objectives, manage vendor relationships, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

This role combines strategy with hands-on program management in a PE-backed environment. With 7–12 years in IT project management and 3+ years in PMO leadership, you will influence

Qualifications

• PMO in a mid-market enterprise environment.
• Proficiency with Agile/hybrid methods (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Strong portfolio prioritization and intake experience.
• Designing and operationalizing ways of working improvements.
• PM software/tools knowledge; Smartsheet preferred.
• Vendor/SOW review and milestone tracking capabilities.
• Executive communication and risk/investment presentation skills.
• Understanding IT governance and change management.
• Experience in PE-backed manufacturing or medical devices preferred.
• PMP/ PMI-ACP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve IT project intake and prioritization.
• Maintain IT project portfolio view for leadership and sponsors.
• Introduce Agile practices; coach teams on Agile principles.
• Define and enforce IT ways of working standards.
• Lead concurrent IT projects from initiation to go-live.
• Manage vendor/consulting relationships and SOW alignment.
• Collaborate with IT leaders to align with budgets and strategy.
• Lead quarterly senior leadership portfolio reviews.
• Publish project status reports and dashboards; raise risks with mitigations.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous delivery improvements.
• Support business cases for IT investments for CFO/PE sponsor.
• Champion process discipline and accountability in IT delivery.

Skills

PMO leadership

Agile

Portfolio prioritization

Vendor management

Executive communication

IT governance

PMP/ PMI-ACP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT

PMP or PMI-ACP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

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Project and Partner Management Lead

Full Time AZ Phoenix, Glendale, AZ, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1896

Salary Range: $140,000.00 To $160,000.00 Annually

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

At AirLife, we are dedicated to improving the quality of every breath.Excellence with Every Breath is not just a tag line, but the way we work and take care of our customers. With a mindset to evolve, innovate, and grow, we are a premier manufacturer of the highest-quality and market-leading breathing consumables. This growth philosophy has positioned us to increase our global footprint and business reach, impacting even more people around the world. Our expanding family of the most trusted brands offers a product portfolio that spans the continuum of care from first responder to home care, with safety, patient comfort, and clinical performance in mind. Collective expertise allows us to provide quality products and experiences to our patients, customers, and our people. Our values of Customer first, Differentiate with our People, Bias for Action, Continuous Improvement and Accountability define who we are and how we work. Join us!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project and Partner Management Lead serves as AirLife IT's internal PMO leader, responsible for bringing rigor, consistency, and accountability to how IT plans, prioritizes, and delivers work. This role partners with IT leadership and business stakeholders to establish and maintain project intake processes, drive ways of working improvements, and ensure IT projects are delivered on time, on scope, and within budget. This is an equal-parts strategist-and-practitioner role: the right candidate actively manages projects while building the systems and habits that allow the broader IT team to work more effectively. This role also coordinates the management of IT's vendor and consulting partner relationships, ensuring external resources operate within AirLife's project framework and service expectations.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

The specific minimum competencies needed to perform the essential duties of the job include knowledge, skills, abilities, level of education, and experience necessary for successful performance. These competencies are generally demonstrated through specific service, education, or training.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience in IT project management offices or PMO functions in a mid-market enterprise environment.
• Proficiency with Agile and hybrid project management methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe); hands-on experience implementing Agile for IT enhancement delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of project intake and portfolio prioritization frameworks; experience managing a portfolio of concurrent IT projects across multiple functional areas.
• Experience designing and operationalizing ways of working improvements, including meeting cadences, status reporting standards, decision-making frameworks, and escalation protocols.
• Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools; Smartsheet experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage external vendor and consulting partner engagements, including SOW review, milestone tracking, and invoice validation.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting status, risk, and investment decisions to C-suite and PE sponsor audiences.
• Strong understanding of IT governance and change management practices.
• Experience in a PE-backed, high-growth manufacturing or medical device environment preferred.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Level of Experience:

7–12 years of progressive IT project management experience, including 3+ years in a PMO leadership or senior program management role.

Level of Education:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field. PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred.

Travel:

Up to 20% as required by the business.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement, and continuously improve AirLife IT's project intake and prioritization process, ensuring all incoming project requests are captured, evaluated, and prioritized against strategic IT and business objectives before work begins.
• Build and maintain the IT project portfolio view, providing IT leadership, the CFO, and Frazier Partners with clear visibility into project status, resource utilization, delivery timelines, and open risks.
• Introduce and drive Agile methodology for IT enhancement delivery, coaching team members on agile principles and facilitating sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives where applicable.
• Define, implement, and enforce IT ways of working standards across the department, including meeting discipline, agenda and notes practices, status reporting cadences, and decision-making frameworks, consistent with AirLife IT Meeting Standards.
• Actively manage one or more concurrent IT projects from initiation through go-live, taking personal ownership of requirements definition, scope control, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate AirLife's IT vendor and consulting partner relationships within the project delivery framework; ensure partner SOWs are aligned to project scope, that milestones are tracked, and that delivery accountability is maintained.
• Partner with the IT Director of Applications, Director of Infrastructure & Security, and VP of Data, Analytics & AI to align project resources, timelines, and priorities to budgetary constraints and strategic objectives.
• Lead and facilitate a quarterly senior leadership portfolio review covering IT project intake volume and trends, current prioritization decisions and rationale, project delivery outcomes and milestone achievement, and open risks; ensure this forum drives timely decisions and that outputs are documented and acted upon.
• Build and publish regular project status reports and portfolio dashboards for IT leadership and business stakeholders; elevate risks and issues proactively with recommended mitigation options.
• Facilitate post-project retrospectives and capture lessons learned to drive continuous improvement of AirLife's IT delivery model.
• Support IT leadership in developing business cases for new IT investments, translating technical scope and resource needs into business value language appropriate for the CFO and PE sponsor review process.
• Serve as the IT department's champion for process discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement in how IT commits to and delivers on its project portfolio.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uphold and embody AirLife's values in all aspects of work.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness in daily work; look for ways to improve and promote quality & safety.
• Inspire the trust of others; treat people with respect and dignity and embrace the value of diversity.
• Use time efficiently; perform job accurately, thoroughly, and conserve Company resources to improve profits.
• Contribute to building and maintaining a positive team environment.
• Assure all policies and guidelines are implemented and followed.

QUALITY POLICY

At AirLife, Quality is our promise. It is our commitment to customer satisfaction and our dedication to product excellence in an evolving global healthcare market. This promise is kept through a continuously improving and effective Quality Management System and compliance to Regulatory Requirements.

DEIA STATEMENT

At AirLife, we are committed to building a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace that reflects the communities and customers we serve. We believe our philosophy on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Advancement (DEIA) encourages excellence and equips us to serve an evolving global marketplace.

Please note:

The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive and may evolve over time. The role holder may be required to undertake additional duties as reasonably expected to meet the needs of the company.

AirLife offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, bereavement leave, Employee Assistance Program resources, and medical leave benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Certain positions may also be eligible for bonus, commission, or other incentive compensation.