Strategic PMO Director: Portfolio & Change Delivery

Inotiv, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

401K

Job summary

Inotiv is seeking a Director, Portfolio Management & Project Delivery to lead the technology project portfolio and delivery capabilities. This player‑coach role balances people leadership with direct ownership of strategic programs, including ERP optimization, across the IT portfolio for value realization and organizational readiness.

You will build a high‑performing team, establish governance, drive program outcomes, and partner with business leaders to ensure alignment with strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management, portfolio management, PMO leadership, or IT transformation leadership.
• Proven success leading enterprise-scale technology and business transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading ERP implementations, ERP optimization initiatives, or large-scale enterprise technology programs.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing talent.
• Develop and execute onboarding plans for new team members.
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to help team members reach their full potential.
• Establish clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Manage team capacity and workload to optimize project delivery and portfolio management activities.
• Conduct performance reviews and talent development planning in alignment with company processes.
• Develop succession plans and future leaders within the organization.
• Serve as Program Manager for strategic, enterprise-wide technology and business transformation initiatives, including the ERP Optimization Program.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, budgets, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Establish program governance structures, steering committees, decision‑making forums, and executive reporting processes.
• Ensure alignment between program objectives, business priorities, organizational readiness, and expected business outcomes.
• Drive resolution of program issues, risks, resource conflicts, and cross‑functional dependencies.
• Partner with executive sponsors and business leaders to define success metrics, measure progress, and oversee benefits realization.
• Lead program communications and stakeholder engagement activities to ensure transparency, alignment, and end user adoption.
• Ensure programs are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to approved scope and strategic objectives.
• Serve as the escalation point for major project and program issues requiring executive intervention or decision‑making.
• Own the IT portfolio governance framework, including project intake, prioritization, approval, and investment decision processes.
• Lead governance forums to align technology investments, resource capacity, and business priorities.
• Provide oversight for successful delivery of the IT project portfolio, ensuring adherence to governance standards and delivery methodologies.
• Establish and continuously improve project, portfolio, and change management processes, standards, tools, and best practices.
• Drive accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk management, and business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Foster a culture of execution excellence, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and drive enterprise IT resource planning and capacity management processes.
• Partner with IT leaders to forecast resource needs and identify potential delivery constraints.
• Provide visibility into organizational capacity, demand forecasts, staffing requirements, and project investment trade-offs.
• Oversee portfolio‑level financial management, including project budgets and forecasts.
• Establish and maintain benefits realization processes to measure business outcomes and value delivery.
• Track and report realized value against approved business cases and strategic objectives.
• Establish organizational change management standards and practices for enterprise technology initiatives.
• Lead efforts to improve user adoption and value realization for technology and business transformations.
• Drive change management maturity and capability development across IT and the business.
• Develop dashboards, portfolio reporting, and performance metrics.
• Provide regular updates to leadership regarding project health, resource allocation, financial performance, risks, and business outcomes.
• Establish key performance indicators to measure portfolio effectiveness, delivery performance, and value realization.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Enterprise mindset

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field

Tools

MS Project

ERP Systems

Jira / PM tools

Job description

Inotiv is seeking a Director, Portfolio Management & Project Delivery to lead the technology project portfolio and delivery capabilities. This player‑coach role balances people leadership with direct ownership of strategic programs, including ERP optimization, across the IT portfolio for value realization and organizational readiness.

You will build a high‑performing team, establish governance, drive program outcomes, and partner with business leaders to ensure alignment with strategic