Strategic PMO Lead: Portfolio Governance & Delivery

dtna; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DTFS seeks a PMO Lead in Charlotte, NC to establish and run the enterprise PMO, ensuring initiatives are evaluated, prioritized, governed, and delivered in line with strategy and business objectives. You will own the project intake process, portfolio governance, prioritization, and executive reporting, driving transparency, accountability, and informed investment decisions across the portfolio.

Collaborating with Strategy, Finance, and IT, you will balance priorities, optimize resource

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Information Technology, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• 3+ years of PMO leadership experience.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Experience managing cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the enterprise project intake process and serve as the single point of entry for all project requests.
• Establish and maintain standardized intake, evaluation, and approval criteria across all business functions.
• Facilitate project triage and prioritization activities based on strategic alignment, business value, risk, capacity, and resource availability.
• Lead portfolio review sessions and recommend investment, sequencing, acceleration, deferment, or termination decisions.
• Ensure transparency and consistency in project selection and prioritization decisions.
• Partner with business leaders, Strategy, Finance, and IT to balance competing priorities and optimize portfolio value.
• Design, implement, and maintain the enterprise project governance framework.
• Establish governance standards, stage gates, templates, project controls, and reporting requirements.
• Chair or facilitate governance boards, steering committees, and portfolio review meetings.
• Monitor compliance with project management standards and governance requirements.
• Ensure issues, risks, dependencies, and escalations are proactively managed and resolved.
• Drive consistent decision-making processes and accountability across the project portfolio.
• Maintain a comprehensive enterprise portfolio view of all strategic initiatives.
• Monitor project health, budget performance, schedule adherence, scope management, and benefit realization.
• Lead resource planning and capacity management discussions.
• Identify portfolio-level risks, conflicts, and dependencies.
• Support executive leadership with scenario planning, project trade-offs, and investment recommendations.
• Ensure projects are aligned to strategic objectives and organizational priorities.
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards and portfolio reporting.
• Provide clear visibility into project performance, risks, resource utilization, and benefits realization.
• Deliver portfolio insights and recommendations to senior leadership and governance boards.
• Establish KPIs and success metrics for portfolio performance and PMO effectiveness.
• Communicate project status and portfolio health through standardized reporting processes.
• Continuously improve PMO methodologies, governance practices, tools, and templates.
• Promote a culture of disciplined execution, accountability, and transparency.
• Leverage lessons learned and best practices to improve delivery performance.
• Drive adoption of project management standards and capabilities across the organization.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Project Governance

Strategic Planning

Intake & Prioritization

Stakeholder Management

Executive Communication

Resource & Capacity Management

Risk Management

Change Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, IT, Finance, or related field

Job description

DTFS seeks a PMO Lead in Charlotte, NC to establish and run the enterprise PMO, ensuring initiatives are evaluated, prioritized, governed, and delivered in line with strategy and business objectives. You will own the project intake process, portfolio governance, prioritization, and executive reporting, driving transparency, accountability, and informed investment decisions across the portfolio.

Collaborating with Strategy, Finance, and IT, you will balance priorities, optimize resource