Strategic Technology Program Manager

80/20 LLC; Columbia City (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

80/20 LLC is seeking an experienced Technology Program Manager to establish, lead, and continuously improve our Technology and Application Portfolio. This role defines project governance, standards, and reporting to ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate is strategic and hands-on, capable of designing frameworks while spearheading projects and providing senior leadership with clear visibility into delivery, risks, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technology project, program, or portfolio management.
• 3+ years leading or operating within a PMO environment.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Kanban, hybrid).
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, Six Sigma or similar certifications.
• Experience with project portfolio management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Planview, Clarity, Jira, MS Project, MS Planner).
• Experience in delivering and managing commercial/public software solutions.
• Proven ability to work with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong data, reporting, and executive storytelling skills.
• Background in delivering Technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define project intake, prioritization, and portfolio management processes aligned to business objectives.
• Ensure consistent project documentation, stage gates, and approval processes.
• Establish and maintain IT PM governance, standards, methodologies, and best practices (Agile, Waterfall, Lean, hybrid).
• Oversee the IT project portfolio, balancing capacity, priorities, risks, and dependencies.
• Oversee commercial software pipeline by working with public feedback, understanding comparable solutions and develop feature and issue remediations.
• Develop commercial product level strategic roadmaps and coordinate prioritization conversations and decision making.
• Provide executive-level reporting on project health, timelines, budgets, and benefits realization.
• Partner with IT and business leaders to align initiatives with strategic goals.
• Continually improve execution, accountability, and outcomes.
• Identify delivery risks early and drive mitigation strategies.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and performance metrics.
• Review project success and adoption post delivery to ensure success.
• Support project budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking and results.
• Assist with resource planning and demand management across all Technology initiatives.
• Act as a trusted partner to CIO and business stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Communicate project status, risks, and decisions clearly at all levels of the organization.
• Facilitate steering committees and executive reviews as needed.

Skills

Technology PM experience

PMO leadership

PM methodologies

PM certifications

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Data & reporting

Technology delivery

Public software delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Planview

Clarity

Jira

MS Project

MS Planner

Job description

80/20 LLC is seeking an experienced Technology Program Manager to establish, lead, and continuously improve our Technology and Application Portfolio. This role defines project governance, standards, and reporting to ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate is strategic and hands-on, capable of designing frameworks while spearheading projects and providing senior leadership with clear visibility into delivery, risks, and outcomes.