Director, Portfolio Management & Execution

The Director, Portfolio Management & Execution is responsible for enabling the successful delivery of the enterprise portfolio by ensuring initiatives are strategically aligned and executed with transparency, discipline, and agility. Operating within the Transformation Office, this role serves as a critical bridge between strategy, finance, and delivery, translating enterprise priorities into an executable, outcome driven portfolio.

Partnering closely with senior leaders, IT, Finance, and business teams, the role leads the evolution of how the organization plans, governs, funds, and delivers change. This includes optimizing the flow of work, strengthening portfolio and execution governance, and continuously improving portfolio, program, and project management capabilities to support a product  and value stream oriented operating model.

The Director plays a pivotal role in balancing strategic ambition with execution realism—providing insight, structure, and decision support to maximize business outcomes, accelerate value delivery, and enable the organization to adapt in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree or professional level of knowledge in a specialized field, or equivalent, related experience.

Experience: 8 or more years - or Bachelor's Degree equivalent plus 10 or more years.

Leadership: Strategic Vision: Ability to align the PMO with the organization’s strategic goals and influencing

Skills: Influence and motivate project managers and teams to achieve project success.

Agile & Lean Delivery:

• • Agile Experience: Proven experience working within Agile, Lean, or hybrid delivery models across portfolios, programs, and cross functional teams.
  • Lean‑Agile Application: Ability to apply Agile and Lean principles beyond the team level to improve portfolio flow, prioritization, and execution outcomes.
  • Framework Awareness: Working knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or equivalent enterprise Agile approaches.
  • Continuous Improvement: Uses inspect and adapt practices, metrics, and feedback loops to continuously improve delivery performance.
  • Adaptability: Comfort navigating changing priorities, evolving scope, and dynamic environments inherent in Agile delivery models.

Communication: Stakeholder Management: Effective communication with stakeholders at all levels of the

Organization and Presentation Skills: Ability to present complex information in a clear and understandable

manner.

Analytical Skills: Data Analysis: Analyze project data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for

improvement and Problem-Solving: Address complex problems and make informed decisions.

Project Management Expertise: Project Lifecycle Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of project

management methodologies and project lifecycles and Risk Management: Proficiency in identifying, assessing,

and managing project risks.

Change Management: Change Leadership: Lead organizational change initiatives and manage resistance to

change and Cultural Awareness: Navigate and shape the organizational culture to support effective project

management.

Learning: Stay updated on industry trends and emerging project management practices.