PMO Director

Our Austin, Texas client seeks an experienced PMO Director to lead the evolution of its IT Project Management Office, strengthen project delivery, and establish a more effective, business-focused approach to project and portfolio management. This position requires 4 days/wk on-site work and local candidates only. Must have experience establishing or transforming a PMO within a Texas state.

 The ideal candidate is a transformational leader with demonstrated experience assessing, developing, and improving enterprise PMO capabilities. This individual must move beyond traditional project administration and reporting to establish a PMO that provides meaningful leadership, delivery governance, strategic alignment, and measurable business value.

Requirements

*             Significant experience leading or transforming an enterprise IT PMO, preferably within a large, complex organization.

*             Demonstrated success developing or improving PMO governance, methodologies, delivery standards, and organizational capabilities.

*             Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with experience building relationships across executive, business, and technical teams.

*             Proven ability to lead organizational change, influence stakeholders, and improve project delivery performance.

*             Experience managing and developing project management teams.

*             Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.

*             Strong executive communication, strategic planning, problem-solving, and organizational assessment skills.

*             Ability to balance structured governance with practical, flexible delivery approaches.

Preferred

*             Experience establishing or transforming a PMO within a Texas state agency or similarly complex public-sector organization.

*             Experience implementing enterprise PMO improvement initiatives, including governance, portfolio management, and organizational change.

*             Experience overseeing complex IT modernization initiatives involving multiple vendors, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.

*             Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred but not required.