Senior Manager, IT PMO

Arrow Electronics
Centennial, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 215K

Job location

Remote
Centennial, United States of America

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Data analysis
IT Management
Microsoft Project
Advanced Reports
Information Technology
Planview
ServiceNow

Job description

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Project Managers and Project Coordinators
  • Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for project delivery staff
  • Build a high-performing PMO organization aligned to enterprise priorities
  • Provide coaching on project delivery, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation
  • Manage resource allocation, workload balancing, and staffing plans across the PMO

Methodology & Governance

  • Define, implement, and continuously improve standardized project management methodologies, tools, and templates
  • Ensure all projects adhere to defined governance standards, stage gates, and approval processes
  • Drive consistency in project execution across all business and IT domains
  • Establish and enforce best practices for:
  • Scope management
  • Risk and issue management
  • Change control
  • Financial tracking and control
  • Ensure compliance with architectural, security, and enterprise standards throughout delivery

Project & Portfolio Oversight

  • Provide oversight of the full project lifecycle from intake through closure
  • Ensure projects are delivered according to approved scope, schedule, and budget baselines
  • Monitor portfolio health, identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities across projects
  • Facilitate prioritization processes in alignment with business and IT leadership
  • Drive cross-project coordination and dependency management

Reporting, Tracking & Visibility

  • Establish standardized reporting frameworks for project and portfolio performance
  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting of:
  • Project status (health, milestones, deliverables)
  • Financials (budget vs. actuals, forecasts)
  • Risks, issues, and dependencies
  • Resource utilization
  • Provide executive-level dashboards and insights to senior leadership
  • Ensure transparency into project status, costs, and outcomes across the enterprise

Stakeholder & Executive Engagement

  • Partner with business and IT leaders to ensure alignment on project priorities and outcomes
  • Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and executive reviews
  • Drive decision-making through data-driven insights and escalation management
  • Ensure alignment between project delivery and business value realization

Continuous Improvement & PMO Maturity

  • Drive continuous improvement of PMO capabilities, processes, and tools
  • Establish and track KPIs for PMO effectiveness and project success
  • Lead PMO maturity initiatives, including:
  • Standardizing intake and prioritization processes
  • Improving reporting and visibility
  • Enhancing resource management practices
  • Promote a culture of accountability, discipline, and delivery excellence

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field (Master's preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in IT project/program management
  • 5+ years of experience leading a PMO or managing project teams
  • Experience in enterprise-scale project portfolio management environments
  • Strong leadership and team development capabilities
  • Deep expertise in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)
  • Proven ability to drive governance, standardization, and operational discipline
  • Advanced reporting, analytics, and dashboarding capabilities
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
  • Experience managing cross-functional, global project portfolios
  • PMP or equivalent certification preferred
  • Experience with PPM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Planview, MS Project) preferred
  • Experience in large, global IT organizations with distributed teams preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to stand up or transform a PMO preferred

Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship and is not open to contract employees.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday required office days for Panorama Office site; Monday, Friday-work from home.

Benefits & conditions

At Arrow, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That's why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans and a solid benefits package.

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • 401k, With Matching Contributions
  • Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
  • Paid Time Off (including sick, holiday, vacation, etc.)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Discounted RTD Passes, with convenient office location off RTD Light Rail (Dry Creek Exit)
  • On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles
  • 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers, Free for Use to All Employees!
  • Bike Racks
  • And more!

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