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The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, comfortable operating in the weeds of project execution, and confident presenting project information to executive leadership while driving accountability across teams.5+ years of Project Management, Program Management, PMO, Governance, or related experience. This role is 4 days on site and 1 remote., 5+ years of Project Management, Program Management, PMO, Governance, or related experience Experience driving project governance, project planning, and PMO best practices across multiple initiatives Experience facilitating governance forums such as intake meetings, change request reviews, steering committees, and project status reviews Ability to hold project and program managers accountable to timelines, milestones, deliverables, and documentation standards Experience creating and maintaining project plans, status reports, meeting minutes, risk logs, action items, and executive summaries Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present project updates to Directors and Vice Presidents Experience leading retrospectives and driving continuous process improvement initiatives Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Planview, or Microsoft Project Experience supporting portfolio governance or executive leadership teams Experience developing project success metrics, KPI dashboards, and executive reporting Experience independently managing small-to-medium IT projects ## Description Insight Global is looking to hire an IT Governance Project Manager to support an IT Director and PMO organization in the St. Louis, MO area. This individual will serve as the governance lead across a portfolio of projects, ensuring project and program managers are adhering to established standards, processes, and best practices. They will facilitate intake meetings, change request reviews, governance sessions, and project status presentations while maintaining project plans, meeting minutes, action items, and other key project documentation. On a daily basis, this person will work closely with project and program managers to review project plans, identify risks and gaps, ensure governance requirements are being met, and prepare leadership-level updates. They will schedule and facilitate recurring governance meetings, coach project teams on PMO processes, and help enforce consistency across project execution. 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