Ø     As a leader of the Project Management Services group of a growing dynamic organization establish and drive Project Management, Portfolio Management, Resource Management and Project Tracking and Oversight across all projects and programs. 

o    Define, establish and ensure adherence to appropriate processes, controls and project metrics 

o    Apply industry best practices in Information Technology and Project Management

o    Manage, mentor and direct a large and growing team of Project Managers and Senior Project Managers

Ø     Responsible for project initiation workflow

o    Manage and control the project request process and workflow gates

o    Manage the processing of project requests in accordance with process

o    Ensure appropriate deliverables and approvals are achieved for all project requests

Ø     Responsible for supporting Resource Management and providing direction toward staffing decision making.

o    Ensure adherence to appropriate Resource and Demand management procedures and reporting

o    Monitor and assess resource capacity and demands and prepare appropriate staffing plans

o    Manage the staffing process to ensure appropriate level of project management resources are assigned to all approved projects

Ø     Responsible for project tracking and oversight

o    Monitor project status and progress against milestones, budgets and deadlines

o    Ensure effective issue management, communication and escalation procedures are followed for all projects

o    Ensure compliance with established project and portfolio management standards and processes

o    Provide guidance and mentoring to project managers

Qualifications/Education Required:

• BA/BS or equivalent work experience
• 12+ years Project  and Program Management experience
• 10+ years functional employee management experience
• 5+ years experience preferably within an IT outsourcing or managed services environment.
• 5+ years establishing and driving structured Portfolio Management processes
• 5+ years experience leading implementation of methodologies such as CMMI, and Six Sigma
• Experience implementing automated project and portfolio management tools (Clarity, MS Project)
• Ability to work effectively with executive leadership to assess resource demand and develop appropriate organizational and staffing changes
• Strong knowledge of industry best practices
• Core structured project management skills and experience
• Strong command of MS Office toolset (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and MS Project.
• Energetic and self motivated
• Strong presentation and communication skills are required
• Must be willing and able to deal with a high level of ambiguity 
• Strong process focus, able to see opportunities for improvement in the business
• Ability to travel up to 25%