MANAGER, PMO PORTFOLIO

** Applications will be received until March 13, 2026 . If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org. **   About this job:   As the Portfolio Manager in the Program Management Office, ensure that a set of approved programs and projects are initiated, tracked, and executed efficiently, resulting in a high percentage of on time, on-budget implementations that meet key customer objectives.
  What DPS Offers You:

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Salary Range: $108,333 - $132,686
• In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement. 

What You'll Do:

• Directly manage, coach, and develop the Project Managers in the Program Management Office.
• Support the development and maintenance of an integrated calendar of initiatives impacting teams and the development and execution of a comprehensive communications plan related to those initiatives to ensure all appropriate team members and stakeholders across the district are informed of project issues and status.
• Key measures of performance include: project delivery meeting scope, schedule and budget objectives, customer satisfaction with project implementation, effective progress reporting and program communications.
• To accomplish these objectives, the Portfolio Manager will need to develop and maintain strong working relationships with the leadership across all Offices in Denver Public Schools.
• Successful project delivery will include implementation of processes along with the required change management allowing the organization to quickly adopt the change, and reap the projected benefits of the new tools.
• Establish systems and processes to progress monitor the district's Strategic Roadmap and other progress measures critical to long term impact and sustainability in the Denver Public Schools.

  What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Minimum of (8-10) eight to ten years of senior-level project management experience, with demonstrated responsibility for complex program and/or portfolio management of large-scale programs/sets of programs.
• Two (2) or more years of management responsibilities.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
• Strong organizational and analytic skills and strong attention to detail.
• Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.
• Ability to develop and interpret data and manage resources.
• Ability to motivate and influence others.
• Ability to effectively lead a team.
• Ability to multi-task and juggle management of several high-priority projects in parallel.
• High degree of integrity in handling confidential information.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to lead a high-performing team.
• Ability to influence large, cross-functional teams without direct reporting responsibility, preferred.
• Ability to work with different levels of management throughout an organization, and translate customer needs into technology and process solutions, preferred.
• Superior ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including top executives, managers, faculty, administrators, and team members. Expert at both oral and written communication of all types, including memos, reports, charts, formal presentations, etc. Good at issue resolution and problem-solving, preferred.
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques, preferred.
• In-depth knowledge and experience using common project management methods/ techniques required. Systems implementation project experience including requirements gathering, system vendor selection, functional and technical solution design, business process design and workflow, testing and user acceptance, deployment, and organizational change management and communications, preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and management experience, preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and juggle management of several projects in parallel, preferred.
• Stakeholder/sponsor management, preferred.
• Attention to detail is essential, preferred.
• Experience successfully managing several large, complex, and transformative projects from conception through implementation, preferred.
• Understands organizational change management strategies, preferred.
• Candidate needs to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, preferred.
• A team player that has the ability to motivate the team and drive to project success, preferred.
• Interest in education is preferred.
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education. 
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.  
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
  Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun  

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation.  DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.  

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth.  Learn more at dpsk12.org.