Director, Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO)

The Council for Professional Recognition is a leading credentialing organization for early childhood educators and the home of the Child Development Associate Credential. The Director, Enterprise Project Management Office will establish and lead the Council’s enterprise PMO, providing executive leadership for project portfolio governance, strategic initiative execution, organizational change management, and operational excellence. The role will oversee enterprise projects, governance, resources, risk, financial performance, and PMO staff while advising senior leadership on strategic execution.

Responsibilities:

• Establish, lead, and continuously improve the enterprise Project Management Office (PMO), including portfolio governance, project intake, prioritization, resource allocation, project management standards, methodologies, and best practices
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate, prioritize, and oversee strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, business value, operational capacity, and resource requirements
• Manage a portfolio of enterprise projects, technology implementations, process improvements, and organizational transformation initiatives, while maintaining executive dashboards, performance metrics, and reporting that provide visibility into progress, risks, resource utilization, and strategic outcomes
• Lead enterprise project portfolio reviews and governance forums, providing executive leadership with actionable insights, recommendations, and decision support to ensure investments, resources, and project outcomes remain aligned with organizational strategy and priorities
• Lead organizational change management efforts associated with strategic initiatives and technology implementations, including stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption activities
• Lead the implementation and optimization of project portfolio management platforms, dashboards, and workflow automation tools to improve visibility, governance, and organizational decision-making
• Monitor project and portfolio financial performance, budgets, resource utilization, and return on investment
• Identify and mitigate project and organizational risks, monitor critical dependencies, and support strategic planning by assessing implementation requirements, operational impacts, and resource needs
• Build organization-wide project management capabilities through coaching, mentoring, training, and the development of scalable tools, practices, and communities of practice
• Supervise, mentor, and develop PMO staff while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and results-oriented performance
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on project portfolio management, organizational effectiveness, operational excellence, and strategic execution

Requirements:

• 12+ years of progressive experience
• Demonstrated success establishing, scaling, or leading enterprise PMOs and project delivery functions
• Experience managing complex portfolios, governance frameworks, business cases, budgets, and resource planning
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches
• Experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, technology implementations, and organizational change efforts
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to evaluate investments, resource allocation strategies, and organizational priorities
• Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven success collaborating with and influencing executive leaders and cross-functional teams
• Experience developing dashboards, reporting frameworks, risk management practices, and performance measurement systems
• Bachelor's degree required in business administration, management, project management, organizational leadership, or a related field
• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, or comparable project management certification required
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer
• We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time
• advanced degree preferred