Lead Program Manager

Enterprise Project Management Office | Transformation & Governance

Company: Enterprise Iron Financial Industry Solutions

Experience: 8+ Years

About the Opportunity

Enterprise Iron is seeking an experienced Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO) Implementation Lead to design, establish, and operationalize an enterprise-wide Project Management Office for a client organization.

This is a strategic, hands-on consulting opportunity for a proven leader who has successfully built an ePMO from the ground up. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in enterprise governance, portfolio management, project delivery methodologies, executive reporting, and organizational transformation.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior technology and business leadership to establish a sustainable ePMO operating model that improves transparency, accountability, resource utilization, and alignment between organizational priorities and execution.

We are specifically seeking an individual with demonstrated experience establishing an ePMO—not simply managing or operating an existing PMO.

Key responsibilities

ePMO Strategy, Design & Implementation

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and implementation of an enterprise-wide PMO.
• Assess current project management practices, organizational capabilities, governance structures, and delivery processes.
• Develop an ePMO implementation roadmap, including priorities, milestones, deliverables, and success measures.
• Define the ePMO operating model, organizational structure, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority.
• Establish standardized project, program, and portfolio management methodologies, frameworks, and procedures.
• Develop policies, processes, templates, and tools to support sustainable ePMO operations.

Enterprise Governance & Portfolio Management.

• Establish enterprise governance frameworks that provide oversight of strategic initiatives, technology investments, and organizational priorities.
• Design and implement project intake, evaluation, prioritization, and approval processes.
• Develop portfolio management practices that align business objectives, resource capacity, financial considerations, and execution priorities.
• Establish governance committees, executive steering structures, and escalation processes.
• Implement standardized risk, issue, dependency, and change management practices.
• Define appropriate accountability models and decision rights across technology and business functions.

Executive Reporting & Performance Management.

• Design executive-level portfolio dashboards, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Establish KPIs to measure project delivery performance, resource utilization, financial performance, and strategic alignment.
• Provide leadership with transparent reporting on project status, risks, dependencies, budgets, and portfolio health.
• Develop reporting standards that support informed decision-making and organizational accountability.

Resource & Financial Management.

• Establish enterprise resource planning and capacity management processes.
• Develop frameworks for project budgeting, financial tracking, and forecasting.
• Identify resource constraints, delivery dependencies, and competing organizational priorities.
• Support portfolio optimization and resource allocation across strategic initiatives.

Organizational Change & ePMO Adoption.

• Partner with executive stakeholders to drive adoption of the ePMO operating model.
• Establish consistent delivery standards while accommodating organizational maturity and business requirements.
• Develop training materials, implementation guidance, and knowledge-transfer processes.
• Coach project managers, program managers, and business stakeholders on governance and delivery expectations.
• Create a sustainable transition plan supporting long-term ePMO ownership and operational effectiveness.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in project, program, portfolio management, or enterprise transformation.
• Demonstrated experience successfully establishing and implementing at least one enterprise-wide PMO or ePMO from inception.
• Proven ability to design PMO operating models, governance structures, enterprise standards, and portfolio management frameworks.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives involving multiple business units and technology functions.
• Strong understanding of project intake, prioritization, investment governance, resource management, and portfolio oversight.
• Experience developing executive reporting frameworks, KPIs, and portfolio dashboards.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with CIOs, senior executives, and cross-functional business leadership.
• Strong organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills.
• Experience operating in environments that utilize Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Ability to independently assess organizational needs, develop actionable recommendations, and execute an implementation roadmap.
• PMP certification or equivalent advanced project/program management qualification.
• EPMO setup.

Preferred qualifications

• PMI-PMOCP (PMO Certified Professional).
• PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional).
• PgMP (Program Management Professional).
• P3O (Portfolio, Program and Project Offices) certification.
• Prosci Change Management certification.
• Experience within financial services, insurance, retirement services, pension administration, or other highly regulated industries.