Director of Project Management

Rubicon is a company focused on technology transformation, and they are seeking a Director of Project Management to lead their Project Management Office (PMO). The role involves establishing project governance, managing delivery, and collaborating across functions to ensure successful technology initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Stand up the project management office, including the methodology, tooling, templates, and delivery standards every technology initiative follows
• Build the front door for technology work through a single intake process with transparent prioritization and a portfolio view that shows leadership everything in flight, its status, and its cost
• Run program-level governance for the transformation including workstream tracking against milestones, dependency management, risk and issue escalation, and stage-gate discipline
• Manage delivery-partner execution against contracted milestones and acceptance criteria, holding partners accountable to their outcomes
• Produce the monthly technology metrics pack and support the quarterly report to executive leadership and the board, communicating delivery health, budget versus actual, and commitment status, all stated plainly
• Coordinate the project mechanics of vendor exits and insourcing transitions through knowledge transfer plans, cutover checklists, and closure criteria
• Raise project management maturity across the technology organization through coaching, standards, and hiring as the function grows
• Ability to travel and/or work onsite up to 20%
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent
• Set clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations; ensure accountability
• Drive employee engagement, team culture, and a positive work environment
• Lead hiring, onboarding, and employee development efforts
• Ensure compliance with company policies, practices, and partner with HR on employee matters

Requirements:

• High School Diploma required
• 8+ years of program and project management experience
• 3+ years leading a PMO or major transformation program
• Proven success standing up PMO capability in an environment that has few formal processes in place
• Experience governing external delivery partners and vendors against milestone-based contracts
• An in-depth understanding of delivery methods and the ability to administer them, based on the use case
• Strong financial literacy with experience in budget tracking, capitalization awareness, and reporting delivery cost against plan
• The ability to honestly, effectively, and clearly communicate project status and overviews to executive and board level management
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop a team while empowering staff to take ownership of root cause solutions
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Discretion and trustworthiness in handling sensitive information and supporting high-level strategic initiatives
• A proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
• Technology transformation experience in private equity backed companies
• Experience with order-to-cash, ERP, or data platform programs