Position Summary
The Associate Director of Technology Program Management will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the technology PMO framework, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and driving continuous improvement in project management processes. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders effectively.
Responsibilities
- PMO Implementation: Implement and maintain the tech PMO framework, including policies, procedures, and tools for project management.
- Governance: Facilitate governance structures to ensure projects are aligned with business objectives and delivered on time, within scope, and in budget.
- Process Improvement: Continuously identify and action opportunities to improve project management processes and methodologies.
- Resource Management: Support resource allocation and capacity planning to ensure optimal utilization of tech resources aligned to the highest impact projects.
- Training and Development: Serve as the SME for Tech Program/Project management and conduct regular training sessions to upskill the team and reinforce best practices.
- Portfolio Health Monitoring & Reporting: Develop dashboards and mechanisms to track and report on project portfolio progress, identifying areas for escalation or improvement for project teams and the PMO.
- Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the organization.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with project delivery, ensuring proactive issue resolution and timely reporting.
- Reporting: Lead the consolidation of project updates and deliver status reports to senior management on PMO activities, project status, and performance metrics.
- People Leadership: Oversee a team of project managers, ensuring they are staffed appropriately, operating consistently, and escalating risks/issues/decisions/blockers as they arise.
- Enterprise Change: Lead project management of key enterprise initiatives, ensuring thoughtful planning, execution, and ongoing change management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in program and project management, preferably within a technology environment.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools and software. PMP/CSM a plus.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to build strong relationships across multiple teams and stakeholders
- Extensive experience in change management
- Previous experience building processes from scratch and subsequent execution of these processes
- Experience working within an agile environment
- Extensive experience managing multiple projects at the same time
Company Overview
Vista is a leading global investment firm that exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, permanent capital, credit and public equity strategies, bringing an approach that prioritizes creating enduring market value for the benefit of its global ecosystem of investors, companies, customers and employees. Vista’s investments are anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions and proven, flexible management techniques that drive sustainable growth. Vista believes the transformative power of technology is the key to an even better future – a healthier planet, a smarter economy, a diverse and inclusive community and a broader path to prosperity. Further information is available at vistaequitypartners.com. Follow Vista on LinkedIn, @Vista Equity Partners, and on X, @Vista_Equity.
