Technical PMO Lead - IT

DuPont

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers Job Summary We are seeking an IT Technical PMO Lead to stand up and run the PMO program. This is an onsite position with 1 day of remote work at our corporate site in Wilmington, DE. Candidates must live within a commutable distance to the site.

Requirements

7+ years in enterprise IT project/program management, with at least 4 years leading PMO functions in a complex, cross functional technology environment.
Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Technology, Business or a related field
Proven experience establishing or maturing a PMO, including building charters, methodologies, standards, deliverables and templates, governance routines, and cross tower operating rhythms.
Experience overseeing large scale, mission critical programs, or enterprise transformation programs.
Strong background in portfolio management, intake, prioritization, and readiness assessments that incorporate architecture, cybersecurity, and strategic alignment.
Strong experience in project and program delivery.
Deep understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery and ability to enforce consistent governance across them
Demonstrated ability to build or oversee automated portfolio and KPI dashboards, ideally using Power Platform, Power BI, or similar low code tools
Experience with enterprise resource planning, capacity modeling, and execution risk management
Experience leading governance forums, steering committees, and executive-level decision making sessions
Experience defining and tracking metrics across intake, delivery, quality, value realization, and RAI compliance
Demonstrated ability to measure and confirm ROI, business value realization, and benefits tracking at the portfolio level

Nice To Haves

Relevant Scrum and PMO Certifications

Responsibilities

Establish and run the IT PMO, including charter, methodology, standards, and core processes.
Operate intake, prioritization, readiness review, and governance routines with continuous improvement.
Maintain the enterprise IT portfolio with visibility into health, risks, dependencies, resource needs, and strategic alignment.
Provide decision-ready portfolio insights for IT leadership and governance forums.
In collaboration with the Responsible AI manager and IT strategy team, embed Responsible AI governance by ensuring intake and governance workflows include RAI criteria (risk classification, privacy, fairness, compliance checks) as relevant.
Tight coordination with Enterprise Architecture for tech fit, standards, reusable patterns, and architecture runway alignment.
Partnership with Cybersecurity for risk reviews, security gating, privacy checkpoints, etc .
Partner across IT for risk, regulatory impact and tracking business value.
Maintaining delivery quality frameworks (SDLC alignment, documentation completeness, testing readiness, cutover plans).
Create yearly and multi-year IT PMO roadmap of delivery and value. Also create multiyear IT roadmap of PMO maturity
Collaborate with CIO, IT strategy lead and Finance to manage OpEx, CapEx investments to track project costs, project benefits realization and value tracking
Manage end-to-end intake to ensure initiatives are well-defined, aligned, and ready for prioritization.
Apply prioritization criteria that reflect strategic alignment, resource constraints, architectural fit, and Responsible AI considerations.
Partner across IT in assessing initiative readiness and risk.
Maintain accurate, timely, and transparent portfolio reporting reflecting both delivery and RAI compliance posture.
Enforce PMO methodology and governance across initiatives (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
Oversee risk, dependency, change control, and quality processes for consistent execution.
Escalating systemic delivery issues and driving remediation plans.
Manage project resource planning (capacity, capability, timelines).
Conduct delivery and compliance audits—including applicable Responsible AI controls for data, model usage, transparency, and safeguards.
Facilitate governance forums, steercos, and escalation paths with clarity of decisions and follow‑ups.
Provide direct oversight and governance for large scale, critical programs
Coach PMs and contractors on PMO standards, governance expectations, and delivery best practices.
Promote adoption of tools, templates, automation, and repeatable processes to improve execution maturity.
Support workforce and capability planning aligned to future PMO and portfolio needs.
Partner with the Responsible AI Manager to ensure teams understand RAI guardrails, approval processes, and documentation requirements.
Translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans within the strategic initiative portfolio.
Establish value framework and govern yearly.
Quantify total value definition and project opportunities using standard metrics throughout demand intake.
Value confirmation – confirm benefits and define value tracking plan through KPIs and value tracking plan.
Define value management and realization, value definition, confirmation and realization.
Summary of value after project delivery is fully completed, as aligned and collaborated with project stakeholders.
Monitor at-risk or high-priority initiatives and drive corrective actions.
Ensure initiatives deliver measurable value, business outcomes, and compliance with IT governance and Responsible AI principles.
Provide insights to improve alignment between investments, portfolio choices, and enterprise strategy.
Define and track KPIs for intake efficiency, delivery performance, portfolio health, and PMO effectiveness.
Measure benefits realization, business impact, and alignment to strategic objectives.
Build automated dashboards and reports using Power Platform or similar tools.
Include Responsible AI KPIs, such as RAI review completion, model risk classification, adherence to required approvals, and RAI exception management where applicable.
Build, mentor, and support PMO team members to drive execution excellence.
Ensure strong communication, alignment, and expectation‑setting across IT towers, partners, and business stakeholders.
Serve as a connector between delivery teams, architecture, security, the Responsible AI Manager, and business stakeholders.
Own PMO tools and ensure integration with enterprise IT systems for consistent reporting and data accuracy.
Utilize automation and low-code platforms to streamline PMO workflows, portfolio management, and RAI-related process checkpoints.