- Rehlko
- Milwaukee, WI
- Full-Time
- 26 days ago
Director, IT - PMO.
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Director, IT - PMO: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role leads an IT portfolio management and PMO function that turns business strategy into governed, value-driven investment and delivery decisions.
- The Person:The person will lead enterprise IT portfolio prioritization, executive portfolio reviews, governance and stage gates, financial planning with Finance, benefits tracking, and development of PMO and delivery professionals.
- Requirements:Candidates need 12+ years of progressive technology portfolio, program, project or PMO leadership experience, plus executive governance, portfolio financial management and value realization experience, with PMP or PgMP preferred.
About the role
Why Work at Rehlko
Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.
Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.
Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.
At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!
What We Offer
At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:
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Competitive compensation and benefits
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Work-life flexibility
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Recognition and rewards
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Development and career opportunities
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A safe and inclusive workplace
Why You Will Love this Job
The Director - IT, Portfolio & PMO Management leads the enterprise IT portfolio management and PMO disciplines and team, translating business strategy into an executable, governed, and value-driven portfolio. The role enables transparent investment decisions, validates value delivery, manages portfolio-level dependencies and capacity, improves predictable delivery across projects, programs, and products, and leads executive portfolio reviews with decision-quality insight on priorities, funding, risks, benefits, and outcomes.Â
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITIES
Portfolio Strategy, Intake and PrioritizationÂ
- Lead IT portfolio, strategy, intake, sequencing and prioritization aligned with business and technology objectivesÂ
- Apply consistent criteria for strategic value, urgency, risk, cost, dependencies and capacityÂ
- Maintain a transparent portfolio view and recommend investment, trade-off and sequencing decisionsÂ
- Partner with business and technology leaders to strengthen proposal, ownership, outcomes and readinessÂ
Executive Governance and Decision SupportÂ
- Lead executive portfolio reviews, recommendations, escalation and decision follow throughÂ
- Establish governance, decision rights, stage gates, accountability and escalation pathsÂ
- Provide clear reporting on portfolio health, value, financials, capacity, risks and required decisionsÂ
- Tailor governance to initiate size, complexity, risk and deliver approachÂ
Financial Management and Value RealizationÂ
- Lead portfolio planning, forecasting, investment scenarios and capital & operating expense oversight with FinanceÂ
- Establish standards for business cases, total cost of ownership, benefits and value validationÂ
- Challenge investment assumptions and provide transparency into forecast and actual spendÂ
- Track adoption, outcomes and realized value with benefit owners, addressing gaps as neededÂ
Resource and Demand ManagementÂ
- Align portfolio demand with capacity, skills, sourcing options and delivery constraintsÂ
- Identify resource bottlenecks and recommend sequencing, staffing, sourcing or scope trade-offs in alignment with the respective resource managers.Â
- Improve visibility into workforce and partner allocation while maintaining functional accountabilityÂ
Delivery Standards and Portfolio AssuranceÂ
- Establish fit-for-purpose standards and tools across predictive, Agile, hybrid, product and vendor-led deliveryÂ
- Monitor portfolio health, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and recovery plansÂ
- Define intervention thresholds and lead recovery planning for initiatives outside toleranceÂ
- Integrate architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, data, change, procurement and operational readiness into governanceÂ
PMO Leadership and Continuous ImprovementÂ
- Lead and develop portfolio, program, project, business analysts, Agile and change professionalsÂ
- Establish clear roles, career paths, standards and accountabilityÂ
- Simplify governance, automate reporting, improve data quality and reduce administrative burdenÂ
- Promote disciplined execution, constructive challenge and strong stakeholder partnershipsÂ
Performance OutcomesÂ
- Enable timely executive decisions supported by reliable data and clear recommendationsÂ
- Aling portfolio commitments with funding, capacity, dependencies and risk toleranceÂ
- Ensure investments have accountable sponsors, measurable outcomes, credible plans and validated benefitsÂ
- Improve delivery predictability, risk transparency, reporting quality and PMO responsivenessÂ
- Build a high- performing PMO team with consistent standards and clear accountabilityÂ
- Maintain more than 90% of the portfolio in green status monthly and achieve a Net Promoter Score above 25% on project delivery.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
 Minimum Requirements:Â
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, business administration or related field or equivalent relevant experienceÂ
- 12+ years of progressive experience in technology portfolio, program, project or PMO leadership, including leading an IT PMO function in a global organization with more than $2 billion in revenueÂ
- Demonstrated experience with executive governance, investment prioritization, portfolio financial management, resource and demand planning, delivery assurance and value realizationÂ
- Experience establishing or materially improving portfolio governance, benefits realization, delivery tooling or PMO operating modelsÂ
- Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary delivery professionals and influencing senior stakeholders across business and technology functionsÂ
- Experience in a complex, multi-functional environment with significant transformation and merger and acquisition activityÂ
- Strong executive communication, facilitation, analysis, conflict resolution and decision-framing skills with the ability to convert complex portfolio data into clear choicesÂ
- Experience with portfolio and project management platforms, financial planning tools and executive dashboards with a commitment to data quality and automationÂ
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Preferred Qualifications:Â
- Master’s degree in business, technology or a related fieldÂ
- PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe or a comparable portfolio, program, project or agile certifications Â
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
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The Salary range for this position is $166,400.00-$216,850.00.The specific Salary rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location.
About Us
Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at http://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are.
In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with Rehlko matching, and more!?
Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
 It is the policy of Rehlko to comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and corresponding national, state, local, or other applicable laws. Rehlko will not discriminate against any qualified associate or applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of a person's physical or mental disability. Rehlko will provide a reasonable accommodation to associates or applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require an accommodation in the application process or during the course of employment, please contact EnergyJobs@rehlko.com. Rehlko is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Our Values
Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
Trust – Go farther together
Pace – Focus to go faster
Excellence – Find the win every day

