Director, Enterprise Portfolio Management

A key function of this role includes the effective use and understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to enhance productivity, decision-making, and overall performance. This position is expected to maintain awareness of emerging AI applications relevant to their responsibilities, apply AI tools ethically and effectively, and continuously develop their AI proficiency.

• 10+ years in program, project, or transformation leadership, with recent and ongoing hands-on delivery experience (this role is not purely managerial)
• Track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives to measurable outcomes
• Experience influencing executives and peers without direct authority
• Ability to manage up effectively, with comfort making recommendations, pushing back respectfully, and escalating early
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, capacity planning, and business case review
• Fluency in agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery
• Comfort with data and tooling, including portfolio management platforms, dashboards, and automation
• Excellent executive communication and facilitation skills
• Ability to switch between detailed project execution and enterprise-level thinking

• • Experience in a PEO, HR services, payroll, benefits, or other regulated, multi-state service environment
  • Experience with AI or automation governance, vendor evaluation, or enterprise integration programs
  • Prior experience building or modernizing a PMO or portfolio function
  • Change management experience, with a formal credential or demonstrated practice
  • PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or similar certification (helpful, not required)

• Initiatives you lead deliver on scope, schedule, and budget and show measurable business outcomes
• Leadership has a single, trusted view of portfolio priorities, capacity, and tradeoffs
• Executive leadership uses the portfolio view and recommendations to make prioritization decisions
• Reporting overhead goes down while decision quality goes up
• AI and technology requests move through a clear, fast, well-governed intake path
• Adoption of delivered solutions meets or exceeds targets
• Project leads across the company are more capable and consistent in how they deliver
• The director and CIO operate as a trusted partnership, with clear ownership of what the director decides and what gets escalated

Effective 06/1/2025 NJ passed a Pay Transparency Law which requires NJ based hiring to include a compensation range on each job posting. This compensation range is presented in good faith for candidates that are hired in these roles will be presented a salary within the range stated on the job posting.

At ExtensisHR, we recognize there are many factors that influence your overall satisfaction both at work, and in your personal life. Under our You, Supported program, we provide a perfect mixture of compensation, benefits, company culture, and resources to our employees that help you reach a happier, more balanced life. Some of these offerings include:

• Competitive compensation to reward you for your hard work every day.
• Progressive Paid-Time Off Program for you to enjoy time out of the office, including time off for volunteering and life events.
• Group Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance to encourage a healthy lifestyle available from day one.
• Student Loan Assistance Program where ExtensisHR contributes toward your student loans.
• Pretax Spending Accounts to ease taxes on health and dependent care expenses.
• Extensive professional development programs to help you get to where you want to go in your career.
• Discounts in retail and entertainment.
• A social and community outreach committee that promotes a fun inclusive culture through in-office events and networking opportunities.
• Complimentary coffee and snacks to keep you fueled and productive throughout the day.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, a drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. 

ExtensisHR is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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