Director, IT - PMO

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:
Competitive compensation and benefits
Work-life flexibility
Recognition and rewards
Development and career opportunities
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.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITIES
Portfolio Strategy, Intake and Prioritization
Lead IT portfolio, strategy, intake, sequencing and prioritization aligned with business and technology objectives
Apply consistent criteria for strategic value, urgency, risk, cost, dependencies and capacity
Maintain a transparent portfolio view and recommend investment, trade-off and sequencing decisions
Partner with business and technology leaders to strengthen proposal, ownership, outcomes and readiness
Executive Governance and Decision Support
Lead executive portfolio reviews, recommendations, escalation and decision follow through
Establish governance, decision rights, stage gates, accountability and escalation paths
Provide clear reporting on portfolio health, value, financials, capacity, risks and required decisions
Tailor governance to initiate size, complexity, risk and deliver approach
Financial Management and Value Realization
Lead portfolio planning, forecasting, investment scenarios and capital & operating expense oversight with Finance
Establish standards for business cases, total cost of ownership, benefits and value validation
Challenge investment assumptions and provide transparency into forecast and actual spend
Track adoption, outcomes and realized value with benefit owners, addressing gaps as needed
Resource and Demand Management
Align portfolio demand with capacity, skills, sourcing options and delivery constraints
Identify resource bottlenecks and recommend sequencing, staffing, sourcing or scope trade-offs in alignment with the respective resource managers.
Improve visibility into workforce and partner allocation while maintaining functional accountability
Delivery Standards and Portfolio Assurance
Establish fit-for-purpose standards and tools across predictive, Agile, hybrid, product and vendor-led delivery
Monitor portfolio health, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and recovery plans
Define intervention thresholds and lead recovery planning for initiatives outside tolerance
Integrate architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, data, change, procurement and operational readiness into governance
PMO Leadership and Continuous Improvement
Lead and develop portfolio, program, project, business analysts, Agile and change professionals
Establish clear roles, career paths, standards and accountability
Simplify governance, automate reporting, improve data quality and reduce administrative burden
Promote disciplined execution, constructive challenge and strong stakeholder partnerships
Performance Outcomes
Enable timely executive decisions supported by reliable data and clear recommendations
Aling portfolio commitments with funding, capacity, dependencies and risk tolerance
Ensure investments have accountable sponsors, measurable outcomes, credible plans and validated benefits
Improve delivery predictability, risk transparency, reporting quality and PMO responsiveness
Build a high- performing PMO team with consistent standards and clear accountability
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:
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, business administration or related field or equivalent relevant experience
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 revenue
Demonstrated experience with executive governance, investment prioritization, portfolio financial management, resource and demand planning, delivery assurance and value realization
Experience establishing or materially improving portfolio governance, benefits realization, delivery tooling or PMO operating models
Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary delivery professionals and influencing senior stakeholders across business and technology functions
Experience in a complex, multi-functional environment with significant transformation and merger and acquisition activity
Strong executive communication, facilitation, analysis, conflict resolution and decision-framing skills with the ability to convert complex portfolio data into clear choices
Experience with portfolio and project management platforms, financial planning tools and executive dashboards with a commitment to data quality and automation
Preferred Qualifications: