Lead Project Manager - Supporting Freight (1144456)

About the role

Our client is currently seeking a Lead Project Manager - Supporting Freight.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise portfolio strategy, investment themes, and value delivery roadmaps.
• Lead portfolio governance, Agile program delivery, and value realization initiatives.
• Develop executive communication frameworks and AI-powered portfolio dashboards.
• Present portfolio health, risks, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and board stakeholders.
• Drive measurable business outcomes through Agile delivery practices and AI-enabled resource planning.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships and AI-ready delivery partnerships.
• Lead enterprise resource and capacity planning across multiple Agile initiatives.
• Govern cross-portfolio dependencies and risk mitigation using AI-driven insights.
• Facilitate PI Planning, Portfolio Kanban, and strategic milestone tracking.
• Establish portfolio KPIs, OKRs, value stream metrics, and predictive delivery analytics.
• Lead enterprise risk governance and AI-based scenario planning.
• Develop Agile governance standards, delivery playbooks, and PM Centers of Excellence.
• Mentor and coach project managers on Agile leadership, AI adoption, and enterprise delivery practices.
• Partner with business executives on digital transformation initiatives and operational optimization.
• Manage complex, multi-vendor enterprise programs spanning requirements, development, and QA workstreams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, MIS, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive Project Management experience.
• 5+ years leading large-scale enterprise Agile programs.
• PMP certification required.
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Fellow certification required.
• Strong expertise in Agile at Scale (SAFe, LeSS, Disciplined Agile).
• Experience managing enterprise portfolios and strategic technology investments.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or comparable enterprise Agile platforms.
• Experience with AI-enabled delivery tools, predictive analytics, and project portfolio management solutions.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and complex enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• AI certifications or formal AI governance experience.
• Leverage Lean Portfolio Management certification.
• Experience leading enterprise Agile transformations.
• Expertise in agentic AI, AI governance, prompt engineering, and AI-first operating models.
• Experience establishing Agile Centers of Excellence.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and data strategy.
• Experience presenting to executive committees and board-level stakeholders.
• Strong background in portfolio financial management and value stream optimization.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

$60.00 USD Hourly - $70.00 USD Hourly

Schedule

Hybrid – Tuesday & Wednesday onsite required