Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead
Full Time • Fully Remote - US
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Job Title: Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead
Location: Seattle, WA (Remote / Hybrid)
Job Summary
We are seeking a proactive and experienced Project Portfolio Governance and Process Excellence Lead to oversee governance, compliance, and continuous improvement across our project management community. This role will be instrumental in defining and enforcing standardized processes, guiding portfolio intake and approvals, and driving operational efficiencies through process optimization and agile practices.
Key Responsibilities
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Governance and Compliance:
Oversee process governance and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide SDLC standards across all portfolios. Drive consistent application of project workflows, reviews, and approval gates. -
Process Documentation and Enablement:
Develop and maintain standardized process documentation, templates, and a centralized PMO learning site to support knowledge sharing and reduce redundancy. -
Training and Best Practices Implementation:
Provide hands-on training and mentorship to the PM community, promoting best practices in project delivery, process compliance, and lifecycle management. -
Portfolio Management Support:
Manage project intake processes, assess readiness for funding approvals, and coordinate portfolio-wide status reporting and compliance tracking. -
Process Automation and Efficiency:
Lead or support the implementation of process automation tools to reduce administrative overhead—delivering measurable time savings during the project lifecycle. -
Agile Coaching and Adoption:
Leverage Scrum Lead and Product Owner experience to support delivery teams in adopting and sustaining agile practices within a hybrid or scaled enterprise environment.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in Project or Portfolio governance, PMO, or process excellence roles
- Strong knowledge of SDLC and enterprise portfolio management
- Experience with agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe)
- Scrum Master or Product Owner certification preferred
- Demonstrated success in process automation, tool enablement, and PM enablement initiatives
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills
- Proficiency with portfolio/project management tools (e.g., Clarity, Jira, Confluence, MS Project)
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour
AES is a premier technology consulting company that brings together businesses and talent to deliver the most innovative technology solutions that create the most positive impact to society.
In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas:
- Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain
business relevance
- Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business
performance
- Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience
- Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model
Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of
what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.
In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas:
- Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain
business relevance
- Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business
performance
- Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience
- Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model
Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of
what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.
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