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Lead the future of IT project delivery at Donaldson. As our Senior IT PMO Manager, you'll shape how technology projects are prioritized, governed and delivered across the business. Leading a team of Project and Program Managers, you'll establish best practices, strengthen delivery standards and partner with senior IT and business leaders to drive successful execution of our global IT portfolio.
What's in it for you
- Lead and shape the future of IT project delivery across a global organization.
- Manage and develop a high-performing team of Project and Program Managers.
- Influence enterprise-wide technology initiatives and partner directly with senior IT leadership.
- Enjoy a hybrid work environment with opportunities to grow into broader IT leadership roles.
- Participate in an annual incentive plan that rewards individual performance and company growth. Benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package, including medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, and a range of additional employee benefits.
- Receive a competitive annual salary ranging from $123,800 – $162,450, based on your experience, skills and qualifications.
Actual salary will vary based on factors including relevant work experience, education, training and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the IT PMO, setting project management standards, governance and delivery frameworks.
- Manage the IT project portfolio, resource planning and delivery quality across global initiatives.
- Develop and coach a team of Project and Program Managers.
- Establish project reporting, portfolio metrics and executive dashboards.
- Drive continuous improvement across project delivery, testing and quality assurance.
- Partner with IT and business leaders to align priorities and deliver business value.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in IT project or program management.
- 5+ years leading complex, global technology projects.
- 3+ years of people leadership experience.
- PMP certification.
- Experience with Agile and traditional project management methodologies (PMI PMBOK, Scrum, PRINCE2).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading an IT PMO or project delivery organization.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Agile certifications.
- Experience with portfolio management tools such as OnePlan, ServiceNow, Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Experience driving organizational change and delivery process improvements.
Keywords
IT PMO • Project Management Office • IT Leadership • Program Management • Portfolio Management • Project Delivery • Project Governance • PMO • PMP • Agile • Scrum • PMI PMBOK • PRINCE2 • Resource Planning • Change Management • Digital Transformation • IT Strategy • ServiceNow • Jira • Azure DevOps • OnePlan • People Leadership • Global Projects • Technology Delivery • Executive Stakeholder Management
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in IT project or program management.
- 5+ years leading complex, global technology projects.
- 3+ years of people leadership experience.
- PMP certification.
- Experience with Agile and traditional project management methodologies (PMI PMBOK, Scrum, PRINCE2).
- Experience leading an IT PMO or project delivery organization.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Agile certifications.
- Experience with portfolio management tools such as OnePlan, ServiceNow, Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Experience driving organizational change and delivery process improvements.
Donaldson Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Donaldson Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Donaldson Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs like a 401(k) match, profit-sharing, and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful components of total compensation. Company materials consistently frame retirement benefits within a broader Total Rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program with mental‑health resources create a comprehensive health and wellbeing package. Healthcare is often characterized as decent and a core strength of the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, alongside other company‑paid leaves such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave. Some locations highlight multi‑week PTO from the first year, underscoring breadth of leave options.
Donaldson Company Insights
What We Do
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.
