Director, IT PMO

The Company:

Czarnowski Collective is a leading experiential marketing and brand activation company designing and delivering trade show exhibits environments and events for enterprise clients. Its been over 75 years since we opened our doors but were still not resting on our reputation or accolades. Were wondering what if anticipating whats next and building the systems and data platforms that power a business built on forward-thinking work for forward-thinking brands.

Joining the Czarnowski Collective means the opportunity to be more than a number more than a job title more than a spectator. We are a collective of dreamers and thinkers doers and makersand were searching for more of the same to join the ranks.

The Purpose:

We are looking for a Director IT PMO to join our team in Atlanta! In this role youll run governance budget vendor and contract management for Czarnowski Collectives IT project portfolio chairing the IT Steering Committee and driving executive alignment on priorities and risk across our Microsoft estate including Dynamics 365 F&O D365 Sales Project Operations and our Power BI/Fabric analytics environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role: rather than delegating our most complex or highest-risk projects youll personally lead them while overseeing the broader portfolio through your PMO team. Youll partner closely with the CIO on ERP and digital transformation initiatives own capex/opex budgeting and forecasting and be the person who keeps vendors contracts and cross-functional stakeholders aligned when priorities and trade-offs get complicated.

Youll build and lead a project management team set the delivery standards theyre held to and drive the governance and methodology (hybrid agile/waterfall) that keeps ERP data and infrastructure projects moving. If youve established a PMO from the ground up or thrive translating technical initiatives into business impact for executive audiences this role gives you the room to do both.

The Job:

Governance & Executive Alignment

• Design and run IT governance including chairing the IT Steering Committee and defining intake prioritization and stage-gating.
• Drive executive and cross-functional stakeholder alignment on priorities investment trade-offs and risk.
• Report portfolio and project status to executive leadership covering risk budget schedule and resourcing.

Portfolio & Project Delivery

• Personally lead the most complex high-risk or high-visibility IT projects while overseeing the broader portfolio through the PMO team.
• Oversee delivery across the Microsoft estate (D365 F&O D365 Sales Project Operations Power BI/Fabric) coordinating internal teams and implementation partners.
• Define and enforce a consistent delivery methodology (hybrid agile/waterfall) across ERP data and infrastructure projects.
• Own portfolio resource capacity planning surfacing constraints and trade-offs.
• Lead change management for IT-driven initiatives to ensure business adoption.
• Drive post-implementation reviews to continuously improve delivery maturity.

Budget Vendor & Contract Management

• Own IT capex/opex budgeting forecasting variance management and financial reporting to the CIO and finance.
• Own vendor management: selection performance relationship governance and issue escalation.
• Own contract management: negotiating and administering SOWs and commercial terms through full lifecycle.

Team Leadership

• Lead mentor and develop the project management team; set delivery standards and hold the team accountable.

The Person:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Business Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years in IT project/program management including 3 years leading a PMO function.
• Hands-on track record personally running complex high-stakes projects not just managing through a team.
• Experience managing ERP implementations/upgrades (Microsoft Dynamics 365 or comparable strongly preferred).
• Direct ownership of IT capex/opex budgets forecasting and financial reporting to leadership.
• Experience designing and running IT governance structures including an IT Steering Committee.
• Proven executive stakeholder alignment on priorities investment and risk trade-offs.
• Strong vendor management: selection performance and relationship governance.
• Contract management experience: negotiating and administering SOWs and commercial terms.
• Solid grounding in Agile Waterfall and hybrid project/portfolio management methodologies.
• Proven people leadership: building coaching and developing a project management team.
• Excellent executive communication skills translating technical initiatives into business impact.
• Experience leading change management for enterprise system or process rollouts.
• Preferred: PMP PgMP or equivalent certification; experience in manufacturing exhibit house events or professional services; familiarity with Power BI/Fabric; experience establishing a PMO from an early stage of maturity.

This position is eligible for health care benefits life insurance time off benefits and participation in the Companys 401(k) plan.

What we offer:

• Medical Dental and Vision benefits effective within 30 days (or less) of your start date
• 401K matching with no vesting period (you are fully vested as of day 1)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Collaborative Work Environment

Collective Culture Core Values:

We recognize that the success of our business rests with the skills and efforts of our people and in return for their contributions our employees can expect a flexible work environment that delivers on the 10 principles that define our company culture:

• We celebrate creativity curiosity innovation and imagination.
• We are humble and respectful.
• We act with honesty and integrity.
• We empower and trust one another.
• We embrace individuality and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We champion initiatives that bolster diversity equity and inclusion.
• We prioritize safe ethical and sustainable business practices.
• We foster a culture of meritocracy - rewarding skills and abilities instead of influence.
• We always deliver.
• We dont take ourselves too seriously.

Through several existing and future initiatives Czarnowski Collective is exploring thoughtful and creative ways to embrace individuality and more effectively champion diversity equity and inclusion across our network.

EEO Statement

Czarnowski Collective is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We dont just accept difference we honor nurture and celebrate it! All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be based on merit competence performance and business needs. We dont discriminate based on race religion color national origin sex/gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Required Experience:

Director