IT CMMC Program/Portfolio Manager - Hybrid

About the job

Sr. IT Program Manager / PMO Governance / Hybrid / Indianapolis, IN

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Program Manager to lead a complex portfolio of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, and transformation initiatives for a global enterprise organization within the aerospace and defense industry.

This individual will provide strategic program leadership, PMO oversight, financial governance, and stakeholder management while supporting a large-scale Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience managing complex IT programs, leading distributed technical teams, and establishing governance structures across multiple workstreams.

This is a highly visible, customer-facing opportunity requiring someone who can bring structure to complex delivery environments, manage competing priorities, and confidently engage with senior leadership.

Contract Duration: 1 year, potential to extend

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in IT Program Management, Portfolio Management, or PMO Leadership within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, cross-functional teams, and large-scale IT initiatives.
• Strong background in program governance, RAID management, change control, financial oversight, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing budgets, financial forecasts, resource allocation, and vendor or supplier relationships.
• Demonstrated success leading geographically distributed teams and coordinating delivery across multiple business units or time zones.
• Experience supporting audit preparation, regulatory compliance, governance initiatives, or formal readiness assessments.
• Strong customer-facing communication, relationship management, and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and ServiceNow.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, government, manufacturing, or other highly regulated industries.
• Background managing IT infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, or enterprise technology transformation programs.
• Experience working within global delivery organizations, particularly across US and UK teams.
• Familiarity with Professional Services, Managed Services, resource forecasting, and PMO process improvement.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, and CMMC-related projects, ensuring alignment across program objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain program governance, reporting structures, RAID logs, dependency tracking, change control, and executive-level reporting.
• Provide PMO leadership across multiple projects, coordinating Project Managers, technical teams, service delivery teams, and business stakeholders.
• Manage resource demand, capacity planning, staffing priorities, and resource allocation across competing project and operational requirements.
• Oversee program financials, including multimillion-dollar budgets, forecasting, cost tracking, invoicing visibility, WBS governance, and commercial performance.
• Coordinate cybersecurity compliance initiatives, audit readiness activities, remediation tracking, and governance documentation.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for senior customer stakeholders, executive leadership, and geographically distributed delivery teams.
• Partner with US and international teams to align program execution, operational processes, and delivery standards.
• Identify and resolve program risks, delivery challenges, and escalations while driving accountability and continuous improvement.