Assistant Director, IT Project Portfolio Management

The Assistant Director of IT Project Portfolio Management leads Northern VA Community College's IT Project Management Office, reporting to the Director of IT Business Operations. This role establishes and owns the college's IT project management practice—including methodology, governance, and portfolio oversight—while managing complex, high-visibility technology projects and supervising a small team of project management professionals. The position serves as a bridge between technical and business teams, coordinating cloud-based initiatives, system transitions, and enterprise-scale projects across academic, student, finance, and facilities departments. Key qualifications: Experience managing information technology projects with full life-cycle responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management Experience supervising or leading project management and/or technical staff Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-scale technology projects with multiple stakeholder groups Knowledge of core project management practices, software development lifecycle, documentation standards, and governance processes Experience establishing or maturing a project management office, including methodology development and tool implementation Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, or MS Project and Microsoft suite of products #J-18808-Ljbffr