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CosmoProf Beauty · 3 weeks ago

INNOVATION MANAGER

Plano, TX, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

CosmoProf Beauty is a leader in professional hair color and beauty supplies, seeking an IT PMO Innovation Manager to enhance project execution and governance. This role focuses on ensuring adherence to SDLC standards and fostering innovation within IT project management.

Responsibilities

Audit all IT projects for adherence to SBH SDLC standards, with a focus on schedule, budget, scope, quality, and readiness to advance to the next SDLC phase

Review and validate required project artifacts to support leadership approvals and SDLC phase progression

Identify risks, gaps, and non-compliance and partner with project teams and PMO leadership to drive corrective actions

Develop, maintain, and execute PMO reporting standards to support IT Leadership decision-making

Leverage the PPM ecosystem to provide insights related to project health, run rates, resource demand, capacity constraints, and overall project performance

Ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness of portfolio data used in PMO ceremonies and executive forums

Facilitate IT PMO SDLC ceremonies and governance cadence in partnership with PMO leadership

Coordinate data collection and validation for ceremony inputs, ensuring alignment to PMO standards

Prepare and present concise summaries, risks, and recommendations to enable informed leadership discussions

Support portfolio-level resource demand planning and workload management

Identify trends, constraints, and optimization opportunities across the IT portfolio

Work with PMO team members to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that improve forecasting accuracy, strengthen cross-team hand-offs, and drive clearer alignment across SDLC phases and PMO ceremonies

Help cultivate new ideas into outcomes that improve PMO effectiveness and delivery maturity

Build strong partnerships across IT and the enterprise, including Digital, Solution Delivery, Infrastructure & Operations, Finance, and Vendor Management

Guide leaders, SMEs, and vendors in defining business needs, problem statements, success measures, and delivery storylines

Qualification

SDLC governanceProject lifecycle managementPPM toolsAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCritical thinkingOrganizational skillsSelf-motivated

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience

Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to synthesize data across budget, timeline, scope, and resource dimensions

Demonstrated experience with SDLC governance processes and project lifecycle management

Self-motivated professional with the ability to work independently, proactively identify issues, and drive work forward in a fast-paced, matrixed environment

High proficiency with PPM and delivery tools such as Quickbase, Clarity, Planview, Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Box, and reporting or automation platforms including Microsoft PowerApps and/or Power BI

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across a complex portfolio

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with comfort presenting to leadership