Lead Project Manager

Job description The Lead Project Manager provides strategic leadership for the most complex enterprise programs and portfolios, driving Agile delivery at scale and championing AI\-first project management practices. This role sets the vision for Agile and agentic AI adoption across the IT Project Management function, governs cross\-portfolio dependencies, and mentors the full PM team. The Lead Project Manager partners with enterprise architecture, data, and AI governance teams to define and operationalize AI\-enabled project delivery capabilities, ensuring alignment with organizational standards. Additionally, this role ensures strong alignment between technology investments and business strategy while advancing enterprise\-wide delivery maturity. Responsibilities: • Sets strategic portfolio vision, investment themes, and value delivery roadmaps in collaboration with executive leadership and enterprise stakeholders across business and IT. • Accountable for portfolio\-level governance, Agile program delivery, and continuous value realization across all phases of the delivery lifecycle. • Develops portfolio\-level strategies, executive communication frameworks, and AI\-enhanced program dashboards for enterprise visibility. • Provides executive\-level communication of portfolio health, strategic delivery risks, and AI\-driven program insights to C\-suite and board stakeholders. • Ensures enterprise programs deliver measurable business value through Agile delivery, continuous feedback loops, and AI\-optimized resource allocation. • Governs strategic vendor and partner ecosystems, negotiating Agile delivery contracts and ensuring AI\-readiness across the vendor landscape. • Leads enterprise resource strategy, championing self\-organizing teams and optimizing talent allocation across the Agile portfolio. • Architects enterprise dependency management strategies, using AI\-powered tools to visualize and resolve cross\-portfolio risks. • Orchestrates enterprise PI Planning,