Target Range:
$140,000.00 /Yr. - $155,500.00 /Yr.Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10%Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10%These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.
About This Job
The AVP, PMO Standards & Enablement Manager is a senior operational role responsible for strengthening PMO execution through governance integrity, audit readiness, standards ownership, delivery enablement, and targeted project intervention. This role ensures consistent, audit ready reporting, strong financial and risk controls, and disciplined delivery practices across the enterprise portfolio.Requirements:
Controls, Audit Readiness & Governance Integrity: Drives consistent, audit‑ready portfolio reporting by establishing and enforcing strong governance and control disciplines, including financial controls, risk management, and reporting standards. Ensures PMO artifacts and reporting are complete, accurate, timely, and defensible for internal and external audits. Partners with Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Project Managers to align PMO governance with enterprise control expectations.
PMO Standards & Delivery Enablement: Owns and continuously improves PMO standards, delivery methodology, playbooks, templates, and operating cadences across the portfolio. Leads intake governance and enablement services to ensure project readiness, scope clarity, dependency visibility, and consistent handoffs. Defines and enforces standards for project setup, RAID discipline, change control, executive reporting, milestone governance, and project closure. Coaches and enables Project Managers to improve execution discipline and standards adoption.
PMO Platforms, Automation & Scale (Enablement Role): Supports and influences PMO tools, automation, and integrations to improve scalability, transparency, and execution consistency without direct system ownership. Defines standard configurations, workflows, reporting expectations, and usage practices in partnership with platform owners. Identifies high‑value automation opportunities that reduce manual effort while improving auditability and data reliability. Ensures tooling reinforces PMO standards and portfolio‑level visibility.
Project Rescue & Targeted Intervention: Provides short‑term, focused intervention to stabilize at‑risk projects by addressing governance breakdowns, execution gaps, unclear dependencies, or reporting deficiencies. Rapidly assesses project health, identifies root causes, and implements corrective actions such as governance resets, dependency realignment, and recovery planning. Works directly with Project Managers and stakeholders to transition projects back to steady‑state execution.
Operational Resiliency & Reporting Continuity: Serve as trained operational backup for quarterly Board reporting, compliance reporting, internal and external audit support, PMO PPM tool support, timekeeping reporting, and accounting reporting support—reducing single‑point‑of‑failure risk and ensuring continuity across critical governance and reporting functions. Maintains documented runbooks and procedures to support scalability, consistency, and cross‑coverage.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Project/Program Management, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive experience in project and/or program management, including 7–10 years leading large‑scale, cross‑functional initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
Proven expertise managing complex, multi‑stakeholder projects from initiation through delivery and closure.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and tools such as JIRA, Asana, MS Project, or comparable PMO platforms.
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence teams without direct authority, drive accountability, and ensure consistent project execution.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including executive‑level reporting.
Experience in risk identification, mitigation, issue resolution, and change management.
Strong financial acumen with experience managing project budgets, financial controls, forecasting, and resource optimization.
High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration platforms.
Axos Employee Benefits May Include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)
HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits
401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan
Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading
About Axos
Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.
Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).
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Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test:
All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Job Functions and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
E-Verify and Right to Work Notices
Axos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.