Director of Program Management

Overview

Director of Program Management

Responsible for driving the successful implementation of large strategic initiatives and/or enterprise transformations made up of multiple programs prioritized by the senior executive team. Provide all strategy, leadership and program management required to ensure the strategic initiatives realize the expected business value in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Accountabilities:

• Align senior executive team upfront on strategy, vision, benefits, and approach• Establish sponsorship and program governance• Leverage consistent program methodology to develop roadmaps that identify critical milestones to go from current state to desired state• Provide visibility to critical known risks and interdependencies• Provide updates on initiative progress, its cost and benefits, and recommended course corrections• Enable business process and people change management• Provide necessary and timely communications• Manage risk by ensuring timely discussions of issues and enabling decision making• Assist functional teams with structure, overall cross functional knowledge, and coordination to enable deliverables• Build roadmaps and work breakdown structures, identifying cross functional dependencies/implications

Qualifications

Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge generally associated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field. Master’s preferred• 10-15 years’ experience in business management, strategy or operations including 7 years leading projects and teams• 10-15 years’ experience in roles requiring critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills• Exemplary time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail• Demonstrated experience leading without authority, horizonal program management, an influencing/coaching upward, lateral, and downwards• High degree of knowledge of program/project management fundamentals including managing scope, timelines, and budgets

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