Senior Director of Program Management

United State (Remote)
January 14, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

About the Role

The Senior Director of Program Management is a critical enterprise leadership role responsible for orchestrating complex, multi-year, multi-portfolio programs that directly support corporate growth, technology transformation, and operational excellence. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and governance, ensuring that the company’s most critical initiatives are delivered with precision, speed, and measurable business impact.

Operating as a trusted partner to executive leadership, the Senior Director will oversee a portfolio of high-visibility programs spanning product development, platform modernization, M&A integration, customer experience, and enterprise operations. The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing large-scale, cross-functional programs within global technology environments and has the executive presence to influence at the C-suite level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead and govern a portfolio of enterprise-level programs with budgets, timelines, and scope spanning multiple business units

  • Establish program management frameworks, governance models, and performance metrics aligned with corporate strategy

  • Drive end-to-end execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, operations, finance, and commercial teams

  • Partner with executive stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into actionable, measurable program roadmaps

  • Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and resource constraints across the enterprise

  • Oversee and mentor Directors, Program Managers, and PMO leaders, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence

  • Ensure consistent communication of program status, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and board-level stakeholders

  • Continuously optimize program delivery methodologies, tooling, and best practices to support scale and speed

Job Qualifications and Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred)

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in program, portfolio, or transformation management within large-scale organizations

  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise technology, digital transformation, or platform modernization programs

  • Deep understanding of program governance, financial management, and enterprise delivery models

  • Proven experience managing senior leaders and influencing executive decision-making

  • Strong background in Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery methodologies

  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to synthesize complexity into executive-level insights

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

  • Executive-level presence with strong judgment and decision-making capability

  • Strategic thinker who balances long-term vision with disciplined execution

  • Highly organized and resilient leader capable of managing ambiguity and competing priorities

  • Influential communicator who builds alignment across diverse stakeholder groups

  • Data-driven mindset with a focus on outcomes, accountability, and value realization

  • Passion for building high-performing teams and scalable operating models

Strategic Support

In this role, the Senior Director of Program Management will:

  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on execution readiness and delivery risk

  • Enable enterprise transformation by aligning programs with long-term growth and innovation objectives

  • Support corporate planning cycles through roadmap development, dependency management, and resource optimization

  • Drive operational rigor and transparency across the organization’s most critical initiatives

Working Conditions

  • Hybrid work environment with flexibility for executive schedules

  • High-visibility role with regular interaction with C-suite and senior leadership

  • Fast-paced, performance-driven culture focused on enterprise-scale impact

  • Periodic travel for leadership summits, planning sessions, and key stakeholder engagements

Job Function

  • Enterprise Program & Portfolio Management

  • Strategic Execution & Governance

  • Technology & Business Transformation Leadership

Compensation & Benefits

Total Compensation Package: $299,000 – $380,000 USD annually

This package may include:

  • Competitive executive-level base salary

  • Performance-based annual bonus

  • Long-term incentive or equity participation (role and company dependent)

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

  • Executive retirement and savings plans

  • Generous paid time off and leadership wellness programs

  • Ongoing executive development and leadership coaching

Why Join Us

  • Led some of the most complex and high-impact programs in a global technology organization

  • Partner directly with executive leadership to shape and execute enterprise strategy

  • Operate at scale, influencing platforms, products, and operations used by millions worldwide

  • Build and lead elite program management teams with long-term career growth opportunities

  • Receive a highly competitive compensation package aligned with executive responsibility and impact

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