Chief Program Officer

United State (Remote)
January 20, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

About the Role

As enterprises scale across markets, products, and geographies, execution, not strategy, becomes the ultimate differentiator. We are seeking a Chief Program Officer (CPO) to own and orchestrate the company’s most critical, enterprise-wide programs, those that directly shape growth, transformation, customer experience, and operational performance.

This role is designed for a senior executive who has successfully led complex, multi-year, cross-functional programs at scale, translating executive vision into disciplined execution. The Chief Program Officer will serve as the central integrator between strategy and delivery, ensuring that initiatives spanning technology modernization, AI adoption, operating-model redesign, customer experience transformation, and global scaling are executed with rigor, transparency, and measurable impact.

Operating as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, the CPO will build and lead enterprise program governance, prioritize investments, manage interdependencies, and ensure accountability across the organization. This leader will not simply manage programs; they will institutionalize execution excellence as a core enterprise capability.

This is a high-impact role for an executive who thrives in complexity, influences at the highest levels, and delivers outcomes that materially move the business forward.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Own the enterprise program portfolio, overseeing all strategic, cross-functional, and transformation initiatives.

  • Design and implement enterprise-wide program governance, operating rhythms, and execution frameworks.

  • Translate corporate strategy into integrated program roadmaps, milestones, and value realization plans.

  • Lead executive steering committees and provide clear, data-driven updates on progress, risks, and outcomes.

  • Manage interdependencies across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, HR, and Commercial teams.

  • Establish performance metrics and dashboards to track delivery, benefits realization, and organizational impact.

  • Identify risks, capacity constraints, and execution gaps; implement mitigation and recovery strategies.

  • Ensure disciplined change management and adoption across all major initiatives.

  • Optimize resource allocation and sequencing to balance speed, quality, and enterprise priorities.

  • Build, lead, and scale a world-class program management organization.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience leading large-scale programs, PMOs, or enterprise transformations.

  • Proven success operating at the executive level within complex, global organizations.

  • Deep experience with enterprise program governance, Agile-at-scale, and value-based execution models.

  • Strong understanding of digital transformation, AI-enabled initiatives, and operating-model redesign.

  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills with experience advising CEOs and executive leadership teams.

  • Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasts, and benefits realization.

  • Demonstrated ability to drive alignment across diverse, matrixed organizations.

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

  • Enterprise-level strategic thinker with exceptional execution discipline.

  • Confident, credible executive presence with the ability to influence without direct authority.

  • Highly analytical, structured, and outcomes-driven.

  • Resilient leader who thrives in ambiguity and high-stakes environments.

  • Strong communicator capable of simplifying complexity for executive audiences.

  • Deep commitment to accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Strategic Support

  • Serve as a core member of the executive leadership team.

  • Partner closely with the CEO, COO, CFO, and Chief Transformation Officer on enterprise priorities.

  • Support long-term strategic planning, investment decisions, and operating-model evolution.

  • Enable leadership teams to execute strategy with clarity, speed, and discipline.

  • Support M&A integrations, restructures, and global expansion initiatives.

Working Conditions

  • Hybrid executive work model with global collaboration.

  • Regular engagement with senior leaders, boards, and cross-functional executives.

  • Periodic domestic and international travel for major program reviews and leadership alignment.

  • High-visibility role with direct influence on enterprise performance and transformation outcomes.

Job Function

  • Enterprise Program Leadership

  • Strategy Execution & Governance

  • Digital & AI-Driven Transformation Programs

  • Cross-Functional Alignment & Delivery

  • Risk, Change & Value Realization Management

  • Organizational Scale & Execution Excellence

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary: $345,000 – $405,000

  • Executive Annual Bonus Program

  • Long-Term Incentive Plan (Equity / Performance Awards)

  • Comprehensive Executive Health Benefits

  • 401(k) with Competitive Company Match

  • Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

  • Wellness, Mental Health & Family Support Programs

  • Generous Executive PTO & Holiday Package

Why Join Us

  • Own execution of the enterprise’s most critical, high-impact initiatives.

  • Operate at the center of strategy, transformation, and delivery at the C-suite level.

  • Shape how a global organization executes, scales, and delivers results.

  • Work with senior leaders who value disciplined execution as a competitive advantage.

  • Build a lasting legacy by institutionalizing execution excellence across the enterprise.

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