Lead Director, Agile Practice Management

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of strategic and regulatory technology initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Finance leaders to set priorities and manage investments.
• Develop and mentor a team of Program Managers, Project Managers, and Scrum Masters.
• Manage portfolio financials including forecasting, variance management, and capital vs. operating expense.
• Establish and maintain governance standards for scope, schedule, budget, and quality metrics.
• Stand up new programs by building operating rhythms and delivery practices from the ground up.
• Communicate complex information to VP and SVP leaders to drive clear decisions and actions.
• Utilize project management tools like Jira, Rally, and Clarity for portfolio planning and financial management.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of experience in program and portfolio management for large-scale technology and business transformation initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience managing large enterprise portfolios with annual budgets exceeding $25M.
• 5+ years in a formal people leadership role managing project, program, and portfolio management professionals.
• Experience standing up new programs, including building operating rhythms, governance, and delivery practices from the ground up.
• Ownership of portfolio budgets, including forecasting, variance management, capital vs. operating expense, and investment trade-off decisions.
• Expertise using project and portfolio management tools such as Jira, Rally, Clarity, and other financial management platforms.
• Current Agile, program/project management, or equivalent professional certification such as SAFe, RTE, SPC, CSM, and/or PMP.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Business Management, Information Technology, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.