Director, Enterprise Transformation & Integration - 90415634 - DC/WIL/PHL/NY

Amtrak•Washington, DC

1d•$163,000 - $211,140•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Enterprise Transformation & Integration will play a central role in building the future of America’s Railroad. Despite significant changes in the scale, complexity and demands of today’s national passenger rail system, Amtrak’s corporate structure has remained largely unchanged since our creation in 1971. Amtrak Transformation will modernize the organization to meet the needs of our customers for the next 50 years. As part of the core Transformation team, the selected candidate will contribute strategic leadership and hands-on oversight for key transformation workstreams, ensuring that discrete initiatives are effectively planned, coordinated, and executed in support of overall objectives. They will partner with business leaders, functional stakeholders, and project teams to drive successful implementation, evaluate progress, resolve complex issues, and advance the initiatives that will deliver transformative results for Amtrak’s employees, customers, and partners. Working across the organization – from executives to frontline operating leadership – and with the access needed to develop a deep understanding of the Transformation’s strategy and objectives, the role is responsible for promoting accountability, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring successful adoption of transformational changes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
Plus 11 years of relevant work experience.
Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise transformation, organizational effectiveness, change management, governance frameworks, and project/program management practices required to successfully execute strategic business initiatives and drive sustainable organizational results.
Proven strategic thinking and business judgement, with the ability to evaluate complex or ambiguous business issues, assess alternatives and tradeoffs, and develop well-supported recommendations.
Advanced analytical and synthesis skills with the ability to evaluate qualitative and quantitative information, identify business implications, and translate findings into actionable insights.
Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to develop clear, concise memos, business bases, briefings and presentations for senior and executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
Plus 13 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Integrate the planning, execution, and delivery of assigned transformation workstreams with the broader Transformation effort, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and expected business outcomes.
Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to develop and execute workstream strategies, priorities, implementation plans, and success measures.
Ensure workstream performance by monitoring milestones, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and key performance indicators.
Develop executive-level materials and leadership communications that provide clear visibility into Transformation progress, key risks, critical decisions, and actionable recommendations to support effective oversight and decision-making.
Develop and present updates, analyses, recommendations, and status reports to leadership regarding progress, risks, resource needs, and key decisions.
Provide analytical and strategic support to Transformation Office leadership by evaluating business issues, assessing alternatives, and tradeoffs, and developing well-supported perspectives to inform transformation planning and priorities.