Director, Tooling and Technology Transformation

Quest Diagnostics • Schaumburg, IL

5d • Remote

About The Position

The Director, Tooling and Technology Transformation is responsible for establishing and leading an enterprise community of practice for portfolio management with a high concentration in project management. The successful candidate will lead a team that defines standards, drives consistency, and elevates delivery maturity through shared practices, reporting, and tools. This role will own portfolio reporting ensuring leaders have accurate, timely insights to make informed investment and prioritization decisions. There is a close partnership with the program management delivery team to drive delivery excellence. This is a remote-based position.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in defining standards, change management, project management, portfolio reporting, and capital/annual business planning
• Proven experience in building and leading a community of practice
• Strong experience using portfolio management tools
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Technology, Finance, and Product teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate strategically while executing tactically
• The ability to travel up to 25%

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, lead, and sustain a community of practice for portfolio managers, program managers, and project managers across the technology organization (will manage a team of 2-3 direct reports in the US and India)
• Define and promote common standards, methodologies, templates, best practices for portfolio and project management
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, coaching and continuous improvement through forums, training, and collaboration
• Serve as a thought leader and advocate for modern portfolio and project management practices
• Owns enterprise technology portfolio reporting, ensuring transparency into initiatives and priorities
• Establish consistent portfolio performance metrics, KPIs, and heath indicators
• Partners with senior technology and business leaders to provide insights, trends, and recommendations based on portfolio data
• Owns the strategy, selection, configuration and ongoing management of portfolio and project management tools

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees