Program Director – Cyber Execution & Operations

Sentara Hospitals • Norfolk, VA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Sentara is hiring a Program Director – Cyber Execution & Operations for their Cyber Security team! This position is fully remote! The IT Program Director – Cyber Execution & Operations (E&O), Office of the CISO, will serve as an integral team member helping drive program rigor and execution across the cyber security portfolio in a manner that meets Sentara Health requirements. The E&O team designs and/or provides the operational frameworks, processes, and tools for Cyber team implementation and use. Reporting directly to the Director – Cyber Execution and Operations, you will work on a broad range of initiatives and diverse work products while regularly interacting with all levels of leadership across Cyber, IT, and the business. As a foundational member of a recently formed team, you will be directly involved in the team’s ongoing evolution.

Requirements

• Experienced, proactive, self-driven generalist.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Anticipates obstacles, develops plans to resolve, and appropriately communicates.
• Experienced in effectively applying strategic thinking and visioning, resulting in successful outcomes.
• Organized and detail-oriented. Able to work well under deadlines in a changing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experienced in working effectively in ambiguous situations and in effectively determining the best path forward.
• Able to translate data into meaningful insights and written summaries.
• Excels at prioritization, presentation, and facilitation. Models related to best practices.
• Comfortable owning your space and establishing a sense of urgency in the fabric of what you do.
• Agile work experience.
• Product methodology work experience.
• Ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management.
• Cyber security work experience.
• Occasional work outside of standard business hours.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Travel may be required a few times per year.
• 8+ years of relevant experience with a degree (Required) or 10+ years of relevant experience without a degree (Required)
• A relevant professional certification - Project Portfolio Management (PPM) (Required) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) (Required) or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) (Required)
• 8 to 10+ years of relevant experience (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams and initiatives.
• Growth mindset. Change-oriented in both actions and words.
• Experience successfully executing multiple simultaneous initiatives – both planned and ad hoc.
• Proponent of people change management with experience incorporating it into your work.
• Expects resistance to change and enjoys the challenge of mitigating it in positive ways.
• Product Owner experience.
• Healthcare experience.
• Experience with various industry regulations and frameworks (PCI, HIPAA, Data Privacy Laws, ISO27001/2, NIST, HITRUST, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Key interface with other Cyber, IT, and business teams.
• Understand the importance of building a strong personal brand within an organization.
• Plan, execute, and oversee programs and initiatives to improve operations and execution.
• Effectively communicate on a timely basis all aspects of your ownership space in a consistently professional, high quality manner including status on both individual work items and program initiatives.
• Ensure Office of the CISO core foundational processes and procedures are properly documented and maintained.
• Meeting planning, preparation, and support: Thrive on creating clear, concise, and relevant agendas, meeting notes, decks, and communications based on specific audiences that accurately reflect the Cyber brand.
• Effectively prepare presenters and actively facilitate meetings of all types (e.g., virtual, in-person, and hybrid).
• Collaborate to identify Office of the CISO reporting needs to support ongoing strategic decision-making and work with necessary parties to create.
• Microsoft SharePoint/Teams artifact storage rebuild, rebranding, and maintenance.
• Budget optimization: Forecasting, contracting, invoicing, etc.
• Identify areas of improvement and propose recommendations to address.
• Coach and train cyber staff in operational best practices.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director