Senior Manager - Enterprise Program Manager

NextEra Energy•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

About The Position

The Senior Manager role for Strategic Programs & Cybersecurity Transformation is responsible for leading enterprise-scale technology and operational transformation programs across the organization, beginning with a multi-year Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Program. This role provides strategic leadership, governance, financial oversight, and execution management for highly complex initiatives that span cybersecurity, infrastructure, operational technology, compliance, and IT and Business unit domains. The position requires a proven leader with extensive experience delivering large-scale Technology programs with measurable business outcomes. The Senior Manager will partner with executive leadership, cybersecurity teams, operations, infrastructure, architecture, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives while managing risk, budget, scope, and organizational change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
10+ years of experience leading large-scale enterprise IT or cybersecurity programs.
Proven success managing complex transformation initiatives with budgets exceeding $50M+.
Experience leading enterprise cybersecurity, Operations Technology (OT), infrastructure, or digital transformation programs.
Demonstrated expertise in program governance, executive reporting, financial management, and strategic planning.
Strong track record delivering measurable business outcomes in highly regulated or operationally complex environments.
Experience managing large cross-functional teams and third-party vendors in matrixed organizations.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment across enterprise organizations.
High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 10+ years
Supervisor/Management Experience: 5+ years

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise-scale strategic programs, beginning with the OT Cybersecurity Transformation Program.
Establish and manage end-to-end program governance, execution strategy, delivery plans, milestones, and performance metrics.
Drive alignment across IT, OT, cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, engineering, compliance, and executive leadership teams.
Manage complex interdependencies across multiple workstreams, vendors, technologies, and business units.
Ensure programs are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic business objectives.
Lead large-scale OT cybersecurity modernization initiatives focused on risk reduction, compliance, resilience, and operational security.
Partner with cybersecurity leadership to define and execute enterprise OT security roadmaps and transformation strategies.
Coordinate implementation of cybersecurity controls, governance frameworks, and operational processes across OT environments.
Oversee large-scale program budgets, forecasting, resource planning, procurement, and financial governance activities.
Develop executive-level reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and program performance metrics.
Identify program risks, financial variances, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
Manage vendor relationships, contract execution, and third-party delivery accountability.
Ensure disciplined governance for scope management, investment prioritization, and value realization.
Provide regular executive-level updates to senior leadership and steering committees.
Lead governance forums, program reviews, and executive decision-making sessions.
Present strategic recommendations, risk assessments, and operational insights to leadership teams.
Build strong relationships across technical and business organizations to drive collaboration and accountability.
Influence organizational alignment and drive decision-making across competing priorities.
Lead cross-functional teams, program managers, consultants, and external partners in a matrixed enterprise environment.
Foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Drive change management and communication strategies supporting enterprise transformation efforts.
Mentor and coach program leaders and delivery teams to improve execution maturity and leadership capability.
Provides leadership, influence, vision, roadmap, and direction to the organization to contribute to achieving the company's goals
Works with IT leaders to develop overall IT strategy in alignment with business strategy
Oversees the value stream by focusing on cost and risks of technology portfolio to meet business needs
Supports and fosters innovative technologies to deliver new ideas that enable business transformation
Ensures high levels of ongoing system and application performance in production environments
Oversees the development of processes and tools to automate code releases from development to operations (DevOps)
Establishes and drives technology roadmaps that align with current and future business needs
Manages third party technical and outsourcing relationships to deliver project and operational support objectives
Ensures technology processes are conducted in line with applicable standards and company policies
Performs other job-related duties as assigned