Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Enablement

Quality Technology Services•Ashburn, VA

15h

About The Position

Who You Are: QTS is scaling at speed, and the complexity and interdependence of enterprise initiatives are rising. The Senior Vice President, Enterprise Enablement will build, from a near blank slate, the enterprise capability for transformational change by designing, launching, and owning the delivery and adoption model that defines how initiatives are triaged, prioritized, governed, enabled, and adopted. You enjoy leading and developing a high performing team of program and change professionals, set standards and expectations, coach and allocate resources, and build capabilities to deliver outcomes at scale. The Impact You Will Have: Serv ing as the central coordination point for transformation and partnering with senior leaders and cross functional teams , you will align initiatives with strategy, capacity, technology and decision timelines. In this role, you will have the opportunity to partner with business process owners , IT, and other departments to align initiatives with enterprise priorities. The mandate is to create a single transformation engine that chooses what matters most, sequences it intelligently, and sustains adoption to deliver measurable value at scale . What You Will Do: Develop and implement a robust operating model , providing a structured framework for coordinating cross functional initiatives that emphasiz es the advancement of technology Lead the design , operation of , and own the continuous evolution of the enterprise delivery and enablement model, ensuring initiatives are evaluated, governed, sequenced, and supported consistently across the growing and scaling organization Define and maintain standard governance practices and delivery artifacts to ensure initiatives are executed with discipline, transparency, and consistency Establish and lead communication plans and teams to drive proper decision making, escalation paths, accountability, timeliness, and resolution Manage the intake and prioritization process across programs , including oversight of inventory, and projects, establish standardized enterprise scoring criteria, value, risk, capacity, compliance, and operate a clear approval workflow Operate the enterprise initiative portfolio, providing visibility into priorities, dependencies, risks, capacity, and sequencing Establish enterprise standards and governance for initiative delivery and change enablement, accountable for consistent adoption planning, execution, and readiness across initiatives Establish, deploy, and enforce standardized project management practices to ensure efficient tracking of benefits, dependencies, and progress Communicate, train, and embed new Enterprise Transformation processes across functions, ensuring alignment to governance expectations Establish clear adoption readiness criteria and ensure initiatives meet readiness thresholds prior to major milestones and go live Lead the enterprise change management and enablement capability through management of a team of Change Partners, ensuring initiatives have clear adoption strategies, stakeholder engagement, training, and readiness plans Deploy transformation dashboards to track progress, dependencies, KPIs, risks, and value realization in a centralized, single source of truth Establish and run enterprise level operating and executive review cadences that surface progress, risks, dependencies, and adoption readiness for leadership decision making Launch monthly operational reviews and quarterly executive reviews with standard agendas and escalation paths Ability to travel on average 25% of the time, building in-person connections and developing strong relationships with stakeholders What You Will Need to be Successful: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, Information Systems, or related field , or previous equivalent experience Fifteen or more years of experience leading enterprise level delivery, transformation, or enablement efforts across multiple business functions Seven or more years of people leadership experience building and developing high performing teams Experience operating portfolio-level intake, prioritization, and governance processes Experience operating with a s trong executive presence with the ability to influence and align senior leaders without direct authority The Sk ills to Get You There: Experience in the real estate development industry is preferred, particularly within large scale, capital intensive, or multi-market environments . Proven leadership in enterprise change enablement and driving adoption of cross functional initiatives Comfort operating in ambiguity with demonstrated ability to build structure, frameworks, and operating models from scratch, reflecting that Enterprise Transformation is a new capability Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and scaling enterprise delivery or operating models Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex initiatives to successful completion We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim. The "Know Your Rights" Poster is included here: Know Your Rights (English) Know Your Rights (Spanish) The pay transparency policy is available here: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster-Formatted QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, Information Systems, or related field , or previous equivalent experience
Fifteen or more years of experience leading enterprise level delivery, transformation, or enablement efforts across multiple business functions
Seven or more years of people leadership experience building and developing high performing teams
Experience operating portfolio-level intake, prioritization, and governance processes
Experience operating with a s trong executive presence with the ability to influence and align senior leaders without direct authority

Nice To Haves

Experience in the real estate development industry is preferred, particularly within large scale, capital intensive, or multi-market environments
Proven leadership in enterprise change enablement and driving adoption of cross functional initiatives
Comfort operating in ambiguity with demonstrated ability to build structure, frameworks, and operating models from scratch, reflecting that Enterprise Transformation is a new capability
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and scaling enterprise delivery or operating models
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex initiatives to successful completion

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a robust operating model , providing a structured framework for coordinating cross functional initiatives that emphasiz es the advancement of technology
Lead the design , operation of , and own the continuous evolution of the enterprise delivery and enablement model, ensuring initiatives are evaluated, governed, sequenced, and supported consistently across the growing and scaling organization
Define and maintain standard governance practices and delivery artifacts to ensure initiatives are executed with discipline, transparency, and consistency
Establish and lead communication plans and teams to drive proper decision making, escalation paths, accountability, timeliness, and resolution
Manage the intake and prioritization process across programs , including oversight of inventory, and projects, establish standardized enterprise scoring criteria, value, risk, capacity, compliance, and operate a clear approval workflow
Operate the enterprise initiative portfolio, providing visibility into priorities, dependencies, risks, capacity, and sequencing
Establish enterprise standards and governance for initiative delivery and change enablement, accountable for consistent adoption planning, execution, and readiness across initiatives
Establish, deploy, and enforce standardized project management practices to ensure efficient tracking of benefits, dependencies, and progress
Communicate, train, and embed new Enterprise Transformation processes across functions, ensuring alignment to governance expectations
Establish clear adoption readiness criteria and ensure initiatives meet readiness thresholds prior to major milestones and go live
Lead the enterprise change management and enablement capability through management of a team of Change Partners, ensuring initiatives have clear adoption strategies, stakeholder engagement, training, and readiness plans
Deploy transformation dashboards to track progress, dependencies, KPIs, risks, and value realization in a centralized, single source of truth
Establish and run enterprise level operating and executive review cadences that surface progress, risks, dependencies, and adoption readiness for leadership decision making
Launch monthly operational reviews and quarterly executive reviews with standard agendas and escalation paths
Ability to travel on average 25% of the time, building in-person connections and developing strong relationships with stakeholders