Grata-posted about 2 months ago
Full-time • Director
Minneapolis, MN
51-100 employees
Publishing Industries

The Sr. Director of Program & Change Management is responsible for the assessment, planning and management of Datasite's Strategic Initiatives and Services. The position acts as a leader to the largest Datasite Strategic Initiatives Project Sponsor and manages a team of Program/Project Managers who will each lead one of Datasite's five additional Strategic Initiatives. The goal of the Sr. Director of Program & Change Management is to lead, direct and facilitate (i) all activities required for successful delivery of each Strategic Initiative per company goals, and (ii) foster strong cross-functional collaboration & teamwork. The Sr. Director of Program & Change Management must possess strong leadership, negotiation, communication, relationship building, program management, change management and interpersonal skills, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced cross-functional matrixed organization. In addition, the Sr. Director must demonstrate a high level of integrity and respect for all teammates and stakeholders. The Program & Change Management Sr. Director will have a strong partnership with Functional Teams leadership and Program & Project Managers in the EPMO to ensure Strategic Initiatives projects are managed effectively with the right level of governance and management. The Program & Change Management Sr. Director will partner with the PMO teams to define and implement project/program management best practices, enforce governance standards and processes, and help define the right KPIs and metrics for success measurement and sound decision making. Additionally, the Program & Change Management will also be responsible for ensuring all projects within Strategic Initiatives Portfolios have the right level of support from the EPMO to execute and deliver projects within scope, time, and budget. The Program & Change Management Sr. Director will work with the Strategic Initiatives teams through weekly and monthly planning, decision-making, and risk management activities, actively work with the teams to define and drive strategic opportunities, determine direction of portfolio, and resolve any escalations. Additionally, the Program & Change Management, Sr Director will lead the creation of Program/Change Management to support Monthly Business Review assessments.

  • Managing team of Sr. Director Partners to ensure consistency, quality and delivery of all Strategic Initiatives deliverables and activities
  • Acts as a Change Agent to transform Datasite in the new way of Operating. Ensuring the teams continue to mature and adopt new ways of operating.
  • Directs Strategic Initiatives business and product portfolio planning, management and success measurements for existing and new products and services introduction.
  • Leads and oversees weekly and monthly Strategic Initiatives leadership meetings and conducts Strategic Initiatives quarterly reviews to the SVP EPMO
  • Leads high-level sessions for cross-program planning, dependency, and risk management.
  • Develops and leads a team of Program/Project Managers to drive planning and execution of Strategic Initiatives
  • Reviews/approves programs throughout their End-to-end lifecycle from research project to Proof of Concept (POC) to Go-to-market strategy's and Strategic Initiatives alongside Strategic Initiatives teams in conformance to EPMO guidelines to support the Plan of Record
  • Acts as the communications conduit to executive sponsors and enterprise steering committee and conducts periodic briefings/status updates via written and graphic reports SVP EPMO and other senior executives.
  • Escalates risks and decisions appropriately to executive sponsors and SVP EPMO as necessary.
  • Tracks and assesses Strategic Initiatives team performance to budget and multi-year Long-Range Planning goals.
  • Accountable to EPMO team and Strategic Initiatives Project Sponsors
  • 8+ years of relevant experience and acumen at a leading technology company
  • 8+ years of driving strategic initiatives from planning through program execution
  • 8+ years' experience in a leadership position with a thorough understanding of product and software development lifecycle processes, procedures and tools from product incubation, development, GTM and on-going management
  • Smartsheet/Jira experience
  • Prosci or Adkar certification
  • health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • a retirement savings plan
  • paid time off
  • other employee benefits
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