Technical Program Director, Governance Lead

Elevance Health•Chicago, IL

3d•$170,104 - $255,156•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Program Director, Governance Lead will serve as the dedicated line-of-business governance lead, helping absorb growing governance demand, reduce backlog, and improve the consistency and speed of governance execution. This role will partner closely with product, technology, Responsible AI, risk, compliance, and governance teams to support intake, triage, prioritization, and execution of governance requests. The leader will help with identifying opportunities to automate the process with agentic capabilities. This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Requirements

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of enterprise project management experience in broad-based information systems managing increasing project size and complexity that are transformational in nature for the organization, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Experience with data and AI governance is strongly preferred
Experience leading governance, risk, compliance, Responsible AI, technology oversight, or technical program management functions strongly preferred.
Experience working with product, engineering, business, legal, risk, compliance, and governance stakeholders in a complex enterprise environment preferred.
Strong understanding of governance intake, triage, prioritization, control application, issue tracking, and operational reporting preferred.
Experience supporting AI, data, digital, or technology initiatives through governance, risk, or compliance review processes preferred.
Demonstrated ability to reduce backlog, improve turnaround time, and create scalable operating processes preferred.
Experience shifting governance or risk processes earlier into product, delivery, or software development lifecycles preferred.
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex governance requirements into practical guidance for business and technical teams preferred.
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, influence without direct authority, and drive execution across cross-functional teams preferred.
Project management certification (PMP) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage and prioritize governance requests to improve turnaround time, reduce backlog, and ensure timely support for rapidly evolving AI and technology initiatives.
Establish consistent intake, review, tracking, escalation, and reporting processes across business governance requests.
Shift governance left by engaging earlier in the product, use case, and development lifecycle to help teams understand requirements and apply controls proactively.
Partner with Responsible AI, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and Technology teams to align governance requirements and support timely decision-making.
Translate governance expectations, control requirements, and review outcomes into clear guidance for product and business teams.
Identify recurring governance themes, bottlenecks, and process improvement opportunities to improve scalability and responsiveness.
Support operating rhythms with product development teams to improve planning, transparency, and governance readiness.
Prepare status updates, metrics, executive summaries, and decision materials to communicate demand, backlog, risks, and progress.