Technology Delivery Practices Oversight Principal

American Electric Power•Columbus, OH

9d•$116,255 - $151,133•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for shaping how technology delivery is carried out across the enterprise. This role goes beyond traditional project management—focusing on defining delivery practices, driving adoption, and establishing consistent measurement of execution performance across the Technology organization. You will partner with Technology leadership to improve delivery discipline, transparency, and predictability by embedding standard methodologies, governance, and performance tracking frameworks across teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in project management, computer science, or related technical field is required.
7 years of relevant work experience is required.
An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience in project/program management, including complex technology initiatives
Proven experience defining or scaling delivery methodologies, PMO standards, or SDLC practices
Strong experience establishing metrics, dashboards, and performance tracking frameworks
Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrixed organization
Experience in Technology PMO, Portfolio Management, or transformation environments
Expertise in agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches
Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

Define & Standardize Delivery Practices: Establish and maintain enterprise standards for project delivery, SDLC, governance, and lifecycle management. Develop playbooks, templates, and toolkits to enable consistent execution across teams. Define structured approaches for planning, milestone management, and risk control.
Drive Adoption Across Technology Teams: Lead efforts to embed standardized practices into day-to-day delivery execution. Coach project managers and delivery teams on best practices and disciplined execution. Partner with leaders to reinforce accountability and operating rhythm alignment.
Measure & Track Delivery Performance: Define and implement enterprise delivery KPIs (schedule adherence, milestone performance, risk trends, dependency health). Ensure consistent tracking of progress against baseline plans across all initiatives. Enable portfolio-level visibility through standard dashboards and reporting frameworks. Identify systemic delivery risks and performance gaps using aggregated data.
Enable Portfolio Transparency & Decision-Making: Deliver consistent, high-quality reporting on execution status, risks, and trends. Support leadership with actionable insights to inform prioritization, planning, and resource allocation.
Drive Continuous Improvement: Assess delivery maturity across teams and implement improvements to increase predictability and efficiency. Leverage performance data to identify opportunities to enhance execution outcomes at scale.