Vice President, Enterprise Programs

Quality Technology Services•Ashburn, VA

About The Position

The Vice President, Enterprise Program Office (EPO) is a senior executive responsible for advancing enterprise-wide execution of QTS’s most critical strategic and transformational priorities. The role leads the EPO, driving portfolio visibility, governance, direct program leadership, execution excellence, and organizational alignment. As a trusted advisor and strategic partner to executive leadership, the Vice President connects strategy to execution across business units and corporate functions, facilitates informed decision-making, and ensures that prioritized initiatives are aligned, governed, actively managed, delivered, and adopted effectively. The role oversees the enterprise portfolio and directly leads program management for the company’s highest-priority initiatives. It establishes methodologies, standards, tools, and capabilities to strengthen program management across the organization. Working with leaders in Technology, Operations, Finance, People Services, and other functions, the Vice President drives alignment, removes barriers, and strengthens the organization’s ability to deliver important business initiatives consistently.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
13+ years of progressive leadership experience.
10+ years of experience in enterprise program or portfolio management, PMO leadership, strategic execution, transformation, or related disciplines.
4+ years of direct supervisory experience.
Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that deliver enterprise-wide impact.
Experience building or leading an Enterprise PMO, Transformation Office, or similar function.
Experience directly leading complex, cross-functional programs with executive teams to deliver business outcomes.
Proven success building scalable PMO standards and institutionalizing program methodologies, governance, and executive reporting to raise delivery maturity.
Experience leading program teams on large-scale transformation initiatives and aligning senior leaders without direct authority.
Experience building and leading high-performing teams and developing future leaders.

Nice To Haves

MBA or another advanced graduate degree.
One or more of the following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), SAFe certification, or Prosci Change Management certification.
Experience in high-growth, complex environments such as technology, telecommunications, data centers, or professional services, including supporting executive teams through rapid scaling or transformation.
Experience leading large-scale technology and transformation programs such as ERP, cloud, data, cybersecurity, or digital initiatives.
Experience establishing enterprise governance, operating models, PMO Centers of Excellence, or Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) platforms.
Experience developing reporting for or engaging with senior executive leaders, including board members, C-suite leaders, and executive advisors.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a high-performing Enterprise Program Office responsible for portfolio and program management of the organization’s highest-priority strategic and transformational initiatives.
Lead prioritization, planning, and portfolio reviews with executive leaders to balance competing demands, align resources and capacity, and focus effort on initiatives with the greatest strategic value.
Direct critical cross-functional programs and work with executive sponsors and business and technology leaders to set delivery strategies, governance, integrated plans, and success measures.
Manage program planning, dependencies, risks, issue resolution, stakeholder engagement, change coordination, and benefits realization.
Hold teams accountable for delivery outcomes, serve as an escalation point for complex initiatives, and remove barriers to execution.
Establish and maintain a central repository tool for tracking and reporting initiatives.
Provide consistent reporting on project plans, milestones, status, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes.
Define and implement enterprise standards, methods, templates, and best practices for program and portfolio management.
Coach program managers and initiative leaders, assess program management maturity, and build lasting program management capability across the business.
Champion strong execution and continuous improvement across business and technology teams.
Establish and lead enterprise governance forums, executive steering committees, portfolio review processes, and executive operating cadences.
Provide executive reporting, strategic insights, and recommendations to support timely, informed decision-making.
Ensure milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes for high-priority initiatives are actively managed and transparent.
Facilitate resolution of cross-functional issues and enterprise dependencies affecting strategic priorities.
Foster alignment among business and functional leaders while accelerating decision velocity and organizational effectiveness.
Partner with business-unit and corporate-function leaders to assess capacity, execution readiness, and organizational priorities.
Support annual planning, strategic roadmapping, and enterprise goal-setting processes as needed.
Act as a trusted advisor and connector across the organization, facilitating collaboration in support of enterprise objectives.
Improve organizational execution through stronger coordination, prioritization, program management, tooling and reporting, and delivery disciplines.
Build and lead high-performing teams and develop future leaders.