You will own complex, cross-functional programs that shape the future of the company, including post-merger integration, large-scale business transformations, business process redesigns, and strategic initiatives that span multiple years and business units. In addition to program delivery, you will play a key role in maturing and operationalizing enterprise governance frameworks (portfolio governance, program steering committees, process governance, etc.). In this position, you will engage directly with members of our leadership team to assess their requirements and coordinate efforts across various teams and external vendors to fulfill those objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end strategic and transformational programs from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and delivery of targeted business outcomes.

• Oversee enterprise platform decommissions and implementations.

• Serve as a program interface to the Executive Leadership Team; prepare and deliver concise, high-quality updates, decision materials, and risk/mitigation briefings for CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and Board committees.

• Drive post-merger integration workstreams, including synergy tracking, cultural integration, Day-1/Day-100 planning, organizational design, and systems/process harmonization.

• Partner with corporate development, finance, legal, HR, and business unit leaders during due diligence and integration planning phases of M&A transactions.

• Design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise-level program/portfolio governance models (stage-gate processes, steering committees, risk frameworks, benefits realization tracking, etc.).

• Facilitate executive workshops, offsites, and decision-making forums using structured problem-solving and change management techniques.

• Identify, track, and realize strategic benefits (financial, operational, customer, and employee impact) and own benefits realization reporting to executives.

• Coach and mentor junior program/project managers; raise the overall bar for program management maturity across the organization.

• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and issues across a complex stakeholder landscape that includes external partners, acquired entities, and regulators when applicable.

• Lead visual storytelling and strategic communications, translating complex initiatives into clear and actionable insight.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to our leadership team, providing insights, recommendations, and visibility into execution.

Qualifications:

Minimum:

Lead Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 6years’ experience; or 12 years’ experience in a related field with no degree.

Senior Lead Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 8 years’ experience; or 14 years’ experience in a related field with no degree.

Additional Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of program and/or portfolio management experience managing large-scale strategic or transformational programs.

• Demonstrated ability to operate at the executive level: preparing Board/ELT materials, facilitating C-suite discussions, and influencing without direct authority.

• Deep expertise in program/portfolio management and governance design, benefits realization, and enterprise PMO design and operations.

• Mastery of multiple delivery methodologies including Agile, waterfall, and hybrid models.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: PgMP, PfMP, Prosci/ADKAR, SAFe (SPC or RTE), or equivalent.

• Prior management consulting experience (MBB or Tier-2 firms) with focus on M&A, transformation, or operating model design.

• Experience in private equity-backed or publicly traded companies undergoing rapid growth via M&A.