CenterPoint Energy, Inc

Director Transformation Office

CenterPoint Energy, Inc • $150K — $180K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Regulatory Affairs, Business, or related field required.
  • 10+ years of experience in natural gas or electric operations, regulatory compliance, or related fields.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing compliance programs or multi-site operational teams.
  • Experience with regulatory audits, corrective actions, and compliance governance processes.
  • Familiarity with PHMSA, DOT, state PUCs, and other regulatory bodies preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the enterprise Transformation Office, establishing execution standards and expectations.
  • Translate corporate strategy into a clear, integrated transformation roadmap.
  • Ensure alignment across initiatives and optimize enterprise capacity.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership regarding execution risks and decision-making.
  • Coordinate the transformation portfolio, including prioritization and resource allocation.
  • Establish governance forums to drive accountability and timely decision-making.
  • Ensure initiatives progress from plans through implementation to sustainable outcomes.

Benefits

  • Paid training and benefits eligibility starting on the first day.
  • Transit subsidies and flexible work schedule, including paid holidays and time off.
  • Access to fitness club discounts and wellness center at headquarters.
  • Professional growth programs, including tuition reimbursement.
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and contributions.
Full Job Description
JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Transformation Office is responsible for leading the enterprise Transformation Office and ensuring the organization's most critical strategic initiatives are executed with rigor, transparency, and sustained business impact. This role serves as the central owner of the transformation portfolio, translating strategic priorities into executable initiatives, driving disciplined delivery, and ensuring expected benefits are realized and embedded into the business.

Operating as a senior execution leader and strategic partner to executive leadership, the Director establishes governance, prioritization, and performance management across initiatives while enabling cross-functional leaders to deliver results. The Director ensures the Transformation Office functions as a results-driven execution engine, not a reporting function.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Enterprise Transformation Leadership
  • Lead the enterprise Transformation Office, setting the execution standards, operating rhythm, and expectations for initiative delivery and value realization.
  • Translate corporate strategy and leadership priorities into a clear, integrated transformation roadmap.
  • Ensure alignment across initiatives, avoiding duplication, managing interdependencies, and optimizing enterprise capacity.
  • Act as a trusted thought partner and advisor to senior leaders on execution risks, trade-offs, and decision-making.

Portfolio Governance & Prioritization
  • Lead coordination of the end-to-end transformation portfolio, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, and resourcing of initiatives.
  • Establish and maintain governance forums that drive accountability, timely decisions, and issue escalation.
  • Partner with Finance and business leaders to define success metrics, track benefits, and validate realized value.
  • Continuously assess portfolio performance and recommend adjustments to maximize enterprise impact.

Execution Oversight & Value Realization
  • Ensure initiatives progress from approved plans through implementation and into sustained operational outcomes.
  • Hold initiative owners and workstream leaders accountable for delivery commitments and realized benefits.
  • Proactively identify execution risks, capacity constraints, and change impacts, intervening as needed to keep initiatives on track.
  • Reinforce disciplined execution practices across planning, delivery, reporting, and retrospectives.

Leadership & Team Development
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Transformation Office team, including project/program managers and analysts.
  • Set clear expectations, coach execution leaders, and foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as a role model for enterprise collaboration, constructive challenge, and results-oriented leadership.

Executive Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Provide clear, concise, and actionable updates to executive leadership on transformation progress, risks, and outcomes.
  • Translate complex portfolio data into insights that support informed decision-making.
  • Partner closely with functional and regional leaders to ensure alignment, engagement, and sustained adoption of outcomes.


EDUCATION DESCRIPTION
  • Bachelor's degree required; preferred fields include Engineering, Environmental Science, Regulatory Affairs, Business, or related technical discipline.
  • Professional certifications in compliance, regulatory affairs, PE, PMP, or Six Sigma are a plus.


EXPERIENCE
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience in natural gas or electric operations, regulatory compliance, pipeline safety, or related energy infrastructure fields.
  • At least 5+ years of leadership experience managing compliance programs or multi-site operational teams.
  • Demonstrated success managing regulatory audits, overseeing corrective actions, and building compliance governance processes.
  • Experience working with PHMSA, DOT, state PUCs, and other regulatory bodies.
  • Utility, pipeline operator, or energy infrastructure experience strongly preferred.


We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training
  • Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
  • Transit subsidies
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution


Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 09/10/2026
Posting End Date: 09/24/2026

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About CenterPoint Energy, Inc

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company. The Company’s business segments include Electric Transmission and Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services, Interstate Pipelines, Field Services and Other Operations. The Company serves metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 58.3% interest in a midstream partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp. with operations in natural gas and liquids-rich producing areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Learn more about CenterPoint Energy, Inc
Size
9,418 employees
Market Cap
$19.2 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$773 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
NASDAQ
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