JOB DESCRIPTION
Help modernize how the organization manages data and privacy risk through high-impact, enterprise-wide transformation. You will lead strategic programs that deliver new products, operating models, and governance practices that enable AI-ready data. You will partner closely with product and technology teams and senior stakeholders to turn strategy into measurable execution. This role offers broad visibility, complex problem-solving, and the opportunity to influence how data is managed across the enterprise.
As a Strategic Program Director in the Chief Data Office Strategy and Execution team, you will lead enterprise transformation programs that modernize data and privacy management and governance. You will manage large, cross-functional initiatives from initiation through implementation, including planning, requirements, delivery governance, and go-live readiness. You will partner with product and technology teams and stakeholder groups across business and corporate functions to drive outcomes aligned to the data roadmap. You will define success measures, manage risks and dependencies, and provide clear executive-level reporting on progress and results.
You will operate in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment where influence, structured execution, and clear communication are essential. You will build alignment across diverse stakeholders, translate strategic priorities into executable plans, and ensure delivery teams remain focused on timelines, scope, and quality. You will also coach team members and strengthen program execution practices to improve delivery predictability and stakeholder experience.
Job responsibilities
- Lead strategic change initiatives end-to-end from initiation through completion, managing scope, timelines, budget, and quality
- Elicit and prioritize requirements across business lines, corporate functions, and enterprise stakeholders
- Partner with product and technology teams to oversee design, development, testing, implementation, and go-live transition
- Build business cases for strategic programs and support funding requests aligned to the roadmap
- Communicate roadmap priorities, trade-offs, and delivery status to key stakeholders and senior leaders
- Establish governance forums to drive decisions, maintain alignment, and ensure effective stakeholder engagement
- Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams and drive accountability for agreed outcomes and timelines
- Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and roadblocks early and escalate when needed with clear options and impacts
- Define program success measures and metrics aligned to organizational goals and report progress through actionable insights
- Develop trusted relationships across stakeholder groups to enable timely decisions and sustained adoption
- Coach and develop team members, promoting high performance and continuous improvement in execution practices
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor27s degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
- Ten years of experience leading strategic programs and/or transformation initiatives in a complex, cross-functional environment [Region check: EMEA job descriptions typically avoid specifying years; confirm hiring location.]
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end delivery (planning, requirements, execution governance, implementation, and go-live)
- Proven ability to manage tight delivery timelines while maintaining strong control of scope, risks, and dependencies
- Strong ability to build consensus and progress initiatives in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels, including senior leadership
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly and succinctly
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience in data, analytics, and/or digital product delivery within large-scale organizations
- Knowledge of data management and governance concepts, including operating models, controls, and stewardship
- Exposure to modern data platforms and/or data architecture concepts
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other relevant advanced degree
- Experience facilitating structured workshops to drive alignment, decisions, and outcomes
