Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cardinal Health is seeking a Director, Technology Strategy & Execution to lead its IT Project Management Office. The role will shape and govern the enterprise IT portfolio, drive strategic business value, enable predictive PMO practices, develop project management talent, manage risks and resources, and hold vendors accountable for results.
Responsibilities
- Portfolio & Strategic Alignment: Champion the IT PMO strategy by shifting from administrative progress reporting to actively shaping the enterprise portfolio, ensuring investments directly drive strategic business value and outcomes
- Predictive PMO Enablement: Champion the adoption of Planview and the integration of AI-driven insights, focusing on what will happen to drive proactive decision-making rather than merely reporting on what has already occurred
- Talent Leadership & Workforce Coaching: Build a future-ready workforce by upskilling, mentoring, and coaching project managers; cultivate critical situational skills including critical thinking, relationship building, and thriving in ambiguity
- Upstream Demand Shaping (“Shift Left”): Drive proactive “shift left” processes, including pre-project estimating and business-case planning, to ensure new work is rigorously scoped and aligned to strategic goals before execution begins
- Empowered Truth & Accountability: Foster a high-trust culture where PMO professionals are empowered to drive accountability, speak the truth on project health, and proactively escalate risks and critical dependencies
- Executive Risk & Resource Stewardship: Partner with senior leadership to assess enterprise-wide project risks, strategic dependencies, and resource constraints, facilitating timely, data-driven decisions and governance
- Vendor Accountability & Value Management: Collaborate with Solution Owners and Indirect Procurement to actively manage technology investments, leveraging strategic partnerships and holding vendors accountable to maximize delivered value
- Strategic Influence & Negotiation: Drive consensus and alignment across diverse, cross-functional stakeholder groups in sensitive or complex business situations while maintaining positive, collaborative relationships
Skills
- Proven experience managing large-scale IT programs, with a demonstrated ability to evolve a PMO from an execution-focused to a value-driven organization
- Proven experience designing and implementing front-end governance or “shift left” processes, including pre-project sizing, demand shaping, and strategic capacity management
- Exceptional relationship-building and situational leadership skills, with a proven ability to challenge status-quo thinking, negotiate high-risk vendor parameters, and influence executive stakeholders
- Strong leadership capabilities with experience in championing talent development, coaching, and building a high-performing, resilient team
- Ideally targeting individuals with 10-12+ years of experience in IT project/program management
- 5+ in people leadership capacity highly preferred
- Prior experience with Planview is preferred
- PMP or similar certification preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
- Bonus eligible
Company Overview
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