Senior Director, BT Program Operations

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About the Team

About the Role

The Senior Director, PMO will lead the transformation and optimization of program management within our Business Technology (IT) organization. This leadership role encompasses spearheading the standardization and execution of program governance for all IT products and services. You will provide strategic oversight for the entire IT program portfolio, driving the successful execution of cross-functional programs aligned with key corporate initiatives. A critical aspect of this role is cultivating and empowering a high-performing team of program managers through mentorship and development.

You will be responsible for establishing and championing standardized program execution processes, prioritizing stakeholder alignment and robust governance principles. Collaboration is paramount, as you will foster strong partnerships with leadership, internal business partners, and cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence across all program deliverables.

About You

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive the execution of our vision and strategic initiatives across Business Technology.

• Accountable for the successful delivery of key cross functional initiatives to enable Workday’s overall growth at scale.

• Partners with the CIO leadership to ensure consistent and sustained delivery of the Product and Project portfolios.

• Lead the Program, Portfolio and Agile teams who partner with our product teams and business partners to deliver against our strategic priorities.

• Mature Program Management methodologies to further enable visibility into the health of our Products and Programs through the use of business justification, key risk indicators, and predictive measures to ensure overall health and value realization measurements.

• Define success metrics and build scorecards required to ensure sustainable operational excellence.

• Drive the adoption of Agile across all of Business Technology teams and measure the efficacy of the adoption.

• Creates appropriate communication and status reporting mechanisms to ensure leadership is consistently aligned on PMO strategy, direction, budget, portfolio status, risks, mitigation plans and future roadmaps.

• Create a Community of…