Director, Tooling and Technology Transformation
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, Schaumburg, IL, United States
Job Description
The Director, Tooling and Technology Transformation is responsible for establishing and leading an enterprise community of practice for portfolio management with a high concentration in project management. The successful candidate will lead a team that defines standards, drives consistency, and elevates delivery maturity through shared practices, reporting, and tools. This role will own portfolio reporting ensuring leaders have accurate, timely insights to make informed investment and prioritization decisions. There is a close partnership with the program management delivery team to drive delivery excellence.
This is a remote-based position.
Responsibilities
Create, lead, and sustain a community of practice for portfolio managers, program managers, and project managers across the technology organization (will manage a team of 2-3 direct reports in the US and India)
Define and promote common standards, methodologies, templates, best practices for portfolio and project management
Facilitate knowledge sharing, coaching and continuous improvement through forums, training, and collaboration
Serve as a thought leader and advocate for modern portfolio and project management practices
Owns enterprise technology portfolio reporting, ensuring transparency into initiatives and priorities
Establish consistent portfolio performance metrics, KPIs, and health indicators
Partners with senior technology and business leaders to provide insights, trends, and recommendations based on portfolio data
Owns the strategy, selection, configuration and ongoing management of portfolio and project management tools
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field is required. An advanced degree is preferred.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in defining standards, change management, project management, portfolio reporting, and capital/annual business planning
Proven experience in building and leading a community of practice
Strong experience using portfolio management tools
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Technology, Finance, and Product teams
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate strategically while executing tactically
The ability to travel up to 25%
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
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This is a remote-based position.
Responsibilities
Create, lead, and sustain a community of practice for portfolio managers, program managers, and project managers across the technology organization (will manage a team of 2-3 direct reports in the US and India)
Define and promote common standards, methodologies, templates, best practices for portfolio and project management
Facilitate knowledge sharing, coaching and continuous improvement through forums, training, and collaboration
Serve as a thought leader and advocate for modern portfolio and project management practices
Owns enterprise technology portfolio reporting, ensuring transparency into initiatives and priorities
Establish consistent portfolio performance metrics, KPIs, and health indicators
Partners with senior technology and business leaders to provide insights, trends, and recommendations based on portfolio data
Owns the strategy, selection, configuration and ongoing management of portfolio and project management tools
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field is required. An advanced degree is preferred.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in defining standards, change management, project management, portfolio reporting, and capital/annual business planning
Proven experience in building and leading a community of practice
Strong experience using portfolio management tools
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Technology, Finance, and Product teams
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate strategically while executing tactically
The ability to travel up to 25%
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
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