Director IT - Innovation Lab and PMO

We are looking for a Director of Program Management who can operate at the intersection of large-scale enterprise transformation, AI-powered delivery, and hands-on innovation leadership.

You will run mission-critical AI programs - with help of Tiger Team initiatives to enterprise-wide data platform rollouts - while simultaneously leading the EA Innovation Lab as its executive sponsor and operational driver. You bring three things in equal measure: the discipline to run complex, matrixed transformation programs with rigor and accountability; the forward-lean to use AI as an active lever in how you manage them; and the creative energy to build an innovation engine that turns emerging ideas into enterprise-grade capabilities.

Responsibilities ENTERPRISE PROGRAM DELIVERY

• Own the full program lifecycle for high-stakes AI and digital transformation initiatives from charter through value realization

• Maintain integrated master schedules, resource plans, dependency maps, and risk registers across 2-4 simultaneous programs

• Prepare and present at ITLT, and AOS and ALT meetings with crisp, decision-ready materials.

• Partner with Finance to track hard and soft ROI, manage P10/P50/P90 risk-adjusted forecasts, and enforce value accountability

AI-POWERED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Actively deploy AI tools - LLM copilots, agentic workflows, intelligent dashboards - into the program management operating model

• Use generative AI to automate status summaries, risk narratives, meeting recaps, and stakeholder communications

• Build or configure AI-assisted scenario planning tools to model resource contention, milestone drift, and budget variance in real time

• Evaluate and pilot emerging PM-AI integrations (AI in Jira/Asana/Monday.com, GPT-based risk analysis, voice-to-action capture)

• Champion a culture of AI-augmented delivery - train teams, build playbooks, and document what works

INNOVATION LAB LEADERSHIP

• Serve as day-to-day operational lead for Innovation Lab - the ring-fenced space for rapid experimentation and emerging technology validation

• Drive a structured ideation-to-prototype pipeline: intake, prioritization, sprint-based prototyping, and go/no-go decision gates before enterprise scaling

• Own the Lab's bridge-to-enterprise process - identify prototypes with production potential and hand off to delivery teams with a clear program charter and ROI case

• Maintain a living portfolio of experiments: what's in flight, what graduated, what was killed and why - reported transparently to the ALT

PMO DEVELOPMENT & GOVERNANCE

• Build and mature the AI PMO operating model: templates, tooling, governance cadences, and delivery standards

• Define and enforce decision rights frameworks in partnership with the CDTO and executive sponsor

• Develop Tiger Team governance structures: pod charters, president-level decision gates, ROI accountability tables

• Establish KPIs and OKRs for program health; create early-warning systems that flag risk before it becomes noise in the boardroom

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

YOU MUST HAVE

• 10 or more years of progressive program or transformation management experience, with at least 5 years at the Director level

• Proven track record delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programs ($50M+) in matrixed, Fortune 500 environments

• Hands-on experience managing AI, data, or digital platform programs

• Active practitioner of AI tools in your own PM workflow - you can name the tools, show the use cases, and articulate the productivity gains

WE VALUE

• Strong executive presence: credible with C-suite, clear communicator, comfortable holding firm on delivery commitments under pressure

• Deep fluency in program financials - can build a business case, read a P&L, and co-own ROI accountability with Finance

• Experience managing cross-cultural, globally distributed teams (US + offshore delivery models)

• Relevant industry certifications such as PMP, ScrumMaster, or similar.

• Demonstrated success in driving digital transformation and strategic IT initiatives.

• Strong project portfolio management skills.

• A passion for staying current with emerging industry trends and best practices.