Program Director – Data Transformation

Role Overview

The Program Director will provide overall leadership and governance for a large-scale transformation program, ensuring strategic alignment, delivery excellence, stakeholder confidence, financial control and realization of expected business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall program strategy, roadmap and delivery governance.
• Establish program objectives, milestones, KPIs and success criteria.
• Lead multiple workstreams and ensure integrated delivery.
• Manage senior client stakeholders and executive governance forums.
• Establish program governance, reporting and decision-making mechanisms.
• Own program-level risks, issues, dependencies and escalations.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, resource requirements and financial performance.
• Ensure delivery against scope, schedule, quality and business outcomes.
• Oversee vendors, partners and delivery teams.
• Drive transformation, process improvement and technology adoption.
• Ensure effective change management and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide executive-level status reporting and recommendations.
• Build high-performing leadership teams and promote accountability.
• Ensure governance, compliance and delivery standards are maintained.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of overall experience.
• Significant experience leading large-scale transformation / technology programs.
• Proven experience managing multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong program governance, financial, risk and vendor management.
• Excellent executive communication and leadership skills.
• Experience in complex enterprise environments preferred.