Director - Finance Program & Change Management (Remote)

About the role

The Director of Finance Program & Change Management leads finance program and change management activities within the Finance Controller's Office in support of SHC Finance priorities. This role oversees the planning, prioritization, and execution of complex finance transformation initiatives, translating strategic priorities into executable program plans, governance structures, implementation roadmaps, change management strategies, and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance program and change management activities for transformation initiatives.
• Partner with Finance executive leadership to plan, prioritize, implement, and monitor strategic initiatives aligned with the Finance Controller’s Office strategy and institutional mission.
• Implement new programs, processes, products, and plans that advance finance transformation priorities.
• Establish and oversee program structures, including charters, scope, organizational design, schedules, and budgets, while ensuring appropriate governance, disciplined execution, process standardization, and operating model improvement across projects.
• Assign or secure the resources needed to support execution.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for program managers, change managers, and other direct reports.
• Build and sustain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including functional and operational leaders across Stanford Medicine, TDS partners, and account executives, to understand business needs, align priorities, and support program success.
• Monitor and report on program and project performance, including schedules, budgets, risks, and benefit outcomes.
• Define success metrics, track the realization of financial, operational, and service improvements, and identify and escalate significant risks to leadership for timely mitigation.
• Oversee communications, training, and readiness activities related to program and project progress to support alignment, transparency, adoption, and sustained change across impacted stakeholders.
• Build and develop a high-performing team by articulating a clear vision for the future of finance program and change management, fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and collaboration, and using influence to build consensus and drive transformative outcomes.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Master’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible, directly related experience in program management, project management, change management, or business transformation leadership.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and achievement of measurable business outcomes.
• Experience developing and executing organizational change management strategies, including stakeholder impact assessments, communications, training, readiness activities, and adoption measurement.
• Finance, ERP, or business transformation experience within a complex healthcare, academic medical center, or similarly matrixed environment preferred.
• Project management certification, such as PMP, is required. Agile certification, such as Certified Scrum Master, is required. Change management certification such as Prosci, CCMP, or equivalent is preferred.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional finance transformation programs and change initiatives from strategy through execution, sustainment, and benefit realization.
• Strong knowledge of program and project management methodologies, tools, and governance practices, including strategic prioritization, planning, dependency management, budgeting, resource planning, issue management, and status reporting.
• Strong knowledge of organizational change management principles and practices, including stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, communications planning, training, readiness, resistance management, adoption measurement, and sustainment strategies.
• Ability to establish program structure, governance, decision-making forums, success metrics, and executive communications that enable timely decisions, transparent accountability, and alignment with internal controls and compliance requirements.
• Ability to partner effectively with senior leaders, functional finance owners, technical teams, and operational stakeholders in a complex, highly matrixed organization to align priorities and advance transformation goals.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor communications to executive, operational, and technical audiences and influence decisions across stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and judgment skills, with the ability to manage risk, resolve ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and drive results through influence and disciplined execution.

Pay

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $94.35 - $125.03 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.