Manager, Transformation Governance

About the role

The Transformation Governance Manager plays a pivotal role in enabling disciplined, enterprise-wide execution of GSUSA’s multi-year strategic transformation. Serving as a key steward of the organization’s governance ecosystem, this leader operationalizes the frameworks, standards, and decision-making processes that ensure clarity, alignment, and accountability across a complex transformation portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Ensure teams across the organization understand and apply the transformation standards, tools, and processes.
• Partner closely with Initiative Owners, Program Delivery, Strategy, and Finance to maintain clarity, alignment, and accountability across the transformation portfolio.
• Lead the end-to-end operational workflow for initiative intake, ensuring submissions meet governance standards and include clear problem statements, value propositions, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Facilitate cross-functional evaluation and prioritization of new initiatives, aligning recommendations with enterprise strategy, organizational capacity, and transformation objectives.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to support prioritization, sequencing, and capacity planning.
• Maintain a transparent, real-time view of initiative status (approved, pending, deprioritized) in partnership with the Transformation Analytics & Reporting Manager.
• Communicate prioritization outcomes and sequencing decisions to stakeholders in clear, actionable formats that support executive decision-making.
• Operationalize and steward the governance frameworks, standards, and processes that ensure disciplined, consistent execution of GSUSA’s multi-year transformation.
• Drive the day-to-day governance operations — including initiative intake, prioritization support, portfolio coordination, and adherence to transformation methodologies.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of program/project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and portfolio management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to design, operationalize, and scale enterprise processes, standards, and tools.
• Exceptional facilitation skills, particularly in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Strong communication and documentation capabilities, with the ability to translate complex processes into accessible guidance.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive consistency across diverse stakeholder groups.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational discipline, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Power BI or similar software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or similar project planning tools.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 20 days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, and 9 workplace holidays per year.
• Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance.
• Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• 401(K) with company match.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation.
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year.

Compensation

Annual base salary range is between $70,000 - $130,000. This represents the present low and high end of the pay range for this position. This pay range is only applicable to NYC Metro-based employees, on a hybrid schedule. Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.

Featured Benefits

• Paid Time Off: GSUSA offers 20 days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays per year.
• GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
• Other Benefits: Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance. Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• 401(K) with company match.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation.
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer. Travel Requirements: 0-10%