Program Director, Enterprise Enablement-2

About the Role

QTS Data Centers stands at the forefront of today’s dynamic digital transformation, empowering customers’ strategic growth initiatives as a global leader in digital infrastructure. As AI and cloud technologies drive demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS leads the way in designing, building, and operating advanced data centers worldwide. Committed to sustainability, QTS incorporates renewable energy solutions to minimize environmental impact while delivering cutting-edge technology.

The Enterprise Enablement (EE) team is a new, business-aligned group leading large-scale organizational transformation programs. This team translates the company’s strategic agenda into actionable programs designed to reshape the operating model, organizational structure, and capabilities for the future. As the EE Program Director, you will own the end-to-end delivery of multiple, concurrent transformation programs within this portfolio, driving significant organizational change and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to translate the company’s strategic vision into a cohesive, actionable portfolio of transformation initiatives organized in an integrated program roadmap designed to optimize value.
• Proactively communicate a holistic view of all active work in motion to identify gaps, manage capacity constraints, and program resourcing needs.
• Provide oversight across multiple concurrent transformation initiatives, ensuring projects stay aligned to scope, timelines, and outcomes by flagging risks, resolving cross-functional issues, and escalating when needed.
• Drive cross-functional teams to meet key milestones, holding them accountable for the quality and timeliness of their delivery.
• Facilitate a robust governance structure by ensuring the right stakeholders are engaged early for complete scoping.
• Champion change management practices to ensure the successful adoption of new initiatives and ways of working.
• Define, track, and communicate program KPIs, OKRs, and risks.
• Manage the portfolio-level budget and financial forecasts, providing updates to senior leadership on program financial metrics and resource planning.
• Lead both operational and executive reviews to drive clear communication, rapid decisions, and accountability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of enterprise program management experience in a large corporate environment.
• Experience as a people leader in a direct supervisory capacity.
• Demonstrated proficiency in various project and program management methodologies.
• Demonstrated success establishing governance, standards, controls, and KPIs in complex environments.
• Strong influence skills in matrixed organizations without direct authority.
• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in complex, capital-intensive, multi-site environments, such as data centers, real estate development, construction, and industrial sectors.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building structure from scratch in a scaling environment.
• Proven partnership with program managers, change management partners, global process owners, and data owners to deliver sustainable change outcomes.
• Portfolio analytics and reporting expertise, including KPIs, OKRs, dashboards, and value realization.
• Proficiency with project management, data visualization, and strategic portfolio management (SPM) tools.

Benefits

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting.
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible.
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days, plus Floating Holidays.
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP).
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked.
• Pet and Legal Insurance.
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program.
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program.
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
• Military Benefits Package.
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program.
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents.
• QTS Crisis Fund.
• Wellness Program.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending savings account.
• Employee assistance program.

Pay

The estimated pay range for this role, if based in Virginia, is $153,075.00 - $234,092.50. Compensation for candidates outside Virginia will align with their location and will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.