Staff Vice President (VP) Enterprise Transformation, Portfolio & AI Execution

Position Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise technology and business strategies into an actionable portfolio with clear priorities, sequencing, outcomes, and visible tradeoffs
• Lead SPO and establish one portfolio operating rhythm across AI, data, platforms, cyber, enterprise tech, and transformation work
• Drive consistent portfolio governance across federated delivery teams; ensure work is prioritized, resourced, sequenced, and measured against enterprise outcomes
• Help leaders focus on the highest-value initiatives and make informed decisions on pivot, pause, accelerate, or stop AI / Automation Execution
• Enable execution patterns for AI and automation programs that include outcome gates, adoption readiness, model and change risk management, and production proof points
• Engage credibly with external technical partners, including strategic AI and platform providers
• Ensure AI initiatives move beyond POCs into repeatable production capabilities with measurable business impact
• Build and run an enterprise operating model that balances execution discipline with agility in a federated environment
• Standardize planning, milestone management, dependency management, risk/issue/decision management, and portfolio reporting
• Reduce noise, manual coordination, and fragmented reporting through standardization and smarter tooling
• Create the standards and operating expectations that turn PMs and program leaders into enterprise operators
• Build executive-grade dashboards and performance views that show portfolio health, delivery predictability, and value realization
• Produce clear, high-quality materials for senior leadership, CEO reviews, Board updates, and strategic decision forums
• Translate complex portfolio realities into concise narratives, options, tradeoffs, and recommendations
• Drive a decision-support model that helps leaders intervene early, reallocate capacity, and protect enterprise commitments
• Ensure portfolio materials are insight-driven, action-oriented, and appropriate for executive and Board audiences
• Ensure each major initiative has clear adoption ownership, business outcomes, and value realization metrics
• Improve visibility into whether delivered capabilities are creating the intended operational, financial, or experience impact
• Drive recovery of at-risk initiatives and hold teams accountable for path-to-green actions
• Track performance against approved business cases and value targets

Team Scope

7 direct reports / 25+ total FTE's

Position Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 12 years of experience leading enterprise digital and/or product development business transformations work including large programs and multi-disciplinary teams partnerships
• Significant large-scale project management experience
• Significant experience leading technology teams and/or cross-functional project (technology and operations) teams
• Significant experience in large-scale transformation across multiple years, functions, and business domains
• Strong technical fluency across modern delivery models, product and platform operating models, data/AI/automation programs, and enterprise technology ecosystems
• Experience leading AI, automation, or platform-enabled transformation initiatives from concept through production and value realization
• Executive presence with the ability to influence CIO, CEO, Board, and senior business stakeholders
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build compelling executive and Board-level presentations, memos, dashboards, and decision materials
• Strong investment discipline and portfolio management experience, including prioritization, spend oversight, value realization, and tradeoff management
• Experience leading matrixed teams across technology, business, legal, compliance, finance, and vendor ecosystems
• Prominent ability to simplify complexity, reduce noise, and create decision-ready clarity for senior leaders
• Experience in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, insurance, financial services, telecom, or large-scale consumer platforms
• Experience working with strategic AI/platform vendors and external transformation partners
• Familiarity with enterprise governance, risk management, cyber/security, and Responsible AI controls
• Experience modernizing or rebuilding an execution function, operating model, or portfolio office
• Track record of developing high-performing PMO / portfolio / execution leaders into enterprise operators