Director, IT Program Management

Job Description:

Position Summary

We are seeking an accomplished Director of Program Management to lead the planning, governance, and delivery of a diverse portfolio of IT initiatives across the enterprise. This role is accountable for establishing and enforcing program management frameworks, driving governance across all IT domains (infrastructure, telecom, networking, end-user services, business applications, and integration platforms), and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.

The Director will oversee project managers, technical leads, vendor partners, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring enterprise-wide programs are executed on time, within budget, and in compliance with SOx and internal controls. This position also plays a key role in shaping and productizing IT services for our third-party services business, ensuring IT solutions are designed, delivered, and governed with transparency and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and govern a portfolio of complex IT programs, spanning infrastructure, telecom, networking, end-user services, ITSM, ERP, finance, HR, commercial, and operations applications.

• Establish and enforce enterprise PMO frameworks, including governance structures, charters, RACI matrices, program plans, and portfolio reporting.

• Oversee project managers and cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration, accountability, and adherence to program governance standards.

• Host steering committees (SteerCo) and governance forums, delivering clear updates on progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and decision points for executive leadership.

• Manage program budgets, forecasts, and resource allocations across multiple domains, ensuring financial discipline and delivery efficiency.

• Monitor risks, issues, and dependencies across the IT portfolio, developing proactive mitigation strategies.

• Ensure compliance with SOx and internal control requirements across all IT initiatives.

• Standardize program management practices and tools, driving consistency, transparency, and performance across IT.

• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to define and deliver IT services for our third-party services business, ensuring scalability, quality, and productization of offerings.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and results, while developing PMO maturity and best practices.

Working Conditions

• This position is located in our Charlotte, NC Corporate Office.

Required/Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Project Management, or other related discipline

• In addition to the degree above, eight (8) or more years of experience

• In lieu of bachelor's degree, high school diploma/GED AND 13 years or more years of related work experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Project Management, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive program/project management experience, including enterprise-wide IT program leadership.

• Proven success leading PMO governance frameworks across multiple IT domains (infrastructure, networking, applications, end-user services, and vendor-delivered solutions).

• Experience with ERP and financial systems (NetSuite preferred), ITSM platforms, and middleware/API integrations.

• Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills, with experience managing multi-vendor delivery models.

• Demonstrated success delivering programs in SOx/audit-compliant environments.

• PMP, PgMP, or other advanced program/portfolio management certification required.

• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with ability to influence C-level stakeholders.

• Experience defining and productizing IT services for external/third-party business units is a strong asset.

• Strong leadership presence, with proven ability to build governance, drive accountability, and scale PMO maturity.

Additional Information:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Deriva welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Deriva includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Deriva Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.