Director, Operational Program Management

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Job Description:

What You'll Do

Responsible for a newly established program providing a framework for maturing the Company's risk culture across the enterprise in alignment with the Company's risk priorities. This Program will define and support a culture of risk management in a persistent, digestible way of concretely showing what behaviors and results are good risk management. The Program will also be responsible for creating an environment that supports 'Doing the Right Thing' as a predominate mentality for all employees. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of strategic programs to ensure they are on track to deliver intended outcomes. Monitors progress to assure desired outcomes are met. Ensures relationships are developed and expand leadership influence to accomplish results through others.

- Demonstrated leadership talent with the ability to motivate and interface with direct reports and coworkers at all levels by virtue of keen business acumen, excellent judgement, professional competence, emotional intelligence, credibility, and personal integrity.
- Solid interpersonal skills, with an ability to inspire trust and confidence with internal and external stakeholders.
- The ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling, to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.
- A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in their approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always taking into account what is best for the organization.

This position will also support a culture of effective risk management, accountability, and demonstration of risk awareness across the organization.

How You'll Do It

• Oversee program development and execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Meet with stakeholders to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
• Drive prioritization, planning, execution, actively managing risk/issues and …