About the Role
The company is seeking a Transformation Office Governance Lead to embed the Transformation Office in the domain's delivery model. This role involves governing the domain's governance cadence, prioritization, and quarterly commitments, while providing the Transformation Office with a live, unfiltered view of delivery. The Governance Lead will report to the Transformation Office and sit within the domain leadership team.
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Key Responsibilities
- Chair the domain scrum of scrums and represent the domain in the cross-domain forum, driving blockers and actions to closure.
- Oversee domain prioritization — challenge new demand, arbitrate trade-offs, and maintain a ranked backlog based on value and capacity.
- Provide end-to-end Quarterly Business Review (QBR) support including data pack, narrative, prioritization case, capacity plan, and dependency map.
- Ensure adherence to QBR outcomes by translating decisions into roadmap, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and squad backlogs, tracking through the quarter.
- Track the delivery of the domain’s strategic projects against the committed roadmap — milestones, dependencies, spending, and benefits.
- Report delivery drift early, including root cause, impact on QBR commitments, and establish a recovery plan.
- Orchestrate cross-domain collaboration on shared platforms, data, sequencing, and shared squads.
- Enforce Transformation Office governance and reporting standards as the single source of truth.
- Escalate unresolved conflicts, capacity shortfalls, and slippage.
Requirements
Experience
- 10+ years in transformation delivery, strategic project or portfolio management, or agile-at-scale program leadership.
- Proven track record of running governance cadences — scrum of scrums, quarterly planning — across multiple squads.
- Experience in preparing and presenting quarterly business reviews to executive forums.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve cross-functional dependencies and challenge senior stakeholders.
Knowledge
- Familiarity with enterprise transformation operating models and domain delivery models.
- Understanding of agile-at-scale governance, scrum of scrums, QBRs, and roadmaps.
- Knowledge of strategic project and portfolio tracking — milestones, spending, and benefits.
- Proficient in delivery metrics and tooling — Jira / Azure DevOps, throughput, and burn-up.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, engineering, information technology, or a related field.
- Agile-at-scale certification preferred — SAFe (RTE / SPC), agile coaching, PMP / PgMP.
Benefits
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
- Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale technology and digital transformation projects.
- Exposure to AI, data, and emerging technology environments.
- Professional growth and learning opportunities.
- Collaborative and technically driven work environment.
- Opportunity to work with experienced technology and consulting professionals.
Disclaimer
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role and is not exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, or qualifications required. The company reserves the right to modify duties and responsibilities at any time.
