IT Transformation Program Director

You will also be responsible for planning, overseeing, and leading programs from ideation through to completion. This may involve developing and managing a software application project plan, including its scope, time, cost, quality, communications, and risk and dependency management strategies.

As the IT Transformation Program Director you will work closely with cross-functional team and:

Program manage a key strategic initiative to deliver value to BCG via end-to-end program delivery for digital products, projects, and programs, including planning, execution, and tracking for scope, financials, and schedule

Enable senior leaders with the execution of the Transformation program by ensuring clear ownership, measurable outcomes and defined timing

Capture program roadmaps and timing for value delivery driving accountability and coordination

Resolve issues and escalate risks and interdependencies to ensure strategic initiatives are delivering the promised benefits and dependencies are being managed across products and projects to ensure integrity and robustness of the solution

Set up, socialize, and update program metrics and dashboards at the appropriate level, providing transparency of execution progress and value realization across the transformation

Activate Executive Communications and prepare executive-level materials, acting as liaison between the function and technology teams to provide transparency around the planning and progress up to executive level
YOU'RE GOOD AT

Managing day-to-day program management activities ranging from managing the plans, communications, meetings facilitation and content creation, risks, dependencies, budgets, resourcing in a highly dynamic environment across concurrent workstreams and competing priorities.
Working as a team, building consensus and influencing functional and IT leaders and other stakeholders to effectively enact change.
You enjoy leading a software development program and can get into technical details to clearly articulate the risks and manage dependencies.
You can leverage your technical expertise to surface and present business and technical trade-offs effectively.
You have an innate ability to convey detailed technical knowledge by speaking to engineering teams in their own language and, conversely, transcribe engineering concepts to functional stakeholders.
Planning ahead and drafting proposals to drive organization-wide IT performance by enabling the appropriate touchpoints and supporting IT teams to provide transparency across priorities, progress and path forward.

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

Proven project management leadership skills and experience in running application development programs ideally in a global professional services firm.
Experience in defining, setting up and streamlining operating model for a cross-functional team in a highly dynamic environment.
Strong project management skills with experience of running large scale application development programs.
Solid technology background, with understanding or hands-on experience in developing software.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and traditional project management practices.
Experience in influencing and presenting to senior business and IT stakeholders.
Adept at conflict resolution, negotiation.
Highly organized and proactive approach to managing work in a dynamic environment.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong emphasis towards collaborative and creative problem-solving and ability to navigate ambiguous situations effectively.
Building relationships and reliable team player, displaying consideration and respect for others.
Performing successfully in a fast-paced, multi-cultural and service-oriented environment.
Interpreting rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and aligning with BCG's values and culture.
Exhibiting ownership and accountability for self and driving the behaviour in the team.
Being curious and willing to upskill continuously with the evolving technology.
Master's degree or similar education.
PMP/PRINCE II certification is a plus.

YOU'LL WORK WITH
You will work with BCG's IT, HR, and other Functional Leadership Leadership, the IT Strategy Lead, and other senior functional and technology leaders to drive the transformation initiatives forward, supporting and enabling a partnership across our digital programs.