Remote IT PMO Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

Cardinal Health; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 118,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

FlexPay

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of IT Program Management (Enterprise Infrastructure PMO) to drive strategic initiatives with executive visibility across business and technology. You will lead high-impact programs, ensure governance, and collaborate with senior leaders to deliver outcomes.

The optimal candidate will build structure where none exists, manage dependencies, and influence without direct authority, including AI-related initiatives and vendor relationships.

Qualifications

• Ideally targeting individuals with 10+ years of experience leading complex technology programs, portfolios, or strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and take decisive action in complex environments.
• Proven success influencing outcomes and establishing accountability across highly matrixed organizations without direct authority.
• Strong business, financial, and operational acumen.
• Significant experience working with senior executives and leading initiatives with substantial organizational visibility.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience managing strategic vendor, consulting partner, and contractual relationships.
• Experience leading initiatives with enterprise-wide impact and competing organizational priorities, highly preferred.
• Experience building or evolving operating models, governance structures, or delivery practices - preferred.
• Working knowledge of AI, emerging technologies, and the organizational considerations associated with their implementation.
• Experience with enterprise portfolio management solutions such as Planview, preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, or similar project and program management certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, enterprise-critical initiatives with significant organizational impact and executive visibility.
• Take end-to-end ownership of initiative health and outcomes, driving decisions, accountability, and forward momentum.
• Proactively orchestrate work across business and technology organizations, identifying dependencies, risks, and stakeholder needs before they become delivery challenges.
• Establish structure, clarity, and accountability when processes, ownership, or direction are evolving.
• Provide leadership across assigned initiatives, directing and influencing project and program managers responsible for individual workstreams.
• Influence functional leaders, delivery teams, and external partners to drive decisions, remove obstacles, and achieve desired outcomes.
• Bring forward actionable recommendations and solutions rather than simply reporting issues or escalating problems.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, communicating initiative health, risks, decisions, and opportunities with clarity and confidence.
• Strengthen how strategic initiatives are managed and delivered by establishing sustainable practices that improve execution over time.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Financial acumen

Vendor management

Strategic thinking

Planview knowledge

Negotiation

Executive presentation

Education

PMP/PgMP certification

Tools

Planview

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of IT Program Management (Enterprise Infrastructure PMO) to drive strategic initiatives with executive visibility across business and technology. You will lead high-impact programs, ensure governance, and collaborate with senior leaders to deliver outcomes.

The optimal candidate will build structure where none exists, manage dependencies, and influence without direct authority, including AI-related initiatives and vendor relationships.