Senior Director, Enterprise Governance

QTS Data Centers; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching contributions

Bonus or commission eligible

Generous PTO and floating holidays

Stock Purchase Plan

11 paid holidays annually

Pet and legal insurance

Sabbatical program

Educational reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

QTS Data Centers seeks a Senior Director, Enterprise Governance to define the enterprise vision, operating model, and governance across the transformation portfolio. This role serves as a senior advisor to executives, building a Center of Excellence to scale governance, policy, and decision-support practices enterprise-wide.

The leader will guide change management, portfolio intelligence, and succession planning while partnering with Cross-functional teams to drive adoption of enterprise

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, operations, information systems, or related field.
• Eleven or more years of progressive experience in enterprise PMO, governance, portfolio/program leadership, transformation, strategy execution, or related disciplines.
• Four or more years of direct people-leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success designing and scaling enterprise governance, standards, executive decision forums/frameworks, change management practices and portfolio-management capabilities.
• Executive-level influence, financial acumen, strategic judgment, and organizational-change leadership.
• Experience developing reporting for and/or engaging with the most senior-level executive leaders, including the board, C-suite, executive advisors, etc.
• Advanced degree and/or PMP, PgMP, PfMP, P3O, MSP, Prosci, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma, or related certification.
• Experience building a governance or portfolio COE in a high-growth, complex, capital-intensive environment.
• Experience with strategic portfolio management platforms, enterprise dashboards, and benefits/value-realization reporting.

Responsibilities

• Set the multi-year strategy and operating model for enterprise governance, standards, portfolio intelligence, change management, and delivery maturity.
• Establish decision-making frameworks and executive forums to align portfolio priorities and guide tradeoffs across capacity, enterprise and change impacts, dependencies, readiness, and value realization.
• Define and own enterprise governance practices, including decision forums, escalation models, accountability mechanisms, and performance cadences.
• Establish and implement enterprise policies and standards, in partnership with key leaders, across program and portfolio management, change management, reporting, and other practices that strengthen enterprise scalability and resilience.
• Establish change management strategies and resourcing approaches across the portfolio, aligning support to initiative complexity, business impact, and organizational readiness.
• Lead the implementation and evolution of strategic portfolio management capabilities and tools, including portfolio and value realization reporting, analytics, dashboards, and executive insights.
• Lead and develop directors, managers, and senior professionals, building succession, expertise, and scalable COE capabilities.
• Partner cross-functionally to drive effective implementation and adoption of enterprise standards, program reporting, and enabling tools.
• Represent enterprise governance in strategic and annual planning, risk, investment, and transformation discussions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Governance

Portfolio management

Change management

Executive stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, operations, information systems, or related field

Advanced degree and/or PMP, PgMP, PfMP, P3O, MSP, Prosci, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma, or related certification

Job description

Who we are:

As a global leader in digital infrastructure, QTS designs, builds andoperatesadvanced data centers that support strategic AI,cloudand digital transformation initiatives.We are driven by a mission to connect the world forgoodand our people make it possible. Every single day, thecreativity,dedicationand genuine care for our communitiesare what push us forward and make this atrulyspecial place to be.

Who You Are: (Job Summary)

The Senior Director, Enterprise Governance is a seasoned leader that sets the enterprise vision and operating model for governance, portfolio standards, change management and execution excellence. This position serves as a trusted senior advisor to enterprise executives, owns governance and decision-support practices across the transformation portfolio, leads leaders and subject-matter experts, and strengthens the organization’s ability to prioritize, govern, and deliver strategic initiatives at scale. This leader will build & run a Center of Excellence (COE) that equips the enterprise with the practices and foundational frameworks needed to scale effectively, adapt to change, and remain resilient as the organization grows.

What You Will Do: (Job Responsibilities)

• Set the multi-year strategy and operating model for enterprise governance, standards, portfolio intelligence, change management, and delivery maturity.

• Establish decision-making frameworks and executive forums to align portfolio priorities and guide tradeoffs across capacity, enterprise and change impacts, dependencies, readiness, and value realization.

• Define and own enterprise governance practices, including decision forums, escalation models, accountability mechanisms, and performance cadences.

• Establish and implement enterprise policies and standards, in partnership with key leaders, across program and portfolio management, change management, reporting, and other practices that strengthen enterprise scalability and resilience.

• Establish change management strategies and resourcing approaches across the portfolio, aligning support to initiative complexity, business impact, and organizational readiness.

• Lead the implementation and evolution of strategic portfolio management capabilities and tools, including portfolio and value realization reporting, analytics, dashboards, and executive insights.

• Lead and develop directors, managers, and senior professionals, building succession, expertise, and scalable COE capabilities.

• Partner cross-functionally to drive effective implementation and adoption of enterprise standards, program reporting, and enabling tools.

• Represent enterprise governance in strategic and annual planning, risk, investment, and transformation discussions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need to Be Successful: (Required Qualifications, Education, Experience, Certifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, operations, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Eleven or more years of progressive experience in enterprise PMO, governance, portfolio/program leadership, transformation, strategy execution, or related disciplines.

• Four or more years of direct people-leadership experience, including leading experienced professionals and/or people leaders.

• Demonstrated success designing and scaling enterprise governance, standards, executive decision forums/frameworks, change management practices and portfolio-management capabilities.

• Executive-level influence, financial acumen, strategic judgment, and organizational-change leadership.

• Experience developing reporting for and/or engaging with the most senior-level executive leaders, including (but not limited to) the board, C-suite, executive advisors, etc.

Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications, Education, Experience, Certifications)

• Advanced degree and/or PMP, PgMP, PfMP, P3O, MSP, Prosci, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma, or related certification.

• Experience building a governance or portfolio COE in a high-growth, complex, capital-intensive environment.

• Experience with strategic portfolio management platforms, enterprise dashboards, and benefits/value-realization reporting.

• Experience developing reporting for and/or engaging with the most senior-level executive leaders, including (but not limited to) the board, C-suite, executive advisors, etc.

In accordance with applicable law, the following represents a reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role if hired in Virginia. Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

The estimated pay range for this role, if based in Virginia, is:

$188,175.00 - 287,769.76

Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

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