Senior Director, Enterprise Project Management

Nemours; Delaware; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead enterprise-level portfolio and project delivery across multiple domains in a complex health system. You will align projects with strategic priorities, oversee governance, and mentor a team of program leaders.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across technology, clinical, operational, and facilities teams, with a focus on scaling PMO standards and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of project/program management experience.
• PMP OR EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATION required.
• Prior people leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in large, matrixed organizations preferred.
• Reside in Eastern or Central time zone.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of a large body of complex, cross-functional, system-wide projects.
• Ensure alignment of portfolio and project outcomes to enterprise strategy.
• Oversee delivery across technology, clinical, operational, and construction domains.
• Oversee portfolio health, financial performance, and resource strategy.
• Monitor and intervene where needed in portfolio health (schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, outcomes).
• Lead portfolio-level governance and executive reporting.
• Drive prioritization and sequencing of work.
• Oversee procurement activities across the portfolio.
• Ensure consistent SOW development and vendor engagement practices.
• Provide guidance on managing complex vendor engagements.
• Establish enterprise standards for project procurement and vendor management.
• Align project procurement strategies with organizational priorities.
• Optimize vendor ecosystems and strategic partnerships.
• Lead, coach, and develop project managers and coordinators.
• Manage performance, career growth, and succession planning.
• Align team capabilities to portfolio needs.
• Set and execute strategy to develop project management leaders.
• Build system-wide capability around project and portfolio management.
• Establish PMO operating models, governance, and standards.
• Ensure adherence to PMO methodologies and standards.
• Develop and implement strategies and methods for quantitative analysis to evaluate project health, manage portfolio risks, and support executive governance and prioritization decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement and maturity of standards, tools, and practices.
• Partner with senior and executive stakeholders (ex. CMO, CFO, VP).
• Define and execute strategic priorities in partnership with executive leadership (ex. CMO, CFO, VP).
• Serve as escalation point for delivery challenges.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and enterprise decision-making.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Enterprise thinking

Executive influence

Portfolio governance

Organizational change leadership

Financial acumen

Leadership and team development

Strategic decision-making

Risk and dependency management

Data management & analytics

Delivery mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree strongly preferred

Job description

Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead enterprise-level portfolio and project delivery across multiple domains in a complex health system. You will align projects with strategic priorities, oversee governance, and mentor a team of program leaders.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across technology, clinical, operational, and facilities teams, with a focus on scaling PMO standards and executive reporting.