Senior Director, EPMO

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens Co. in Deerfield, IL seeks a Senior Director, EPMO to lead the delivery of strategic business initiatives across the organization.

You will coordinate teams that define, manage and deliver results, drive the portfolio management process, and partner with finance and operations to align program benefits with forecasts. The role requires a strong background in strategy development, program governance, and cross-functional leadership, with travel up to 5% and a proven ability to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience in progressively more responsible strategy development and execution, project management, business development, consulting, or financial roles.
• Experience directing strategy programs/ agenda within a corporation or management consulting firm.
• Experience in portfolio or corporate planning type functions.
• Experience with large-scale and complex transformation change efforts in retail organizations.
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross- functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Responsibilities

• Leads delivery of strategic initiatives by coordinating teams to define, manage and deliver results.
• Implements Walgreens strategy through collaboration, setting priorities and guiding complex work streams.
• Establishes and drives a company-wide portfolio management process for prioritizing and monitoring initiatives.
• Assists leadership in accountability and value creation through metrics and prioritization.
• Provides analysis and guidance on transformation decisions to executives.
• Coordinates with finance and operations to align benefits with forecasts.
• Sets up governance forums to drive objectives and mobilize teams.
• Oversees portfolio process design and tools across PMO teams to improve customer satisfaction and cost savings.

Skills

Strategy development

Leadership

Project management

Portfolio management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or Master’s degree

Job description

Senior Director, EPMO

Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2

Job Responsibilities

• Leads the delivery of strategic business initiatives by coordinating teams that will define, manage and deliver results from significant programs.
• Implements Walgreens strategic vision through tactics, collaboration and leadership. Works with all functional areas to create focus, gain buy-in through influence, set priorities, develop work streams and guide complex work efforts to deliver against major program goals.
• Establishes and drives a company-wide portfolio management process to ensure consistency for prioritizing, monitoring and decision- making of corporate wide initiatives.
• Assists leadership team with holding one another accountable for results. Assists the executive team in creating value through initiatives by defining metrics and focusing on programs with most potential for value generation.
• Provides analysis and evaluation of business cases across the company to aide executive decision making and prioritization. Provides subject matter expertise and guidance regarding transformation-related decisions to executive team.
• Works with finance and operations to integrate program benefits and timing into financial and operational forecasts.
• Sets up and facilitates, engaging and effective governance forums that drive project objectives and mobilize teams.
• Oversees the planning, design and implementation of the Portfolio management process and tools within the PMO teams and works cross functionally and divisionally to support the organization, using tools to improve customer satisfaction, drive best practice and drive cost savings across the organization.
• Proposes compelling strategic narratives that help the organization focus on the activities that matter most, and understand which are near term, medium term, and long-term objectives. Narratives should be appropriate for both internal and external audiences.
• Leads the delivery of strategic business initiatives by coordinating teams that will define, manage and deliver results.
• Takes on special projects as assigned by Walgreens Leadership.
• Facilitates the long range planning process within the OpCo organization.
• Develops and mentors staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes; builds and maintains employee morale and motivation; ensures the team is appropriately staffed with required competencies; fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience in progressively more responsible strategy development and execution, project management, business development, consulting, or financial roles OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in progressively more responsible strategy development and execution, project management, business development, consulting, or financial roles.
• Experience directing strategy programs/ agenda within a corporation or management consulting firm.
• Experience in portfolio or corporate planning type functions.
• Experience of the full cycle of project management from concept, planning and launch through to project communications, governance, reporting and sustainability including planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
• Experience with large-scale and complex transformation change efforts in retail organizations.
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross- functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master’s degree.
• Healthcare and/or Retail leadership position.
• Experience in line leadership of business functions, e.g. Retail Operations, Commercial, Pharmacy, or HR.
• Experience implementing business process, protocols and best practices.
• Experience developing strategic initiatives which align with business goals and budget.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at various levels of the organization, such as peers, internal/external stakeholders, business partners, senior level managers, executives.
• Experience of building and maintaining formal and informal networks across retail organizations to support collaboration and cross-team working.
• Experience with consultant/ contractor capability transfer, to deliver legacy organizational capability enhancement.
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others, solving problems as they arise and mobilizing teams to deliver.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

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Salary Range: $175000 - $284375 / Salaried

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.