Senior Director, Program Management

Cencora; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Training & mentorship

Job summary

Cencora in Carrollton, TX is seeking a Sr. Director Program Management to lead a complex enterprise-wide transformation.

This role provides strategic leadership, governance, and execution oversight across multiple workstreams spanning systems, processes, and operating model changes. Reporting to the VP, Governance & PMO, you will lead a team of Senior Program Managers, partner with business, IT, and implementation partners, and ensure delivery of program objectives, milestones, and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 15+ years of experience in program management, transformation leadership, or related roles.
• Proven experience leading large, complex, cross-functional enterprise programs.
• Experience leading SAP, ERP, or similarly complex business and technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing direct reports, including senior-level program or project leaders.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience in governance, integrated planning, risk management, and issue resolution.
• Experience working with system integrators, external vendors, and cross-functional business and technology teams.
• Experience in program financial management.
• Experience in Project Management tools like Clarity / Planview/ SPM / any other

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, governance, and execution oversight of a large, complex transformation program and related initiatives
• Provide leadership and direction to a team of Senior Program Managers responsible for major program workstreams
• Ensure alignment of program scope, priorities, milestones, resources, and business outcomes across all workstreams
• Establish and maintain program governance, reporting, escalation, and decision-making processes
• Oversee integrated program plans, cross-functional dependencies, risks, issues, and action tracking
• Prepare and deliver executive updates, dashboards, and materials for governance and steering committee meetings
• Partner with business, IT, and external implementation partners to drive alignment, accountability, and execution discipline
• Ensure implementation partners and vendors are effectively managed against agreed deliverables and commitments
• Support organizational readiness, change coordination, and business adoption efforts to help ensure successful implementation and sustained outcomes
• Monitor program budget, resource needs, and delivery health, escalating issues and recommending actions as needed

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Risk management

Budget management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP

PgMP

Agile certification

SAP experience

Advanced degree

Tools

Clarity

Planview

SPM

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree required

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Position Summary

The Sr. Director Program Management is responsible for leading a complex, enterprise-wide transformation program and broader business transformation initiatives. This role will provide strategic leadership, governance, and execution oversight across multiple workstreams spanning systems, processes, and operating model changes.

Reporting to the VP, Governance & PMO, the Program Director will lead a team of Senior Program Managers and work closely with business leaders, IT, and implementation partners to ensure successful delivery of program objectives, milestones, and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, governance, and execution oversight of a large, complex transformation program and related initiatives
• Provide leadership and direction to a team of Senior Program Managers responsible for major program workstreams
• Ensure alignment of program scope, priorities, milestones, resources, and business outcomes across all workstreams
• Establish and maintain program governance, reporting, escalation, and decision-making processes
• Oversee integrated program plans, cross-functional dependencies, risks, issues, and action tracking
• Prepare and deliver executive updates, dashboards, and materials for governance and steering committee meetings
• Partner with business, IT, and external implementation partners to drive alignment, accountability, and execution discipline
• Ensure implementation partners and vendors are effectively managed against agreed deliverables and commitments
• Support organizational readiness, change coordination, and business adoption efforts to help ensure successful implementation and sustained outcomes
• Monitor program budget, resource needs, and delivery health, escalating issues and recommending actions as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 15+ years of experience in program management, transformation leadership, or related roles
• Proven experience leading large, complex, cross-functional enterprise programs
• Experience leading SAP, ERP, or similarly complex business and technology transformation initiatives
• Experience managing direct reports, including senior-level program or project leaders
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience in governance, integrated planning, risk management, and issue resolution
• Experience working with system integrators, external vendors, and cross-functional business and technology teams
• Experience in program financial management
• Experience in Project Management tools like Clarity / Planview/ SPM / any other

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading major ERP transformation programs
• Experience in enterprise transformation involving systems, processes, and operating model changes
• Familiarity with change management, business readiness, and adoption planning
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAP, or related certifications preferred
• Advanced degree preferred

Key Competencies

• Strategic leadership
• Program governance and execution oversight
• Team leadership and coaching
• Executive presence and communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Risk and issue management
• Program Budget Management
• Partner and vendor management
• Business outcome orientation

Success in This Role

Success in this role will be demonstrated through effective leadership of a complex transformation program, strong coordination across workstreams and stakeholders, timely and transparent executive reporting, proactive management of risks and dependencies, and delivery of targeted business outcomes.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

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