Senior Director, Technical Program Management

American Health Packaging; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Senior Director of Technical Program Management to oversee enterprise program execution and governance across cross-unit integrations. The role drives planning, budgeting, and strategic alignment with stakeholders, while leading a high-impact, $100M+ portfolio.

Responsibilities include establishing standards, managing vendors, and developing leaders. This role requires deep program management experience and active leadership across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 12+ years of experience in technology project/program management required.
• 8+ years of management experience required.
• PMI/PM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs enterprise portfolio and program execution to achieve strategic outcomes across cross-unit integrations.
• Oversees portfolio governance, prioritization, and performance reporting to enable investment decisions and risk management.
• Establishes portfolio and program standards, frameworks, and metrics to improve delivery consistency and transparency.
• Directs cross-functional dependency management and integrated delivery planning to reduce conflicts and delivery risk.
• Connects strategy, operations, and execution across programs.
• Establishes vendor partnerships, contracts, and performance governance for scope, schedule, and budget.
• Influences stakeholders to align roadmaps, funding, and delivery priorities with goals.
• Orchestrates people management by setting expectations, reviews, and talent development.
• Lead program in defining and delivering large-scale enterprise projects of $100M+.

Skills

Enterprise portfolio tools

Budget management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Vendor management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, operations

Master's degree in business administration, engineering, operations

Tools

MS Project

MS Excel

PowerBI

MS Visio

MS Outlook

MS Word

Job description

Job Details Summary:

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.

The Senior Director, Technical Program Management directs enterprise program execution to achieve strategic outcomes across cross-unit integrations. This key role oversees strategic planning program standards for an IT or data organization to drive leadership alignment, execution focus, and operating discipline. The Senior Director, Technical Program Management establishes planning and decision-support mechanisms that connect strategic objectives, delivery performance, and resource allocation. Leads organizational rhythms and management processes that improve transparency, accountability, and leadership effectiveness. Establishes and manages vendor partnerships, contracts, and performance governance to meet scope, schedule, and financial commitments. Influences enterprise stakeholders to align roadmaps, funding, and delivery priorities with strategic goals. Orchestrates people management outcomes by setting expectations, conducting performance reviews, making talent decisions, and developing the team. Lead Program in defining and delivering large scale enterprise projects of $100M+.

Responsibilities:

• Directs enterprise portfolio and program execution to achieve strategic outcomes across cross-unit integrations.
• Oversees portfolio governance, prioritization, and performance reporting to enable investment decisions and risk management.
• Establishes portfolio and program standards, frameworks, and metrics to improve delivery consistency and transparency.
• Directs cross-functional dependency management and integrated delivery planning to reduce conflicts and delivery risk.
• Connects the dots between strategy, operations, and execution.
• Establishes and manages vendor partnerships, contracts, and performance governance to meet scope, schedule, and financial commitments.
• Influences enterprise stakeholders to align roadmaps, funding, and delivery priorities with strategic goals.
• Orchestrates people management outcomes by setting expectations, conducting performance reviews, making talent decisions, and developing the team.
• Lead Program in defining and delivering large scale enterprise projects of $100M+.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in technology project management, program management, agile delivery environments, change management, or a related field required.
• 8+ years of experience in a management capacity required.
• Certification in Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PGMP), PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), or equivalent certification preferred.
• Uses enterprise portfolio tools to communicate status and inform executive decision-making.
• Develops and manages enterprise-level budgets using portfolio management tools.
• Leverages agile delivery tools to view and manage project and program backlogs.
• Extracts and analyzes portfolio data to assess cross-project intersections, dependencies, and enterprise allocations.
• Uses MS Project to support schedule and status communication based on program needs.
• Uses MS Excel to analyze and communicate enterprise information, including multi-sheet workbooks, filters, functions, and pivot tables.
• Creates executive-ready presentations in MS PowerPoint that communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Produces clear, enterprise-ready data using PowerBI with documentation in MS Word to communicate complex concepts.
• Uses MS Visio to depict processes, integrations, and complex concepts in an enterprise-readable format.
• Uses MS Outlook to schedule and coordinate meetings with internal and external stakeholders across locations.

What Cencora offers

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.

Full time Salary Range*

Full time Salary Range* $141,600 - 283,250 *This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

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 .

Affiliated Companies:

• IntrinsiQ Specialty Solutions, Inc

Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We're a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.