Technology Delivery Practices Oversight Principal

American Electric Power; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power is seeking a delivery leader to shape how technology delivery occurs across the enterprise. This role goes beyond traditional project management, defining delivery practices, driving adoption, and establishing measurement of execution performance.

You will partner with Technology leadership to embed standard methodologies, governance, and performance tracking across teams, enabling transparency and improved predictability in delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in project management, computer science, or related technical field required.
• 7 years of relevant work experience required.
• Experience defining or scaling delivery methodologies, PMO standards, or SDLC practices beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain enterprise standards for project delivery, SDLC, governance, and lifecycle management.
• Develop playbooks, templates, and toolkits for consistent execution across teams.
• Define structured approaches for planning, milestone management, and risk control.
• Lead efforts to embed standardized practices into day-to-day delivery execution.
• Coach project managers and delivery teams on best practices and disciplined execution.
• Partner with leaders to reinforce accountability and operating rhythm alignment.
• Define and implement enterprise delivery KPIs and dashboards.
• Ensure consistent tracking of progress against baseline plans across initiatives.
• Enable portfolio-level visibility through standard dashboards and reporting frameworks.
• Identify systemic delivery risks and performance gaps using aggregated data.
• Deliver consistent reporting on execution status, risks, and trends.
• Support leadership with actionable insights to inform prioritization, planning, and resource allocation.
• Assess delivery maturity across teams and implement improvements to increase predictability and efficiency.

Skills

Delivery leadership

PMO standards

SDLC

Metrics & dashboards

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Agile/Hybrid/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree in project management

Job description

Job Posting End Date

08-27-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for shaping how technology delivery is carried out across the enterprise. This role goes beyond traditional project management—focusing on defining delivery practices, driving adoption, and establishing consistent measurement of execution performance across the Technology organization.

You will partner with Technology leadership to improve delivery discipline, transparency, and predictability by embedding standard methodologies, governance, and performance tracking frameworks across teams.

Job Description

What you’ll do

Define & Standardize Delivery Practices

• Establish and maintain enterprise standards for project delivery, SDLC, governance, and lifecycle management
• Develop playbooks, templates, and toolkits to enable consistent execution across teams
• Define structured approaches for planning, milestone management, and risk control

Drive Adoption Across Technology Teams

• Lead efforts to embed standardized practices into day-to-day delivery execution
• Coach project managers and delivery teams on best practices and disciplined execution
• Partner with leaders to reinforce accountability and operating rhythm alignment

Measure & Track Delivery Performance

• Define and implement enterprise delivery KPIs (schedule adherence, milestone performance, risk trends, dependency health)
• Ensure consistent tracking of progress against baseline plans across all initiatives
• Enable portfolio-level visibility through standard dashboards and reporting frameworks
• Identify systemic delivery risks and performance gaps using aggregated data

Enable Portfolio Transparency & Decision-Making

• Deliver consistent, high-quality reporting on execution status, risks, and trends
• Support leadership with actionable insights to inform prioritization, planning, and resource allocation

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Assess delivery maturity across teams and implement improvements to increase predictability and efficiency
• Leverage performance data to identify opportunities to enhance execution outcomes at scale

What we’re looking for

Education

• Bachelor's degree in project management, computer science, or related technical field is required.

Experience

• 7 years of relevant work experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project/program management, including complex technology initiatives
• Proven experience defining or scaling delivery methodologies, PMO standards, or SDLC practices
• Strong experience establishing metrics, dashboards, and performance tracking frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrixed organization
• Experience in Technology PMO, Portfolio Management, or transformation environments
• Expertise in agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills

What Success Looks Like

• Consistent adoption of delivery practices across Technology teams
• Improved on-time delivery and milestone predictability
• Increased transparency into portfolio execution performance
• Reduction in delivery risks and improved execution outcomes

American Electric Power (On-Site)

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At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade: SP20-009

Compensation Range: $116,255.00 - $151,132.50

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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