Vice President, IT Strategy & Governance

Family Dollar; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Dollar seeks an experienced technology leader to shape investment decisions, align IT roadmaps, and ensure disciplined delivery of major initiatives across a large retail enterprise.

You will partner with the CIO and senior executives to translate priorities into a measurable portfolio, drive financial rigor, and establish a quality-focused delivery culture across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in IT strategy, enterprise PMO/portfolio management, governance, or transformation within a large organization.
• Proven ownership of multimillion-dollar technology portfolios, budgets, cross-functional programs, and executive reporting.
• Strong ability to influence senior executives and drive decisions through execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Strategic Investment Planning process end-to-end, including governance and executive decision support.
• Translate priorities into an integrated IT roadmap with milestones and risk management.
• Own IT budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls across major programs.
• Provide enterprise-wide oversight of large technology programs and delivery standards.
• Build and mature a Testing/QA Center of Excellence with automated testing and release readiness metrics.
• Lead three direct-report functions: PMO – Projects; PMO – Assets, Invoices & Budgets; and Quality Assurance.
• Collaborate with Finance, Architecture, Security, and delivery teams to ensure measurable business benefits.

Skills

IT strategy

Executive leadership

Portfolio management

Budgeting & forecasting

Governance & reporting

Vendor management

QA CoE development

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Family Dollar is seeking a strategic, execution-oriented technology leader to translate enterprise priorities into a disciplined investment portfolio and deliver measurable business outcomes. As a key member of the IT executive leadership team, this VP will partner with senior business executives and the CIO to shape investment decisions, align roadmaps and funding, and ensure major technology initiatives are delivered with quality, accountability, and financial rigor.

What You Will Lead

• Lead execution of the enterprise Strategic Investment Planning process, including intake, business-case discipline, prioritization, governance, portfolio transparency, and executive decision support.
• Translate approved strategic priorities into an integrated IT roadmap; manage dependencies, capacity, milestones, delivery risks, and portfolio performance.
• Own IT budget planning, forecasting, financial oversight, and execution, including project spend, vendor invoices, asset-related financial controls, and variance management.
• Provide enterprise-level oversight of major technology programs and projects, strengthening delivery standards, escalation, accountability, and measurable outcomes.
• Build and mature a Testing / Quality Assurance Center of Excellence, advancing consistent test strategy, automation, release readiness, and quality metrics.
• Lead and develop three direct-report functions: PMO – Projects; PMO – Assets, Invoices & Budgets; and Quality Assurance.
• Partner with executive sponsors, Finance, business leaders, Architecture, Security, and technology delivery teams to ensure decisions are actionable and benefits have clear business ownership.

What You Bring

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in IT strategy, enterprise PMO / portfolio management, technology governance, or transformation in a complex, large-scale organization.
• Demonstrated ownership of multimillion-dollar technology portfolios, budgets, cross-functional programs, and executive-level reporting and governance.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives, challenge priorities constructively, resolve competing demands, and drive decisions through execution.
• Strong financial acumen, program delivery discipline, operating-model judgment, and experience building high-performing teams and scalable processes.
• Working knowledge of enterprise QA, testing automation, and quality governance; experience establishing or improving a testing CoE is highly valued.
• Experience in retail, multi-site operations, or similarly complex operating environments is preferred.
• Experience operating at the executive level in a large enterprise environment.

What Success Looks Like

A transparent, business-aligned investment portfolio; predictable execution of strategic roadmaps and major projects; disciplined IT financial management; and measurable improvement in delivery quality, release confidence, and executive decision-making.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Why Family Dollar

At Family Dollar, we are committed to operational excellence, innovation, and delivering value to our customers and communities. This role offers the opportunity to shape how outsourced services support a large, dynamic retail organization and to make a measurable impact across the enterprise.

Family Dollar is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We are committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.