Senior Director, Technology Governance, Portfolio & Administration

Senior Director, Technology Governance, Portfolio & Administration

Location: Charlotte, NC 28203 (4 days onsite)

Employment Type: Full-time (Permanent)

Compensation: $180 --$220K base

Scope: ~$130M Technology Budget

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Director of Technology Governance, Portfolio & Administration to provide independent oversight, governance, and transparency across a large-scale technology organization.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for establishing governance frameworks, ensuring financial discipline, and driving portfolio visibility across complex, enterprise-level technology initiatives. The position operates as a critical control function, enabling effective decision-making, risk management, and accountability at the executive level.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Governance & Controls

• Define, implement, and maintain technology governance frameworks aligned with enterprise standards
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, audit requirements, security policies, and regulatory obligations
• Establish clear decision rights, escalation paths, and governance forums
• Provide independent challenge to deviations and enforce remediation actions

Portfolio Oversight & Transparency

• Oversee technology portfolio intake, prioritization, and demand governance processes
• Ensure visibility across:
• Investments
• Dependencies
• Capacity constraints
• Deliver independent portfolio insights, risk visibility, and executive reporting

PMO Governance & Delivery Standards

• Define and govern PMO standards, reporting cadence, and delivery practices
• Ensure consistency in execution and reporting across all technology initiatives
• Provide oversight through a small team structure (1 direct report leading PMO execution)

Financial Governance & Budget Oversight

• Oversee governance of a ~$130M technology budget
• Ensure:
• Cost transparency
• Budget adherence
• Financial controls compliance
• Partner with Finance and Procurement on vendor governance and spend management

Reporting & Executive Alignment

• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and consistency of reporting to senior leadership
• Enable data-driven decision-making through standardized reporting and insights
• Act as a trusted advisor and control function to technology leadership

Qualifications

Required Experience

Senior leadership experience in:

• Technology governance
• IT controls, audit, or compliance
• Enterprise portfolio oversight
• Proven experience overseeing large-scale budgets ($100M )
• Experience working in complex, matrixed, multi-business environments

Strong knowledge of:

• Risk management
• Internal controls
• Audit and compliance processes
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, supply chain, or transportation environments
• Background in large, global enterprise organizations
• Prior exposure to enterprise PMO or portfolio management structures

Key Success Factors

• Executive presence and ability to operate in a high-pressure, high-visibility environment
• Strong analytical and financial acumen
• Ability to challenge, influence, and drive accountability across senior leadership
• Highly structured, detail-oriented approach to governance and reporting

Why This Role

This is a unique opportunity to step into a mission-critical leadership position with broad visibility across an enterprise technology organization. You will play a central role in shaping governance, driving transparency, and enabling effective execution across a substantial technology investment portfolio.