Senior Director, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office

Senior Director, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office

The Senior Director of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) provides strategic leadership and enterprise-wide oversight for organizational project management, process improvement, planning management, including Business Solutions, IT solutions and enterprise project and program execution in alignment with L.A. Care's strategy, goals, and regulatory obligations. This role ensures that the PMO functions as a strategic driver of organizational success, leading execution of initiatives, aligning projects and technology solutions with business objectives and long-term strategy. The Senior Director establishes EPMO governance, prioritizes initiatives across the portfolio, and fosters a culture of accountability, efficiency, and innovation.

This role is responsible for executing comprehensive program plans, outlining program objectives, scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation for large, multi-workstream enterprise and IT efforts. The Senior Director will coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of complex program activities, while identifying and mitigating potential risks and issues throughout the program lifecycle.

For this role, the difference lies not just in managing projects, but in leading them through to execution, breaking organizational siloes, making smart resource allocations, and providing insight-rich reporting to leadership. This role is focused on adaptable execution in a fast-paced and changing health care environment. The role will be responsible for executing in alignment with L.A. Care's strategic plan, and coordinating IT Development and Business Solutions required to meet strategic, compliance, and regulatory requirements. The Senior Director is adept at translating big-picture vision into action and communicating across strategic, operational, clinical, and IT teams. The role will need to communicate complex project goals, challenges, and successes to a wide variety of audiences.

Duties

Enterprise EPMO Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of an enterprise-wide PMO strategy with action-oriented project leadership and alignment with organizational strategic plan.
• Establish and oversee governance frameworks, processes, and reporting standards for consistent project and portfolio execution.
• Monitor progress with regular reviews and clear escalation paths to remove bottlenecks and accelerate timelines.
• Drive enterprise portfolio management, prioritizing projects and resources to maximize business value.
• Provide transparency to the Senior Leadership Team through KPIs, dashboards, project heatmaps, and progress reporting on enterprise initiatives.
• Lead cross-silo collaboration : proactively engage and partner with business and functional leaders (e.g. medical management, member services, IT, finance) and external partners to ensure initiatives support organizational transformation, change management, and excellence.
• Build business case summaries for initiatives, showing projected returns, community impact, and needed investments.
• Optimize workflow management and data integration of all core functions (delegated and non-delegated)
• Coordinate development and implementation of agile improvements in a logical, sustainable and measurable manner

Department Oversight (IT Development, Business Solutions, Project Management)

Duties Continued

Strategic & Operational Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Public Administration or related field

Education Preferred

Master's Degree in Business Administration or Organizational Leadership or related field

Experience

Required :

Preferred :

Skills

Required :

Preferred :

Licenses / Certifications Required

Licenses / Certifications Preferred

Required Training

Light

Physical Requirements

Light

Additional Information

Salary Range Disclaimer : The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market. The range is subject to change.

L.A. Care offers a wide range of benefits including Paid Time Off (PTO), Tuition Reimbursement, Retirement Plans, Medical, Dental and Vision, Wellness Program, Volunteer