Sr. Manager, PPM - Ways of Working

Role Description

The Sr. Manager, PPM - Ways of Working (WoW) is responsible for translating the enterprise digital operating model into scalable, repeatable, and actionable delivery practices across Technology and transformation teams for both organizations. This role serves as the connective tissue between strategy, execution, and outcomes, ensuring that how work is planned, executed, governed, and measured is consistent, transparent, and aligned to enterprise objectives.

As the owner of standardized ways of working, this person designs, deploys, and sustains common delivery frameworks, role definitions, governance rituals, and performance measures that drive clarity, accountability, and execution discipline across complex, cross-functional initiatives. This includes embedding best practices into day-to-day execution, enabling teams to work more effectively together, and ensuring that delivery practices can scale as the organization evolves.

Operating as a senior program leader within the Technology Integration Management Office (TIMO), you will establish measurable objectives, operating cadences, governance frameworks, and integrated reporting that support informed decision-making at all levels. The role partners closely with technology, business, transformation, and functional leaders to align expectations, surface risks and dependencies early, and promote consistent execution across the portfolio.

Success in this role requires strong relationship-building skills, strategic judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence and align leaders across functions without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10 - 15 Years of experience in Program or portfolio management within technology or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience leading teams or managing people.
• Proven success interpreting business strategy and translating it into actionable portfolio plans and measurable outcomes.
• Strategic Planning & Execution
• Risk & Resource Management
• Portfolio & Program Governance
• Leadership Development & Team Building
• Stakeholder Influence & Communication
• Continuous Improvement & Change Enablement

Requirements

• Drive sustained adoption through structured change management, training, and coaching.
• Address behavioral and operational barriers, embed practices into daily execution, and reinforce expectations through leadership alignment and enablement materials.
• Partner with delivery leaders, agile enablement teams, and tooling owners to embed ways of working into execution models and platforms.
• Establish governance structures, success metrics, and review cadences to monitor adoption and effectiveness.
• Serve as a senior partner to Technology, product, program, and enablement leaders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing delivery team through coaching, training, and goal setting.
• Promote career growth and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Ensure resource utilization is optimized and aligned with evolving business priorities.

Benefits

• Targeted Pay Range: $95,200.00 - $158,800.00.
• This is part of a competitive total rewards package that could include other components such as: incentive, equity and benefits.
• Individual pay is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods complies with all state paid leave requirements.
• We also offer a generous suite of benefits.