Posted 4 weeks ago
Director of IT Program Management & Integration
Company: Cooper's Hawk
Category: IT
Downers Grove
Type: Full Time
Cooper’s Hawk is seeking a Director of IT Program Management & Integration. The Director of IT Program Management & Integration is a critical integrator role that ensures enterprise technology strategy is translated into scalable, executable, and operationally sound outcomes. This role owns the end-to-end planning, project governance, and execution framework for IT initiatives—from early demand intake and strategic planning through prioritization, delivery, operational readiness, and sustainment. The Director ensures disciplined processes, clean cross-functional handoffs, and formal validation at key milestones, enabling innovation while protecting operational stability and business value.
Partnering closely with IT leaders, Strategy & Planning, Finance, Operations, Marketing, and external vendors, this role provides structure, visibility, and accountability across the full lifecycle of technology initiatives and investments.
This position is ideal for a highly organized, business-minded IT leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, process, and execution, and who brings clarity, rigor, and collaboration to complex, high-impact work.
Salary range is $150,000 – $175,000. Benefits include Discounts; Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Insurance plus Telemedicine and Wellness Program; Company Matching 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan; Flexible Savings Accounts- Health and Dependent Care; Health Savings Account; Long-Term Disability; Voluntary Short-Term Disability; Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (with option to purchase additional coverage); Paid Parental Leave; Paid Time Off; and more.
Below lists some duties and responsibilities you will be doing. Click on Apply Now to see full details.
Salary range is $150,000 – $175,000. Benefits include Discounts; Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Insurance plus Telemedicine and Wellness Program; Company Matching 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan; Flexible Savings Accounts- Health and Dependent Care; Health Savings Account; Long-Term Disability; Voluntary Short-Term Disability; Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (with option to purchase additional coverage); Paid Parental Leave; Paid Time Off; and more.
Below lists some duties and responsibilities you will be doing. Click on Apply Now to see full details.
- IT Program & Portfolio Planning (End-to-End Ownership):
- Lead the definition, documentation, and continuous improvement of IT planning, intake, prioritization, and delivery processes.
- Translate enterprise and functional strategies into a clear, integrated IT roadmap with defined scope, sequencing, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Partner with Strategy and Finance to align initiatives to business priorities, funding models, and capacity constraints.
- Ensure plans are realistic, transparent, and operationally viable.
- IT Project Governance & Execution Discipline:
- Establish and manage IT project governance forums, stage-gates, and decision checkpoints from intake through delivery and sustainment.
- Ensure initiatives meet defined readiness criteria before progressing (e.g., funding approval, resourcing, architecture review, security, operational support).
- Provide consistent visibility into status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions for IT and executive leadership.
- Drive accountability for scope, timelines, benefits realization, and post-launch outcomes.
- Program & Project Oversight:
- Oversee the IT project and program portfolio from ideation through implementation and stabilization.
- Ensure consistent application of project and program management standards (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid as appropriate).
- Identify interdependencies, risks, and capacity conflicts across initiatives; proactively drive resolution.
- Support prioritization decisions to maximize business value and minimize operational disruption.
