Sr. Director of Program Management

Position Overview

The Senior Director, Program Management is responsible for establishing and leading enterprise program governance across Rectangle Health. Reporting to the COO, this role provides visibility, coordination, prioritization, and execution oversight for strategic initiatives that span multiple functions and departments.

This leader will establish and manage the Program Management Office (PMO), ensuring enterprise initiatives are properly defined, prioritized, resourced, and executed. The role serves as the central point of coordination across business functions and enterprise initiatives.

The Senior Director, Program Management helps ensure Rectangle Health operates as one organization with aligned priorities, clear ownership, and disciplined execution. Serving as an extension of the COO, this role translates strategic priorities into coordinated cross-functional initiatives and measurable business outcomes.

Primary Job Duties:

Program Management Office (PMO) Leadership

• Establish and lead the Program Management Office (PMO).
• Develop standards, governance, and reporting processes for enterprise initiatives.
• Build and maintain visibility into all significant cross-functional projects and programs.
• Ensure initiatives are aligned to company priorities and business objectives.
• Provide executive leadership with portfolio-level reporting and insights.

Initiative Intake & Prioritization

• Own the centralized intake process for strategic and cross-functional initiatives.
• Facilitate initiative review, prioritization, and resource planning.
• Assess organizational impact, dependencies, risks, and capacity requirements.
• Ensure initiatives have defined objectives, ownership, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Identify competing priorities and recommend sequencing decisions.

Cross-Functional Execution

• Coordinate initiatives spanning multiple departments and business functions.
• Ensure impacted stakeholders are identified and engaged throughout planning and execution.
• Monitor progress against milestones, deliverables, and commitments.
• Escalate risks, blockers, and dependency issues requiring executive intervention.
• Drive accountability and follow-through across workstreams.

Executive/COO Reporting & Governance

• Maintain enterprise initiative dashboards and reporting.
• Provide regular updates to COO and other executive leadership on initiative progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Support Board reporting and strategic planning activities.
• Track initiative performance against expected business outcomes.

Business Transformation & Operational Improvement

• Partner with COO to drive enterprise-wide operational improvement, strategic initiatives, and transformation efforts.
• Translate executive priorities into executable programs, workstream, and implementation plans.
• Support organizational effectiveness, process redesign, automation, scalability, and operational maturity initiatives.
• Identify cross-functional