Director Operational Excellence Management (Capex Governance & Value Realization)

Job description

At Globe, our goal is to create a wonderful world for our people, business, and nation. By uniting people of passion who believe they can make a difference, we are confident that we can achieve this goal. Job Description Single point of accountability for the enterprise's value realization and funding governance discipline agenda, sitting above the Value Assurance and Capital Assurance functions. The role exists to ensure the two disciplines operate as one system — that “value” (are we building the right things and capturing the benefit) and “capital” (are we spending money the right way, at the right velocity) are treated as two sides of the same governance coin. This is a role for a seasoned governance executive who can arbitrate between competing value and capital signals, hold portfolio-wide standards to account, and act as the final internal escalation point before issues are raised to the PMO Steering Committee or C-suite. Governance & Standards Define and maintain the integrated Pillar governance framework unifying Value Assurance and Capital Assurance Approve and enforce enterprise standards across both sub-functions — Risk Tolerance thresholds, Cost benchmarks,Earned Value Management (EMV)/ROI methodologies Own the Pillar's operating model, charter, and policy documentation Arbitration & Escalation Adjudicate disputes between Value Assurance and Capital Assurance findings and issue a single, unified recommendation Serve as the final internal escalation point before issues are raised to the PMO Steering Committee or C-suite Resolve conflicts between value delivery priorities and capital discipline constraints Reporting & Portfolio Oversight Consolidate outputs from both sub-functions into a single Pillar-level narrative for the PMO Steering Committee / Investment Council Hold the mandate to reprioritize or halt initiatives across the portfolio based on combined value-and-capital signals Monitor aggregate portfolio ROI, Earned Value Management (EVM) attainment, and capital efficiency Talent & Leadership Own resourcing, coaching, and career pathing for the Value Assurance Manager and Capital Assurance Manager and their teams Build organizational capability across both disciplines Represent the Pillar in cross-functional and executive forums Strategy & Roadmap Contribute to the enterprise portfolio governance roadmap and maturity agenda Partner with Finance and Enterprise PMO leadership on capital allocation strategy Top 3-5 Deliverable Integrated Pillar Governance Charter, published and version-controlled Consolidated Value-Capital Scorecard (monthly/quarterly) Escalation resolution log and unified Pillar recommendations Portfolio ROI/EVM and capital efficiency reporting Succession and capability plans for both sub-teams KPI's Escalation Resolution Rate — % of Value-vs-Capital conflicts resolved at Pillar level Portfolio ROI/EVM Attainment — realized value vs. plan, weighted for capital efficiency Standards Compliance — % adherence to Risk Tolerance and Should-Cost standards across programs Governance Charter currency — timeliness of updates and executive sign-off Talent readiness — succession and bench strength of sub-teams Hiring Requirements Work Experience: 10+ years in Portfolio/Program Governance, Financial Management, or Strategy, including 3-5+ years leading both value/benefits management and capital/cost governance functions. Level of Knowledge: Deep understanding of portfolio governance, capital planning (TCO/CAPEX/OPEX), and benefits realization (ROI/NPV/EVM). Telco or large enterprise program environment preferred. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree in Finance/Business preferred. Skills Soft: Executive presence, arbitration and negotiation, cross-functional influence, structured decision-making, coaching and team development, clear executive communication Hard: Portfolio governance framework design, ROI/NPV/EVM modeling, TCO/CAPEX-OPEX analysis, risk management standards (COSO ERM), benefits realization methodology, financial literacy Certification/License: CPA, PMP, PgMP, or PfMP preferred; CFA or FMVA an advantage. Equal Opportunity Employer Globe’s hiring process promotes equal opportunity to applicants, Any form of discrimination is not tolerated throughout the entire employee lifecycle, including the hiring process such as in posting vacancies, selecting, and interviewing applicants. Globe’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy Commitment can be accessed here Make Your Passion Part of Your Profession. Attracting the best and brightest Talents is pivotal to our success. If you are ready to share our purpose of Creating a Globe of Good, explore opportunities with us.