Technical Program Director, Governance Lead

Anticipated End Date:

2026-07-03

Position Title:

Technical Program Director, Governance Lead

Job Description:

Technical Program Director, Governance Lead 

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. 

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Technical Program Director, Governance Lead will serve as the dedicated line-of-business governance lead, helping absorb growing governance demand, reduce backlog, and improve the consistency and speed of governance execution. This role will partner closely with product, technology, Responsible AI, risk, compliance, and governance teams to support intake, triage, prioritization, and execution of governance requests. The leader will help with identifying opportunities to automate the process with agentic capabilities.

How you will make an impact:  

•    Manage and prioritize governance requests to improve turnaround time, reduce backlog, and ensure timely support for rapidly evolving AI and technology initiatives. 
•    Establish consistent intake, review, tracking, escalation, and reporting processes across business governance requests. 
•    Shift governance left by engaging earlier in the product, use case, and development lifecycle to help teams understand requirements and apply controls proactively. 
•    Partner with Responsible AI, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and Technology teams to align governance requirements and support timely decision-making. 
•    Translate governance expectations, control requirements, and review outcomes into clear guidance for product and business teams. 
•    Identify recurring governance themes, bottlenecks, and process improvement opportunities to improve scalability and responsiveness. 
•    Support operating rhythms with product development teams to improve planning, transparency, and governance readiness. 
•    Prepare status updates, metrics, executive summaries, and decision materials to communicate demand, backlog, risks, and progress.

Minimum Requirements: 

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of enterprise project management experience in broad-based information systems managing increasing project size and complexity that are transformational in nature for the organization, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications;  or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. 

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: 

•    Experience with data and AI governance is strongly preferred
•    Experience leading governance, risk, compliance, Responsible AI, technology oversight, or technical program management functions strongly preferred. 
•    Experience working with product, engineering, business, legal, risk, compliance, and governance stakeholders in a complex enterprise environment preferred. 
•    Strong understanding of governance intake, triage, prioritization, control application, issue tracking, and operational reporting preferred. 
•    Experience supporting AI, data, digital, or technology initiatives through governance, risk, or compliance review processes preferred. 
•    Demonstrated ability to reduce backlog, improve turnaround time, and create scalable operating processes preferred. 
•    Experience shifting governance or risk processes earlier into product, delivery, or software development lifecycles preferred. 
•    Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex governance requirements into practical guidance for business and technical teams preferred. 
•    Proven ability to manage competing priorities, influence without direct authority, and drive execution across cross-functional teams preferred. 
•    Project management certification (PMP) strongly preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location, the salary* range for this specific position is $170,104 to $255,156  

Location: Chicago IL   

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.  The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.     

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
 

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

Job Family:

IFT > IT Project Mgmt

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

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