
Program Leader – IT Operations, Technology Transformation
Doran Jones Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dallas • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale IT operations transformation programs, ensuring alignment to business and technology objectives
- Define and execute multi-year transformation roadmaps, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and success metrics
- Establish and manage program governance, including reporting, decision frameworks, and execution cadence
- Drive execution discipline across multiple workstreams, ensuring timely delivery, risk mitigation, and issue resolution
- Lead transformation initiatives across cloud infrastructure, hosting platforms, observability/monitoring, and network operations
- Partner with architecture, engineering, and operations teams to translate strategy into executable plans
- Drive adoption of modern IT operations practices, including automation, AIOps, intelligent monitoring, and predictive incident management
- Lead outsourcing and managed service transitions, including vendor coordination, service integration, and SLA alignment
- Build strong relationships across stakeholders, including engineering, security, operations, and executive leadership
- Lead change management efforts to ensure the successful adoption of new operating models and technologies
- Provide clear, executive-level communication on program status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience leading large-scale, cross-functional technology transformation programs
- Strong experience within IT operations environments, including cloud, hosting, observability, and network operations
- Proven ability to manage complex, multi-workstream programs with interdependencies and multiple stakeholders
- Experience leading outsourcing or managed services transitions
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and modern IT operations practices
- Experience with or exposure to AIOps, automation, or AI-driven operational capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to drive execution, manage risk, and maintain momentum in complex environments
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
IT operations transformationcloud infrastructureAIOpsautomationintelligent monitoringpredictive incident managementvendor coordinationservice integrationSLA alignmentchange management
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementexecutive-level communicationrisk managementexecution disciplinerelationship buildingdecision makingissue resolutionprogram governancetimely deliveryadaptability