Director of Engineering Strategy & Operations (PMO) - Lennar Homes

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As one of the nation’s largest builders, Lennar has built over one million new homes for families across America.  Since 1954, our communities have catered to all lifestyles and family dynamics, whether you are a first-time or move-up buyer, multigenerational family, or active adult.

At Lennar, Everything’s Included in our homes, and Everyone’s Included on our team.  Our Everyone’s Included vision is to be as inclusive and diverse as the communities we build unleashing the power of diversity within our workforce to drive innovation & sustainable growth. 

Lennar's Core Values:

Our commitment to Quality, Value, and Integrity is the underlying foundation upon which Lennar was built, and these three fundamental principles still guide us in caring for our customers, associates, trade partners, shareholders, and community.

YOUR PURPOSE:

The Director of Engineering Strategy and Operations will  direct all administrative, budgetary, project and program management activities as a direct report to the Head of Engineering (Software Development, Cloud DevOps, Web and Mobile, Architecture, CRM and ERP applications). You will be driving operational excellence throughout the organization with a strong focus on execution KPIs and Continuous Improvement, enabling the team to succeed and exceed on strategic business engagement and technology delivery. 

As a senior leader and trusted advisor to executive business partners and Engineering senior leadership you will apply experience and influencing skills to secure the highest level of organizational effectiveness and execution. 

• Lead a team of senior leaders in project/program management, process design and continuous improvement
• Execution lead for Engineering strategic transformation programs and initiatives
• Establish and run Engineering project management office
• Manage and track organizational execution metrics and budget according to plan
• Create and enforce structure and common processes within the team and in partnership with CTO Strategy and Planning Office (PMO) to streamline operations
• Instrument and operationalize organization-wide intake process and business alignment practices
• Track and implement quarterly and yearly planning processes along with IT allocation procedures for the organization
• Streamline practice for creating  consolidated and business aligned technology roadmaps
• Drive Quarterly C-Suite Business Reviews, schedules and content
• Create and review internal communications, newsletters and presentations
• Chief of Staff function, schedule and run regular leadership staff meetings
• Manage and drive urgency in staffing/hiring planning and execution with organizational leadership
• Create close partnership with governance and instrumentation teams on metric and analytics requirements
• Program and project execution status tracking, reporting and consolidation
• Partner with the office of the CTO to drive centrally managed governance, process and procedures throughout the organization.
• Present and own all operational metrics and KPI report outs to C-Suite staff stakeholder communities
• Leader for managing and tracking focus areas for issue resolution, investment and resource planning
• Research industry trends and benchmarks, run regular comparisons, analyze and make recommendations  
• Work actively with multiple stakeholders, business and IT, to help drive decisions in a timely manner
• Provide oversight for large, cross-functional, programs and initiatives
• Owner and leader for the annual strategic plan for the organization including quarterly updates.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or MBA required
• 10+ years of senior leadership experience in a strategy and planning, technical operations and/or chief of staff role
• Proven experience in leading strategy and planning and/or Chief of Staff functions in a large-scale, high growth enterprise environment.
• Proven experience in running functional and business transformation programs
• Strong track record of leading high performing PMO groups and implementing agile, scaled agile (SAFe) and waterfall execution frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in building process improvement teams and implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Deep knowledge of Agile and project portfolio management tools such as Jira, Clarity and Planisware, including Technology Business Management platforms such as Apptio.
• Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills
• Strong knowledge and experienced in data driven decision making methodologies
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent people management skills, including minimum of 5-years experience in managing multi-level teams

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

Physical Requirements:

This is primarily a sedentary office position which requires the ability to occasionally bend, stoop, reach, lift, move and carry office materials and supplies weighing 25 pounds or less.  Finger dexterity is required to operate a computer keyboard and telephone equipment, extensive phone and computer communication is required.

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