Director - Finance Program & Change Management; Remote

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview The Director of Finance Program & Change Management leads finance program and change management activities within the Finance Controller's Office in support of SHC Finance priorities.

This role oversees the planning, prioritization, and execution of complex finance transformation initiatives, translating strategic priorities into executable program plans, governance structures, implementation roadmaps, change management strategies, and measurable outcomes.

The director partners closely with functional finance leaders, business analysts, TDS partners, operational stakeholders, and executive leadership to advance transformation efforts, drive process standardization and operating model improvements, manage interdependencies, support strong internal controls and compliance, and enable adoption.

This role is accountable for program schedules, budgets, risks, outcomes, and benefit realization, while also leading the development of program and change management standards, practices, and team capabilities for Stanford Health Care Finance.

Locations Stanford Health Care

Strategic Program Leadership:
Lead finance program and change management activities for transformation initiatives. Partner with Finance executive leadership to plan, prioritize, implement, and monitor strategic initiatives aligned with the Finance Controller’s Office strategy and institutional mission. Implement new programs, processes, products, and plans that advance finance transformation priorities.

Program Governance and Oversight:
Establish and oversee program structures, including charters, scope, organizational design, schedules, and budgets, while ensuring appropriate governance, disciplined execution, process standardization, and operating model improvement across projects. Ensure transformation initiatives support strong internal controls, policy compliance, and audit readiness.

Resource and Team Management:
Assign or secure the resources needed to support execution. Provide leadership, coaching, and development for program managers, change managers, and other direct reports.

Stakeholder Engagement and Cross-Functional Partnership:
Build and sustain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including functional and operational leaders across Stanford Medicine, TDS partners, and account executives, to understand business needs, align priorities, and support program success.

Performance Management and Risk Monitoring:
Monitor and report on program and project performance, including schedules, budgets, risks, and benefit outcomes. Define success metrics, track the realization of financial, operational, and service improvements, and identify and escalation significant risks to leadership for timely mitigation.

Communications and Change Enablement:
Oversee communications, training, and readiness activities related to program and project progress to support alignment, transparency, adoption, and sustained change across impacted stakeholders.

Leadership and Team Development:
Build and develop a high-performing team by articulating a clear vision for the future of finance program and change management, fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and collaboration, and using influence to build consensus and drive transformative outcomes.

Perform supervisory responsibilities, including interviewing, selecting, training, evaluating, coaching, and addressing employee relations matters, as appropriate.…