Inspire · 5 hours ago
Senior Director, Technology PMO – Digital & Data
Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company with a portfolio that includes over 33,000 restaurants worldwide. The Senior Director of Technology PMO for Digital & Data is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery portfolio across Digital and Data ecosystems, driving complex initiatives to completion, and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery to enable digital transformation.
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Responsibilities
Oversee a capital portfolio of approximately $60M annually across Digital (eCommerce, mobile/web platforms, guest experience) and Data (analytics, governance, data platforms) domains
Lead portfolio planning, prioritization, roadmap sequencing, and investment trade-off discussions in partnership with Product and Technology leadership
Drive structured delivery of high-impact programs, ensuring clarity of scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and outcomes
Monitor execution health and proactively course-correct to ensure commitments are met
Foster a culture of accountability, urgency, and follow-through—ensuring initiatives move from concept to completion with minimal churn
Remove blockers, escalate intelligently, and ensure teams maintain momentum
Implement and enforce delivery frameworks, operating mechanisms, and standards that improve transparency, predictability, and velocity
Champion continuous improvement and operational rigor within Digital & Data delivery teams
Leverage technical background to understand solution architecture, engineering trade-offs, and delivery complexities
Serve as a trusted partner to Engineering, Data Platform, Architecture, and Product teams—bridging business objectives with technical reality
Translate complexity into clear business-oriented narratives for executives and cross-functional stakeholders
Own end-to-end capital forecasting, budgeting, accruals, and financial stewardship for the Digital & Data portfolio
Monitor capital and operating spend, including labor (FTE & staff-aug), third-party contracts
Align financial plans with business priorities, enterprise strategy, and annual capital allocation targets
Partner closely with Finance to ensure precise financial hygiene and quarterly re-forecast accuracy
Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of program and project managers
Foster a collaborative, results-oriented environment where delivery, clarity, and accountability are paramount
Serve as a cultural leader within Technology—raising the bar for communication, execution discipline, and stakeholder management
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive experience in Technology Program/Portfolio Management, ideally within Digital, Data, or large-scale platform environments
Strong technical background (engineering, data, architecture, systems implementation, or equivalent experience)
Extensive experience owning large portfolios and driving complex digital/data programs to successful completion
Extensive experience operating in a matrixed enterprise with both product-led and engineering-led teams
Demonstrated financial acumen managing capital portfolios ($40M–$60M+ annually)
Exceptional communication and executive-level storytelling skills
Ability to think strategically with strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Bias for Action: Proven ability to move quickly, eliminate ambiguity, push work forward, and refuse stagnation
Ownership Mindset: Track record of taking accountability for outcomes, not just activities; seeing commitments through to completion
Technical Fluency: Able to challenge assumptions, asking the right technical questions, and understanding dependencies
Influence & Executive Presence: Able to lead without authority and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
Company
Inspire
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company & owner. It is a sub-organization of Roark Capital Group.
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