Program Manager II - Business Transformation Master Data

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Scarborough, ME

Ahold Delhaize USA

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Full Time

537830

Overview: The Business Transformation Program Manager serves as a key execution leader within the Transformation Program Operations team, accountable for planning, governing, and delivering a defined functional area of the ERP implementation. This role supports cross-functional workstreams across business and technology, ensuring scope, schedule, dependencies, risks, and outcomes are actively managed and aligned to overall program objectives. Operating within a program management tower, the Program Manager provides clear visibility into progress, risks, and trade-offs, enabling informed decision-making by senior leaders. The role exists to ensure functional initiatives and workstreams deliver intended outcomes with discipline, transparency, and consistency.<br /><br />This is a full-time, dedicated role for the duration of the transformation program (estimated 5-7 years).<br /><br />Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC, Quincy, MA, Scarborough ME, Carlisle, PA.<br /><br />Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis until the end of their appointment
Responsibilities: <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Drive the end-to-end execution of assigned functional area and initiatives, ensuring scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, risks, and outcomes are actively planned, governed, and delivered in alignment with the overall ERP roadmap.</li> <li>Develop and maintain detailed program plans, integrated schedules, and milestone tracking, ensuring alignment across business, technology, data, and organizational readiness activities.</li> <li>Proactively identify, manage, and escalate risks, issues, and interdependencies across workstreams, collaborating with peer Program Managers and functional leads to support enterprise-level decision-making.</li> <li>Apply PMO standards and delivery discipline, including status reporting, dependency tracking, risk and issue management, change control, and deliverable quality management.</li> <li>Provide clear, accurate, and timely program status and insights to the Senior Program Manager, sponsors, and governance forums, translating complex information into actionable updates and recommendations.</li> <li>Support governance and decision-making forums by preparing materials, tracking actions and decisions, and ensuring follow-through on commitments and approved changes.</li> <li>Partner closely with business leaders, technology teams, system integrators, and organizational readiness/change partners to ensure plans are executable, coordinated, and realistic.</li> <li>Monitor vendor and partner performance within the assigned functional area, ensuring deliverables meet expectations and issues are surfaced early.</li> <li>Contribute to continuous improvement of program management practices by providing feedback on tools, templates, and processes and supporting adoption of PMO standards.</li> <li>Model strong execution, communication, and collaboration behaviors, fostering accountability and trust across cross-functional teams.</li> <li>Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our values.</li> </ul> <br />
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in business, project management, operations, technology, or a related field.</li> <li>5-8+ years of experience supporting complex, cross-functional projects or programs, with accountability for scope, schedule, and delivery outcomes.</li> <li>PMP Certification or the ability to obtain a PMP Certification within 1 year of hire.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience managing complex workstreams within large transformation initiatives or enterprise system implementations.</li> <li>Strong working knowledge of program and project management disciplines, including integrated planning, dependency management, risk and issue management, and status reporting.</li> <li>Experience operating within formal PMO or TMO governance structures, including stage-gates, steering committees, and change control processes.</li> <li>Proven ability to influence and drive alignment across business and technology stakeholders in a matrixed environment, without direct authority.</li> <li>Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey progress, risks, and recommendations to senior leaders.</li> <li>Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving scope and priorities.</li> <li>Knowledge of Master Data Domains and familiarity with concepts including, but not limited to, golden record and survivorship.</li> <li>A strong understanding of product and vendor information management.</li> <li>Technical familiarity with system integrations across MDM platforms.</li> <li>Proficiency in Jira for managing project workflows, tracking dependencies, prioritizing system improvements, and driving master data management initiatives from concept through implementation.</li> <li>Ability to travel up to 25%.</li> </ul> <p><br /> Preferred Qualifications:<br /> <br /> </p> <ul> <li>Experience supporting or leading ERP implementations (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms) to include lifecycles, system integrators, and enterprise data and process dependencies.</li> <li>Experience working across predictive (waterfall), agile, or hybrid delivery models.</li> </ul> <p><br /> <br /> ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $108,880 - $163,320<br /> <br /> IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $125,200 - $187,800<br /> <br /> Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.</p>