Senior Director, GPS Portfolio Strategy & Governance

Location: Deerfield, Illinois, United States; hybrid workplace with a required minimum number of onsite days per week. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Estimated base salary: $232,000–$319,000 annually, plus potential discretionary bonuses, commission, and/or long-term incentive.

Company

hirify.global is a healthcare company focused on redefining healthcare delivery and its mission to save and sustain lives.

What you will do

• Translate GPS and enterprise priorities into an integrated, multi-year portfolio roadmap covering 800+ initiatives across process improvement, business transformation, capability building, digitization, and product/SKU rationalization.
• Apply 80/20 and Pareto-based analysis to prioritize high-value initiatives, simplify complexity, stop or reshape low-value work, and align resources with enterprise value creators.
• Design and lead portfolio governance, including intake, prioritization, stage gates, decision rights, resource alignment, risk and issue management, escalation, executive reporting, and portfolio reviews.
• Establish standards for defining, validating, and tracking financial and operational benefits across operating income, revenue growth, ROIC, free cash flow, cost avoidance, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Orchestrate cross-functional work across businesses, functions, and geographies; manage dependencies, remove barriers, and provide decision-ready recommendations to senior executives.
• Scale repeatable solutions and embed GPS methods through coaching, training, playbooks, data, dashboards, digitization, automation, and leader routines while leading a high-performing team and matrixed network.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience required in enterprise portfolio management, transformation, operational excellence, strategy, and/or large-scale change across multiple functions and geographies.
• Experience governing complex, high-value portfolios, including prioritization, stage gates, risk and issue management, resource alignment, benefits tracking, and executive reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of 80/20 methodology and GPS Methods and Standards, including portfolio segmentation, Lean, Six Sigma/DMAIC, kaizen, A3 thinking, root-cause analysis, visual management, daily management, and Hoshin Kanri/goal deployment.
• Ability to translate strategy into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes, with strong financial acumen and experience partnering with Finance on value cases and benefits realization.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, influence, and constructive challenge skills in highly matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated people leadership, coaching, and talent development experience, including leadership of direct teams and matrixed networks.

Nice to have

• MBA or another advanced degree.
• Experience applying GPS Methods and Standards to enterprise portfolio optimization, governance, and transformation.
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible workplace policy with required onsite attendance based on local requirements and business needs.
• Medical and dental coverage starting on day one, plus life, accident, disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employee contributions and company matching, employee stock purchase plan, and flexible spending accounts.
• Educational assistance, paid holidays, 20–35 days of paid time off based on length of service, family and medical leave, and paid parental leave.
• Additional commuting, childcare, employee discount, and employee assistance benefits.

Hiring process

• Selected candidates may discuss compensation philosophy and available benefits with a recruiter during the interview process.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for parts of the application and interview process.