{"id":3854576,"url":"https://alion.io/job/les-schwab-principal-enterprise-technology-program-manager","title":"Principal Enterprise Technology Program Manager","company":{"id":1958048,"name":"Les Schwab","domain":"lesschwab.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/lesschwab","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bend, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-05","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T18:34:21Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Job Description:\nLead Technology That Moves Our Business Forward\nAt Les Schwab Tire Centers, technology plays a critical role in how we serve our customers, support our stores, and grow our business. We're looking for an experienced Principal Enterprise Technology Program Manager to lead some of our most complex and impactful technology initiatives.\nThis is a highly visible, senior-level individual contributor role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, business operations, and execution. You'll partner with executive leadership, influence cross-functional teams, and drive large-scale programs that directly impact how we operate across our growing network of retail locations.\nYour first major initiative will be Route 52, a $50M+ enterprise point-of-sale (POS) transformation spanning approximately 600 Les Schwab stores. You'll lead the next phase of deployment, establish operational discipline, strengthen vendor accountability, and ensure successful implementation and adoption across our business.\nAnd the opportunity doesn't end there. Following Route 52, you'll continue leading major enterprise technology programs, helping shape the future of technology and operational excellence at Les Schwab.\nWe're looking for a leader who brings both strategic vision and a hands-on approach-someone who can navigate complexity, make data-driven decisions, build trust, and deliver results.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead Enterprise Technology Programs\nOwn the strategy, planning, execution, and successful delivery of large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.\nLead complex, multimillion-dollar programs from implementation through stabilization and business adoption.\nPartner with executive leadership to align program priorities, resources, timelines, and business outcomes.\nIdentify risks, resolve obstacles, and make informed decisions to keep programs moving forward.\nDrive Deployment Excellence\nEstablish and manage deployment strategies, operational readiness criteria, and performance metrics across distributed business locations.\nLead cross-functional teams through implementation, training, go-live, and post-launch stabilization.\nUse data and operational insights to determine deployment readiness, manage rollout pace, and continuously improve execution.\nEnsure technology solutions meet business needs while minimizing disruption to store operations and customer experience.\nInfluence and Align Stakeholders\nServe as a trusted partner to senior executives, business leaders, and technical teams.\nBuild alignment across Information & Digital Services, Retail Operations, Finance, Training, Analytics, and other business functions.\nCommunicate program progress, risks, and recommendations clearly to executive stakeholders and steering committees.\nLead through influence, establishing accountability and driving decisions across teams without direct reporting relationships.\nManage Strategic Vendors and Partners\nOversee major technology vendors, implementation partners, and consulting relationships.\nEstablish clear expectations for deliverables, service levels, timelines, and quality.\nMonitor vendor performance, address challenges proactively, and drive corrective actions when needed.\nEnsure external partners are accountable for delivering measurable business results.\nBuild Momentum and Drive Continuous Improvement\nBring structure, clarity, and forward momentum to complex or evolving programs.\nStrengthen collaboration, accountability, and confidence across program teams.\nDevelop scalable governance, reporting, and deployment practices that support future enterprise initiatives.\nChampion continuous improvement and organizational readiness throughout technology transformations.\nWhat You'll Bring\nRequired Qualifications\n10+ years of experience leading complex enterprise technology programs, implementations, or large-scale deployments.\nDemonstrated success managing multimillion-dollar technology initiatives involving multiple business functions, vendors, and stakeholders.\nExperience leading technology deployments across multiple locations, business units, or geographically distributed operations.\nProven ability to manage complex programs through implementation, go-live, stabilization, and successful business adoption.\nStrong executive communication skills, including experience presenting to and influencing senior leadership.\nDemonstrated expertise in vendor management, performance accountability, risk mitigation, and program governance.\nAbility to balance strategic leadership with hands-on problem-solving and execution.\nExperience leading cross-functional teams and driving results without direct reporting authority.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience leading large-scale POS, ERP, retail technology, or enterprise systems implementations.\nBackground in multi-location retail, distribution, supply chain, or other operationally complex environments.\nExperience managing enterprise programs with budgets of $50M+ or deployments spanning 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