Technology Director

Role Overview

• Partners with functional and technical leaders to identify and plan capabilities necessary to meet short and long-term business needs
• Develops and executes strategic plans in support of key objectives in a timely and fiscally responsible manner
• Informs and drives strategic alignment and partnerships with functional and technical peers and leaders
• Connects the dots across multiple levels and related functions to understand the business holistically
• Evaluates research and market analysis, meets with third party vendors, and maintains knowledge of industry innovations and technology platforms to inform strategy
• Establishes and nurtures strategic vendor relationships; influences vendors to align to domain, portfolio, and enterprise strategic objectives
• Drives growth for the business by applying technical and domain expertise to provide thought leadership and translate vision into action
• Defines and communicates value propositions, success metrics, and outcomes
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Develops, plans, and implements sustainable, repeatable, and reliable processes; oversees process improvement
• Drives operational excellence to create internal customer satisfaction and meet operational metrics while prioritizing external customer needs
• Understands and articulates the value creation and business proposition to teams and functional partners
• Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports
• Manages and coordinates strategic direction for staff
• Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent
• Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback

Requirements

• 8-10 years of relevant work experience
• Proficient in leading at a Sr. Manager level or above within a fast-paced, multi-division, national company
• Proficient in defining, communicating, and driving value propositions, success metrics, and outcomes
• Proficient in shaping, aligning, and guiding execution of strategic direction for a domain or significant portfolio segment
• Proficient in communicating, building influence, and developing relationships with functional and technical leaders, with high-level vendor partners, and across all levels in the organization
• Proficient in selecting and leading strategic vendor relationships or acting as the primary point of contact for strategic partnerships
• Proficient in managing and developing direct reports with their own span of control
• Proficient in utilizing deep market and industry knowledge for a related portfolio segment or domain to achieve strategic objectives
• Expert oversight of GCP infrastructure, data, and AI to drive scalable, cost-effective business innovation.
• Champion AI/ML adoption throughout the SDLC to streamline development cycles, improve code reliability, and shorten time-to-market.
• Standardize reliability engineering (RE) principles to ensure seamless system recoverability and rigorous software quality benchmarks.

Tech Stack

• Google Cloud Platform
• SDLC

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities