Senior Technology Strategy & Executive Communications Consultant

Job Title: Senior Technology Strategy & Executive Communications Consultant

Location: San Jose CA (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technology Professional with a strong background in software development, technology architecture, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, data platforms, or enterprise technology to work closely with senior leadership, including SVPs, VPs, Executive Directors, CIO/CTO organizations, and other technology executives.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge and the ability to understand complex technology initiatives and translate them into high-level executive documentation, presentations, technology roadmaps, strategic recommendations, and leadership communications.

This position is focused primarily on technology strategy, executive engagement, documentation, presentations, and communication of complex technical concepts, rather than hands-on coding or day-to-day administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with VPs, SVPs, Executive Directors, CIO/CTO organizations, and senior technology leadership.
• Understand complex technology initiatives across application development, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, data platforms, enterprise architecture, and software engineering.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise executive-level presentations and documentation.
• Develop PowerPoint presentations, executive briefings, technology strategy documents, roadmaps, architecture overviews, and leadership communications.
• Prepare materials for executive reviews, steering committees, technology leadership meetings, and strategic planning sessions.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, infrastructure teams, cloud teams, security teams, data engineering teams, and product/project teams.
• Analyze technical information and communicate key findings, risks, dependencies, opportunities, recommendations, and strategic decisions to senior leadership.
• Develop high-level current-state and future-state technology documentation.
• Create technology roadmaps and communicate modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Support enterprise technology initiatives involving software development, cloud migration, application modernization, infrastructure transformation, cybersecurity, data modernization, and digital transformation.
• Ensure technical information is presented in a manner appropriate for both technical and non-technical executive audiences.
• Work across multiple technology domains and quickly understand new technologies, platforms, architectures, and development methodologies.
• Assist leadership in evaluating technology options and preparing recommendations and decision-support materials.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technology, software development, IT architecture, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, data engineering, or a related technology discipline.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology and software development environments.
• Experience working with senior technology leadership, such as VPs, SVPs, Executive Directors, CIOs, CTOs, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent PowerPoint presentation and technical documentation skills.
• Experience developing:
• Executive presentations
• Technology roadmaps
• Architecture documentation
• Strategy documents
• Executive briefings
• Technical assessments
• Status reports
• Recommendations/decision papers
• Strong understanding of one or more technology domains such as:
• Software/Application Development
• Cloud & Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Data Engineering & Data Platforms
• Enterprise Architecture
• Networking
• DevOps / CI/CD
• Digital Transformation
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical teams and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale technology transformation or modernization programs.
• Experience in enterprise architecture or technology strategy.
• Experience creating presentations for C-level or executive leadership.
• Experience with large enterprise technology environments.
• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, SDLC, cloud, application modernization, data platforms, and cybersecurity.
• Experience with tools such as PowerPoint, Visio, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, or similar documentation and collaboration platforms.