Director, Technology Business Operations
Core
Build and lead IT's strategic planning, prioritization, and financial governance function from the ground up for a 70-person IT organization.
Role type
Director, Technology Business Operations (Strategic IC)
Builds
Annual planning cycle, multi-year technology plan, business cases, investment narratives, shared prioritization model, and consolidated IT spend view.
Domain
Technology Business Management (TBM) / IT Strategy / Financial Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
IT strategy leadership, Technology Business Management (TBM), financial operations, executive communication, process building from scratch, AI tool utilization (LLMs)
Preferred skills
Contractor management, multi-year planning frameworks, cross-functional partnership
Technologies
LLM assistants/agents (e.g., Claude)
Responsibilities
Own strategic layer for IT (value-based planning, prioritization, governance); Manage contractor bridge then hire/lead target-state team; Build IT strategic planning system; Stand up shared prioritization and governance model; Own financial operations (cost-center model, spend forecast, renewal exposure); Own procurement, contract, and renewal management; Run IT executive operating cadence.
Seniority
Director, hands-on builder & manager