Director, Technology Strategy & Operations
Core
Strategic operator leading technology strategy, operations, and resource allocation for Yahoo's Central Technology organization to drive business value and executive alignment.
Role type
Director, Technology Strategy & Operations (Player-coach)
Builds
Strategic roadmaps, OKRs/KPIs, governance frameworks, automated reporting pipelines, and executive narratives for Central Technology.
Domain
Internet/Technology (Central Technology, Infrastructure, Cloud, Enterprise Engineering)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic planning, financial acumen, data analysis, executive communication, AI tool adoption, team leadership, stakeholder management, operational governance, cloud economics, resource modeling
Preferred skills
Office of the CTO experience, technology financial management, automated metrics dashboards, product operations, developer productivity measurement
Technologies
Generative AI assistants, advanced analytical models, Jira AI, Smartsheet, internal LLM tooling
Responsibilities
Translate multi-year strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps and resource allocation decisions; optimize CTO business rhythms (planning, QBRs, executive reviews) using AI-driven workflows; architect consolidated views of technology performance and cloud investments; partner with Product/Engineering to align technical roadmaps with business value; lead and mentor the Strategy & Operations team as a player-coach; pilot internal AI tools for workflow automation and best practices.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution
