Director of Technology

Role & responsibilities

• Define and execute the organization's technology strategy, roadmap, and digital transformation agenda in alignment with business objectives.
• Lead the architecture, development, implementation, and modernization of enterprise technology platforms and applications.
• Own technology decisions across cloud, software engineering, data, AI/ML, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture.
• Build scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-effective technology solutions.
• Lead engineering and technology teams, including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and organizational development.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture principles, development practices, and technology governance frameworks.
• Drive cloud adoption, application modernization, DevOps, automation, CI/CD, and platform engineering initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to leverage AI, Generative AI, automation, and cloud-native technologies.
• Manage technology budgets, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and technology investments.
• Ensure compliance with information-security, data-privacy, regulatory, and enterprise-governance requirements.
• Establish and monitor technology KPIs covering reliability, scalability, security, delivery performance, cost, and engineering productivity.
• Partner with business, product, finance, operations, security, and senior leadership teams to translate business needs into technology initiatives.
• Manage major technology programs, risks, dependencies, incidents, and escalations.
• Oversee technology architecture and ensure solutions can scale with business growth.
• Drive continuous improvement in software quality, engineering productivity, system reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Present technology strategy, investment proposals, risks, and performance metrics to C-suite and executive leadership.

Preferred candidate profile

• 7 to 12 years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, engineering management, IT leadership, or related technology roles.
• Demonstrated experience progressing from hands-on technical roles into technology/engineering leadership.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud computing, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, databases, DevOps, and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and application modernization.
• Experience leading large or distributed engineering teams and managing senior technical professionals.
• Strong understanding of technology governance, cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, and data privacy.
• Experience managing technology budgets, vendors, technology investments, and delivery partners.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute technology roadmaps and digital transformation programs.
• Exposure to AI/ML, Generative AI, data platforms, automation, and emerging technologies is highly desirable.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect technology investments to revenue, efficiency, customer experience, and business growth.
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, DevOps, or product-oriented technology environments.
• Master's degree, MBA, or relevant professional certifications are advantageous.
• Candidates with experience in GCCs, product companies, large enterprises, or technology-led organizations are particularly well suited.