Technology Strategy Business Manager - Executive Director

Overview

As Executive Director, you will lead strategic planning and governance across core technology priorities to empower Securities Services Technology. You’ll partner with senior leaders to steer investments, transformation programs, and operating models that drive long-term success. You’ll shape governance, metrics, and reporting to ensure transparency, while guiding financial planning and efficiency initiatives. This role offers impact at scale within a global, cross-functional technology leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of strategic priorities across infrastructure, AI, vendor management and organizational resilience.
• Partner with senior leaders to support business planning, investment governance and operating model effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, metrics and reporting to drive transparency and accountability.
• Lead financial management activities, including forecasting, budgeting and performance analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve technology efficiency, scalability and cost effectiveness.
• Support technology modernization, platform transformation and innovation initiatives.
• Drive vendor strategy, supplier governance and third-party optimization efforts.
• Establish frameworks to measure business value and outcomes from strategic technology investments, including AI.
• Lead workforce resilience initiatives, succession planning and organizational capability assessments.
• Deliver executive-level insights and recommendations to inform strategic decision making.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Business Management leadership team.

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Business Management, Strategy, COO, Finance, Transformation or Technology leadership roles.
• Experience managing complex investment portfolios, strategic programs or operating model initiatives.
• Strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders across Technology, Finance and Business functions.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in a global environment.
• Excellent communication, executive presentation and stakeholder management skills.

• Strength of communication and executive presence
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic, cross-functional collaboration
• Technology governance
• Cloud transformation knowledge
• Platform modernization

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