Associate Director, Digital Department Lead
About The Position
The Associate Director, Digital Department Lead provides strategic and operational leadership across planning, budgeting, infrastructure modernization, security alignment, and daily operations to ensure stable, secure, and supportable environments. The role leads a multi-site team of approximately 60 employees across California, Texas, and Arizona through frontline leaders responsible for service delivery and talent development. It aligns technology strategies and investments with business priorities and ensures effective execution of Digital Technology services and initiatives. The position defines Digital Technology strategy in partnership with Engineering, Programs, Operations, and Security; identifies opportunities to standardize solutions, leverage synergies, and innovate in response to evolving program and security requirements; and develops operational metrics while stewarding long-term capital decisions. The role works closely with Engineering partners, Digital peers, SBU leadership, Global Security Services, and suppliers to align requirements, priorities, and remediation needs. Participation in enterprise councils is expected to represent business needs and influence broader Digital Technology direction. This is a fully on-premises role in El Segundo, California, or Tucson, Arizona. Occasional domestic travel is required to support teams and customers at other U.S. locations. An active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
- Typically, a university degree or equivalent experience and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Experience leading teams in a Digital Technology or IT organization, including geographically dispersed teams.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in financial management of a portfolio or budget, including Annual Operations Planning and Long Range Planning.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in classified environments, preferably including Collateral, Secret, and Top-Secret Special Access Program areas.
- Experience with classified-environment security requirements and controls, including knowledge of DFARs, CMMC, RMF, DAAPM, and JSIG.
- Experience implementing newer technologies, such as cloud-based environments.
- Experience with business continuity, disaster recovery operations, and risk management.
- Experience with new business efforts and program standup.
- Experience prioritizing and managing conflicting tasks and initiatives.
- Experience securely connecting labs to internal and external customers.
- Experience building partnerships across functions, business units, and the enterprise, collaborating with Engineering, Real Estate, Cyber Security, and Program teams to achieve strategic business objectives.
- Experience communicating strategy, priorities, risks, and performance to senior leaders; influencing stakeholders, driving change, and translating complex technical topics into concise, actionable executive communications.
- Experience defining and executing Digital Technology infrastructure strategies across key partners while maintaining reliable operations and delivering solutions at the speed of the business.
- Understanding of classified Digital Technology environments and working knowledge of Engineering or Operations practices; experience delivering technical capabilities (software, hardware, or operations) in a program-driven setting.
- U.S. Top Secret DoD clearance.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for planning, budgeting, infrastructure modernization, security alignment, and daily operations.
- Lead a multi-site team of approximately 60 employees through frontline leaders responsible for service delivery and talent development.
- Align technology strategies and investments with business priorities and ensure effective execution of Digital Technology services and initiatives.
- Define Digital Technology strategy in partnership with Engineering, Programs, Operations, and Security.
- Identify opportunities to standardize solutions, leverage synergies, and innovate in support of program and security requirements.
- Develop operational metrics and steward long-term capital decisions.
- Coordinate with Engineering partners, Digital peers, SBU leadership, Global Security Services, and suppliers to align requirements, priorities, and remediation needs.
- Represent business needs and influence broader Digital Technology direction through participation in enterprise councils.
- Travel occasionally within the United States to support teams and customers at other locations.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
