Director, Digital Solutions

Rückbauanlage Gundremmingen•Austin, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Digital Solutions for Operations & Engineering leads the team responsible for IT solutions supporting RWE Americas’ Engineering and Operations business areas. The portfolio includes more than 130 applications, from mission-critical software to enterprise platforms. The director serves as domain architect, defining technology strategy in partnership with business leaders and enterprise architects, and oversees both in-house product development and commercial off-the-shelf application management. The role leads teams using Agile and DevOps practices and drives multi-year roadmaps, cloud migrations, application rationalization, and modernization of legacy systems. This high-visibility leadership role is responsible for developing the team and its capabilities while modernizing a large, complex portfolio. It contributes to the clean energy transition through technology that enables company operations. The position is office-based and includes some travel to other RWE Americas offices and field locations. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
At least 11 years of experience in information technology, digital products, or infrastructure.
At least 5 years in a team or functional leadership role.
Demonstrated experience managing platform solutions and products at scale, ensuring operational excellence, availability, and reliability in large enterprises in the energy, utilities, or technology sectors.
Proven ability to set strategic direction, orchestrate cross-functional teams, and deliver complex, high-impact initiatives with internal stakeholders and external partners.
Deep familiarity with highly available, scalable service design, including cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and Agile methodologies across the full SDLC.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and trade-offs to executive and non-technical audiences and produce clear technical artifacts.
Ability to apply customer- and value-focused product thinking, make trade-offs, and improve products throughout their lifecycle.
Experience building teams through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
Strong judgment in handling complex technical and delivery issues, root-cause analysis, risk mitigation, and decisions under pressure.
Ability to influence business and technology stakeholders and align priorities with measurable business outcomes.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; the employer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.
Relevant certifications in Cloud Architecture, Agile Leadership, or related disciplines.
Experience with Azure cloud platforms.
Prior experience with ERP systems and IoT or connected-device environments.
Background in the energy or utilities sector.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps for Operations and Engineering, aligning them with enterprise architecture and corporate strategy.
Lead strategic transformation initiatives, including cloud migrations, application rationalization, and modernization programs.
Partner with departmental leaders and subject-matter experts to communicate program status, system health, and priorities, and translate business objectives into technology initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Build and develop high-performing teams through hiring, mentoring, performance management, staffing models, succession planning, and career development.
Standardize Agile and DevOps practices across portfolio IT teams and use DORA metrics to improve deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and time to restore.
Establish architectural standards and review processes to ensure solutions are maintainable and built for longevity.
Ensure availability and reliability of core systems, including Aveva PI and enterprise integration platforms, targeting 99.9% uptime through monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.
Implement dashboards and reporting that provide real-time visibility into system health.
Own the integration strategy for the Operations and Engineering domain, governing data flows between more than 30 systems and the enterprise data and analytics platform.
Ensure data quality, reliability, and discoverability across publishing and subscribing systems; establish integration standards and reduce point-to-point dependencies.
Provide strategic oversight for SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management, leading a local Technical Manager and streamlining governance between central and local operating company teams.
Identify opportunities to reduce cycle times and improve platform adoption and data quality.
Manage large-scale IT budgets and lead vendor selection, contract renewals, and third-party performance reviews to optimize cost, reduce risk, and align vendor capabilities with technology direction.
Guide IT delivery governance frameworks and policies for security, testing, deployment, and change management, partnering with Cybersecurity on corporate security standards and regulatory requirements.
Maintain a complete and accurate application portfolio with validated business owners, support tiers, and lifecycle plans, including deprecation roadmaps; use it to right-size team capacity and prioritize investments.
Lead triage and resolution of complex technical and delivery issues, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation.