Director I Technology

Elevance Health•Atlanta, GA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Director I Technology Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Director I Technology is responsible for delivery of information systems and/or technology services that may include applications, networks, databases, help desk, etc. How you will make an impact: Negotiates the resolution of intra-organizational issues in the balanced best interests of the business. Leads financial governance for the AI Product, Services, and Engineering portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, planning, and variance analysis. Develops and delivers financial performance dashboards and executive-level reporting, ensuring transparency into spend. Partners with Finance to evaluate opportunities, assess ROI, and ensure adherence to cost-management targets. Oversee vendor financial performance, including contract management, cost optimization, and ongoing value realization. Directs multiple work functions/applications or major projects/programs with broad scope and strategic business impact. Provides leadership and direction to Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Product Owners, and Technology Directors across multiple delivery teams. Establishes strong portfolio governance practices including intake, prioritization, resource planning, milestone management, and risk escalation. Ensures delivery excellence by monitoring KPIs, OKRs, release cadence, and program health metrics. Drives continuous improvement in agile and project delivery processes, ensuring consistency and maturity across teams. Ensures disaster recovery and business continuity plan are implemented, monitored, and updated on a recurring basis. Establishes business objectives and integrates operational plans. Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with key business partners. Translate complex technical strategies into clear, compelling executive narratives supported by strong visual storytelling and PowerPoint presentation design. Supports the preparation of materials for senior leadership, board-level updates, and enterprise planning cycles, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy. Drives long-range technology planning and articulates roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies in consumable, stakeholder-appropriate formats. Shapes enterprise-level recommendations by synthesizing insights from technology, financial, operational, and customer perspectives. Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates the performance of direct reports.

Requirements

Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years of IT management experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Ability to manage across geographically diverse associates and vendor partners strongly preferred.
Ability to manage across geographically dispersed associates and vendor partners strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience in financial stewardship for large technology portfolios is preferred.
Strong strategic communication and PowerPoint narrative development skills is preferred.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional delivery teams, including Scrum Masters, PMs, Product Owners, and Technology Directors is preferred.
Experience implementing and maturing agile, DevOps, or hybrid delivery methodologies is preferred.
Ability to influence executive leadership and drive alignment across business and technology organizations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Negotiates the resolution of intra-organizational issues in the balanced best interests of the business.
Leads financial governance for the AI Product, Services, and Engineering portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, planning, and variance analysis.
Develops and delivers financial performance dashboards and executive-level reporting, ensuring transparency into spend.
Partners with Finance to evaluate opportunities, assess ROI, and ensure adherence to cost-management targets.
Oversee vendor financial performance, including contract management, cost optimization, and ongoing value realization.
Directs multiple work functions/applications or major projects/programs with broad scope and strategic business impact.
Provides leadership and direction to Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Product Owners, and Technology Directors across multiple delivery teams.
Establishes strong portfolio governance practices including intake, prioritization, resource planning, milestone management, and risk escalation.
Ensures delivery excellence by monitoring KPIs, OKRs, release cadence, and program health metrics.
Drives continuous improvement in agile and project delivery processes, ensuring consistency and maturity across teams.
Ensures disaster recovery and business continuity plan are implemented, monitored, and updated on a recurring basis.
Establishes business objectives and integrates operational plans.
Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with key business partners.
Translate complex technical strategies into clear, compelling executive narratives supported by strong visual storytelling and PowerPoint presentation design.
Supports the preparation of materials for senior leadership, board-level updates, and enterprise planning cycles, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
Drives long-range technology planning and articulates roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies in consumable, stakeholder-appropriate formats.
Shapes enterprise-level recommendations by synthesizing insights from technology, financial, operational, and customer perspectives.
Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates the performance of direct reports.