Director IT Business Management

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of IT Business Management serves as the strategic bridge between Technology and the Business, ensuring that IT investments, operating models, and transformation initiatives directly support organizational objectives. Operating under the IT Transformation umbrella, this leader enhances alignment, transparency, communication, and measurable value delivery across the IT organization.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• 10+ years in IT Strategy, IT Business Management, Transformation, or Technology Consulting.
• Proven success partnering with senior leaders to influence decisions and drive multi‑stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong experience in roadmap development, strategic planning, and transformation leadership.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with strong executive presence.
• Experience leading or supporting modernization, cloud, automation, or operating‑model initiatives.
• Experience in financial services or other complex, regulated environments.
• Certifications such as PMP, ITIL, SAFe/Agile, or equivalents.

Nice To Haves

• Comes from a consulting background — ideally with experience at a Big 4 firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG).
• Background in enterprise architecture, data strategy, change management, or transformation advisory.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between Business and Technology teams.
• Translate enterprise objectives and business needs into actionable IT strategies and roadmaps.
• Advise senior leadership on technology implications, opportunities, risks, and dependencies.
• Lead enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives including modernization, automation, cloud, and data‑driven operating model changes.
• Establish governance frameworks, KPIs, and reporting to ensure transparency and measurable outcomes.
• Align transformation efforts tightly with enterprise strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Lead CIO/Tech Leadership operating rhythms, strategic planning cycles, and executive reporting.
• Produce high‑quality executive‑ready material (Board content, QBRs, strategic updates, dashboards).
• Improve and streamline IT processes, operating models, and tooling to enhance decision‑making and organizational clarity.
• Develop strong, trust‑based partnerships with senior executives across business, technology, and operations.
• Create and deliver compelling communications, strategy documents, transformation narratives, and change‑management content.
• Ensure clear alignment across distributed teams, enabling clarity of priorities, expectations, and outcomes.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing IT Business Management team (business managers, strategy analysts, transformation leads).
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Support career development and promote diversity, inclusion, and effective cross‑functional teaming.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees