Manager, Technology Strategy and Transformation - Atlanta, GA

Cortland•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Manager, Technology Strategy and Transformation translates business goals into technology strategies, investment cases, and prioritized roadmaps that deliver measurable value. The role leads discovery from problem definition through solution selection and remains accountable for adoption and business outcomes after delivery. The manager builds technology strategies and roadmaps, translates executive priorities into requirements and sequenced initiatives, and leads intake and discovery to identify and prioritize business opportunities. The role assesses AI, data, and emerging technology opportunities; leads build-versus-buy-versus-partner evaluations; and works with technical teams to align proposed solutions with enterprise architecture and long-term technology strategy. The manager develops investment cases incorporating ROI, three-year total cost of ownership, quantified benefits, and benefit-realization checkpoints. The role also evaluates technology cost structures, turns complex analyses into executive recommendations, and builds alignment among business, technology, vendor, partner, and global delivery teams. Before delivery, the manager defines requirements, expected value, solution approach, and success measures, then partners with technical teams to oversee delivery and track measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in management or technology consulting, corporate strategy or development, finance, or product management, with meaningful exposure to technology investment decisions.
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, information systems, engineering, computer science, or a related field.
Track record of owning the outcome of a delivered solution or project and working cross-functionally to ensure successful delivery.
Demonstrated ability to build investment cases, including ROI, total cost of ownership, and benefit modeling against a baseline.
Experience running a vendor selection or build-versus-buy decision from requirements through recommendation.
Ability to distinguish a stated request from the underlying problem and demonstrate how doing so changed the solution.
Fluency in business processes and unit economics, with the ability to make analysis actionable for executives.
Comfort with ambiguity and ability to adapt and change direction as project and team circumstances shift.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and ability to produce exceptional deliverables.
Proficiency in SQL and work management tools such as Jira and Confluence, and an understanding of data platform architecture.

Nice To Haves

Real estate experience.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain technology strategies and roadmaps that define target business capabilities, success measures, and the initiatives needed to achieve them.
Translate executive priorities into problem statements, requirements, and sequenced initiatives in partnership with technology teams.
Lead intake and discovery to identify underlying business problems, challenge assumptions, and prioritize opportunities using transparent standards.
Clarify what technology will build, buy, or enable, and when, aligning investment with high-value business needs.
Identify and advance AI, data, and emerging technology opportunities that address measurable business needs.
Lead build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions, including market research, vendor and SaaS evaluations, RFPs, requirements analysis, fit-gap assessments, and recommendations.
Partner with technical teams to ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture, data platforms, integration requirements, and long-term technology strategy.
Develop investment cases using ROI, three-year total cost of ownership, quantified benefits against baselines, and benefit-realization checkpoints.
Evaluate technology cost structures and operating models and recommend changes that improve business value and investment efficiency.
Translate business, financial, and technology analyses into clear recommendations for executive leaders.
Build partnerships with business leaders and frame needs around business problems and outcomes rather than predetermined solutions.
Challenge processes and assumptions and help stakeholders evaluate solution options and trade-offs.
Lead cross-functional alignment among business, technology, vendor, partner, and global delivery teams.
Support solution adoption and benefit realization, maintaining accountability beyond implementation.
Define business requirements, expected value, solution approach, and success measures before delivery begins.
Partner with technical teams to align solution architecture and oversee budget, scope, timeline, dependencies, and business outcomes.
Establish KPIs and OKRs connecting technology initiatives to measurable business results and report progress to executive leadership.
Maintain accountability for outcomes regardless of whether work is delivered internally, through a vendor, by a partner team, or through Program Delivery.