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, identifies AI, data, and emerging technology opportunities, and leads build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions. The position develops investment cases using ROI, three-year total cost of ownership, quantified benefits, and benefit-realization checkpoints, and translates complex analyses into actionable executive recommendations. The role partners with business leaders and cross-functional technical, vendor, partner, and global delivery teams. It defines requirements, expected value, solution approaches, and success measures; works with technical teams on architecture and delivery oversight; and establishes KPIs and OKRs to connect initiatives with measurable business results. The manager maintains accountability for outcomes regardless of how the work is delivered.

Requirements

At least 5 years 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 conducting vendor selection or a build-versus-buy decision from requirements through recommendation.
Ability to distinguish a stated request from the underlying problem and demonstrate how that distinction 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, with the ability to produce exceptional deliverables.
Proficiency in SQL and work management tools such as Jira and Confluence, and understanding of data platform architecture.

Nice To Haves

Real estate experience.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain technology strategies and roadmaps defining target business capabilities, success measures, and initiatives.
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 investments 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 through 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 to improve business value and investment efficiency.
Compare technology investments using consistent financial and strategic analysis and communicate recommendations to executive leaders.
Build trusted partnerships with business leaders and frame needs around business problems and outcomes rather than predetermined solutions.
Challenge existing processes and assumptions and help stakeholders assess practical 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 on solution architecture and oversee budget, scope, timeline, dependencies, and business outcomes.
Establish KPIs and OKRs that connect technology initiatives to measurable business results and report progress to executive leadership.
Maintain outcome accountability for work delivered internally, through vendors or partner teams, or through Program Delivery.