Sr. Manager - Technology Delivery

Expand Energy•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

This leadership position advances enterprise technology capabilities and leads delivery across a broad portfolio of strategic initiatives. It partners closely with business and technology leaders to establish priorities, shape technology direction, and move initiatives from strategy through execution. The role leads teams spanning data and analytics, enterprise platforms, and application development, and helps establish the operating models, governance, and delivery practices needed to scale technology across the organization. The position also provides leadership for enterprise data, analytics, AI, and machine learning enablement; coordinates with architecture and technical leaders on platform and solution decisions; manages strategic vendor and consulting relationships; and oversees budgets, staffing, contractors, and resource allocation. It leads and develops technology leaders and teams while fostering technical ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in IT, MIS, Computer Science, or a related field.
Minimum of 12 years of related work experience.
Strong understanding of enterprise technology, including architecture, applications, data and analytics, cloud platforms, integration, and emerging technologies, and how they can support business needs.
Ability to translate business needs and technology strategy into clear priorities, roadmaps, and actionable plans.
Strong understanding of modern technology delivery practices, including Agile, DevOps, architecture governance, testing, release management, and production support.
Ability to evaluate complex technical decisions and effectively leverage technical expertise across the organization.
Strong business and financial acumen, including the ability to evaluate technology investments based on business value, risk, and long-term sustainability.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment across organizational boundaries.
Expert organizational agility and ability to get things done across organizational boundaries and culture.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex technology topics and articulate decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations.
Ability to lead through ambiguity, establish accountability, and balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing technical teams and leaders.

Responsibilities

Lead technology delivery across enterprise platforms, data and analytics, application development, AI, and emerging technology initiatives.
Partner with business and technology leaders to establish priorities, shape roadmaps, and align technology investments with business needs and company strategy.
Establish clear ownership, accountability, and operating models across teams responsible for technology delivery.
Develop technology roadmaps and resource plans that balance near-term business priorities with long-term platform strategy.
Lead enterprise data, analytics, AI, and machine learning enablement, including the platforms and governance needed to scale these capabilities responsibly.
Partner with architecture and technical leaders on platform and solution decisions to promote scalable, secure, supportable, and reusable technology solutions.
Coordinate delivery and resolve cross-functional dependencies with IT, Digital Advancement, Cybersecurity, business teams, and external partners.
Manage strategic vendor and consulting relationships, including scope, delivery expectations, commercial considerations, and accountability for outcomes.
Strengthen delivery practices, including prioritization, Agile ways of working, architecture governance, release readiness, and transition to production support.
Evaluate emerging technologies and determine where new capabilities can create meaningful business value.
Develop business cases, investment recommendations, and executive-level communications supporting technology decisions.
Manage budgets, staffing, contractors, and resource allocation across areas of responsibility.
Lead, coach, and develop technology leaders and teams, fostering technical ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.