Strategy Execution & Delivery Effectiveness Senior Director

Reporting to the EVP Global Technology Operations, the Execution Strategy & Operational Delivery Leader, you will lead a team and you will implement strategic plans with discipline, transparency, and speed, ensuring end-to-end portfolio delivery across enterprise infrastructure platforms. This role partners with technology, engineering, architecture, and business leaders to translate strategy into executable roadmaps while leading complex environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Portfolio Execution & Delivery Leadership• Lead portfolio planning, execution, and delivery across multiple infrastructure and platform plans (cloud, network, compute, storage, middleware, DevOps, observability, and security).
• Establish and bring execution strategy, delivery frameworks, and operating rhythms to ensure predictability, quality, and value realization.
• Manage portfolio‑level delivery commitments, milestones, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.

• Strategic Understanding & Operating Model• Translate enterprise and technology strategy into applicable execution plans and roadmaps.
• Define and improve delivery governance, metrics, and decision frameworks.
• Improve understanding between infrastructure delivery, application teams, and partners.

• Technical & Infrastructure Leadership• Provide understanding of back‑end systems and infrastructure platforms, and manage complex, technical delivery efforts across infrastructure and platform domains.
• Partner with architecture and engineering leaders to validate delivery feasibility, technical dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions meet standards for resilience, scalability, security, performance, and cost optimization.

• Executive Communication & Material Development• Create high‑quality, executive‑ready slide decks, narratives, dashboards, and briefing materials for senior leadership, executive committees, and board‑level audiences.
• Distill complex technical and delivery information into compelling stories that support decision‑making.
• Present portfolio health, strategic tradeoffs, risks, and outcomes with confidence and clarity.
• Establish templates and standards for portfolio reporting, reviews, and executive updates.

• Operational Excellence & Risk Management• Find and address delivery, operational, and technical risks across the portfolio.
• Lead incident insights, execution retrospectives, and continuous improvement projects.
• Guide disciplined change management and release planning for infrastructure platforms.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise controls, security, and regulatory requirements.

• Leadership & Partner Management• Lead senior delivery leaders, program managers, and execution teams.
• Be a trusted advisor to executive partners, providing clear insights into delivery health, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Influence across federated technology and business teams.

• Technical Expertise• Experience with back‑end systems and infrastructure platforms, including: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Compute, storage, and network infrastructure
• Middleware, databases, and integration platforms
• DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and observability
• Security, resiliency, and disaster recovery concepts
• Manage complex, technical plans, partnering with engineering and architecture teams.
• Craft, executive‑level presentations and written materials.
• Translate complex technical concepts and jargon into clear, business‑friendly language.
• Connect technical deliverables to value and clear value propositions.
• Expertise in simplifying complex messages, building compelling narratives, and delivering impactful storytelling.
• Experience leading in high‑scale, high‑ambiguity environments.
• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models at scale.
• Background in platform transformation, cloud modernization, or infrastructure simplification plans.

Department: Technology
Function: Strategy/Planning
Experience Level: Executive