Value Stream Director

Value Stream Director

The Value Stream Director will define and drive the technology strategy and technology roadmap for the Finance and Procurement Value Stream within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). This role ensures alignment with business strategy and objectives and optimized delivery across JM Family Enterprises. This role requires technical expertise and strategic leadership to drive value, while fostering collaboration among technology teams, product and platform teams, business partners, and third-party providers. The leader will champion end-to-end ownership, strengthen relationships with business leaders, while ensuring the value stream technology portfolio aligns with enterprise standards and business goals. Additionally, the role includes managing financial budgets and actuals projections and conducting ROI analysis to maximize technology investments. As a hands-on leader, this leader will be pivotal in advancing JM Family's technology vision and cultivating a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Responsibilities :

Develop and communicate a technology strategy that aligns with business objectives, with a focus on Finance Enabling & Procurement Technology and supporting business systems / functions to drive the strategic goals.

Inspire and lead teams to execute on the vision, ensuring accountability and optimal value and quality of delivery.

Partner with ITS and Business Leadership to mobilize ITS strategic objectives and performance.

Partner with technology peers and our ITS community, to be effective in the Technology trusted advisor role with our business.

Ensure systems and development comply with ITS architecture, security, and operational standards.

Oversee agile teams (developers, testers, architects, operations), promoting effective collaboration, delivery excellence, while supporting end-to-end systems and high-quality solutions.

Lead your area workforce strategy to enable the value stream through people process and technology; align talent planning and development with emerging capabilities, skills, and best practices.

Create a culture of continuous learning, innovation, ownership, and autonomy, providing resources and support for team success.

Work with the Product Manager to align platform & product roadmaps with ITS requirements and reduce technical debt.

Co-Develops a long-term platform strategy (up to 5 years) with business partners and IT partners.

Serve as an escalation point for issues, actively resolving risks that hinder progress or interrupt services.

Accountable for technology resiliency to support business continuity.

Partner with Business and ITS to build Vendor Partner relation and performance management, optimize spend and contractual investments.

Stay connected and well-informed on emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating insights into strategy and business solutions.

Lead financial planning, integrating cost-saving opportunities to optimize ITS portfolio value.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (master's preferred).

15+ years of experience in technology service delivery, with significant experience in application development, data and analytics, and digital business enablement.

Minimum 3 years of director-level leadership experience.

5+ years of experience leading application development teams, with expertise in cloud-native platforms, tools, and practices.

3+ years of managing IT financials and capital budgets, business case development.

Demonstrated knowledge of FinOps, consumption & service-based cost model.

Demonstrate knowledge of ERP systems and / or Procurement platforms & solutions.

Experience in deploying Microsoft Azure technologies, preferred.

Experience in People Leadership & Development, Executive Presence, Transformation Leadership.

Proven ability to define and execute technology strategy and architecture, with expertise in long-term (5-year) strategic planning.

Must demonstrate forward-thinking leadership and strong product management skills to align technology initiatives with business objectives.

Strong technical acumen in Microsoft Azure Platform, DevSecOps, GitHub, AI, ML, Automation, SDLC, CI / CD.

Experience in working across multiple technology domains such as Technology Infrastructure & Operations, Cyber Security Operations and InfoSec standards, Cloud Technology, Enterprise Architecture, and Quality Assurance.