Business Technology Senior Manager (E5939) (Information Technology)

Job Summary
Drive technology strategies for a designated functional/product area(s) within an Organization Unit for IEEE. Collaborate with product owners to bring technology to bear on expressed and latent business needs. Provide creative thinking to the analysis of technology trends and the identification of new opportunities to help drive product strategies. Working within the IEEE Product Operating Model, ensure consistent roadmaps for value-added features and functionality for products within assigned areas, ensuring technology programs are aligned with product strategies. Prepare the Quarterly Impact/Business Review to demonstrate the value delivered from technology strategies and programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Development
• Help define and implement the system's strategy for the assigned product area, aligned to business objectives and encompassing traditional and emerging technologies
• Identify and sequence the programs/projects that deliver the strategy in conjunction with Product Owners
• Craft a compelling story that aligns key stakeholders to the product strategy, guides product activities, and calls people to action
• Stakeholder Engagement/Relationship Management
• Cultivate, maintain, and grow relationships with key stakeholders, including but not limited to departmental staff, IEEE IT staff, and IEEE Volunteers
• Interpret customer business needs (expressed and latent) and translate them into technology strategies and projects in line with overall product area strategies and objectives
• Work closely and collaborate with IT platform and service teams, and with the other Business Technology colleagues
• Represent assigned OU/Functional Areas in IT forums and champion necessary feature requests with IT shared services
• Technology Leadership
• Provide strategic technology advisory services to the assigned product teams
• Sell-in existing products and services as a first line to enable business strategies and objectives, where applicable
• Support the Agile/Scrum program management approach for product technology projects, ensuring cohesion between the various Scrum teams
• Engage with IEEE IT development resources/partners and other IEEE IT to oversee the delivery of new capabilities and tooling
• Program Management
• Manage the prioritization and governance process for technology programs and projects
• Produce artifacts, including e.g., business cases, feature roadmaps, to ensure strategic alignment of an agreed-upon book of work
• Promote transparency between the various product groups within and across OU/functional areas
• Provide clear and consistent communications across technology and the OUs as relates to program/product governance
• Functional Thought Leadership
• Provide recognized thought leadership and points of view on the application of technology to affect product strategies
• Identify and bring new and emerging technologies to bear on product strategies (both expressed and latent)
• Remain up-to-date on relevant news, best practices, and trends within the functional area and technology landscape, and share this knowledge

Travel Information

• up to 30% Domestic and International

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Computer Science, Engineering, Management, Business Req

Work Experience

• 7-10 years Relevant work experience Req
• Management consulting experience Pref
• 2-4 years Direct experience with Agile/scrum activities, project or program management Req
• 2-4 years Product development experience Pref

Skills and Requirements

• Proven experience implementing technology strategy with business cases aligned to strategic objectives
• Strong customer relationship skills
• Proven program management and governance skills in a product model environment
• Experience with agile development ceremonies and artifacts, including proficiency with JIRA, is desirable
• Comfort engaging and consulting with and presenting to business leadership
• Ability to work cross-team and promote a culture of joint problem-solving
• Strong communications and collaboration skills with the ability to express technical concepts in business terms
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills necessary to collaborate with all IT functions

Other Requirements:
As defined in IEEE Policies, individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is not budgeted for employer-sponsored immigration support, this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT), J, H, L, or O status.

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