IT Strategy & Planning Director - Strategy Enablement & Operating Model

About the role

The IT Strategy and Planning Director is responsible for IT strategic planning, analysis, and execution of IT functional plans to ensure growth and performance aligns with the organization's strategic intent. This includes the strategic enablement layer, including taxonomy, frameworks, and tooling, establishing the standards and infrastructure required for scalable adoption, governance, and long-term consistency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall enablement strategy, spanning taxonomy, frameworks, and supporting tools.
• Develop and maintain the standards and foundational infrastructure needed to scale adoption.
• Implement governance processes that promote aligned, compliant, and repeatable execution.
• Ensure sustained consistency over time through clear guidance, documentation, and playbooks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to embed enablement practices into day-to-day workflows.
• Evolve frameworks and tooling by incorporating stakeholder input and changing business needs.
• Partner with senior planning leaders and executive leadership to create sound multi-year plans with clear planning assumptions and accurate financial insights for the IT function.
• Monitor and conduct research of related technology and business trends, using data and qualitative performance measures, to advise senior management relative to IT strategy.
• Synthesize annual and multi-year plans to demonstrate tie-back to corporate and CIO-level strategies and goals.
• Create executive reports that decipher complex technical issues.

Requirements

• Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 10 years of experience in Data Collection and Analysis, IT Consulting, IT Performance Management, Strategy or Financial Planning, Business Intelligence and Analytics, or Business Process Design; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences

• Proven experience owning an enablement or operating model layer (e.g., taxonomy, frameworks, standards, tooling) for a program, platform, or capability.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable standards and infrastructure that drive broad adoption across teams.
• Experience establishing governance mechanisms (processes, controls, decision forums) to ensure consistency and compliance over time.
• Track record of creating and maintaining reusable frameworks, documentation, and playbooks to support long-term sustainability.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally to operationalize enablement.

Benefits

This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Pay

Competitive compensation package, including base salary, performance-based incentives, and comprehensive benefits.

Schedule

Full-time position requiring in-office 3 days per week, with flexibility for remote work as allowed by policy.