Director, IT Strategy & Transformation

UL SolutionsNorthbrook, IllinoisOn-siteFull-timeStaff, 8–12 yearsListed 6 hours ago

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About this role

The IT Director, IT Strategy & Transformation drives the definition and execution of enterprise technology strategy, with a strong focus on transforming the IT organization into a modern, business-aligned, product- and platform-driven function. This role ensures technology investments, standards, and architectures enable scalability, resilience, and measurable business value.

The Director partners with business and IT leadership to shape long-term strategy, establish enterprise technology standards, and advance capabilities across AI, data, cloud, and digital platforms—while embedding business architecture principles to tightly align technology with business outcomes.

Requires a deep understanding of both technology and business strategy, exceptional leadership skills and the ability to partner and foster a collaborative environment. This role, reporting to the CIO, will lead through influence.

- Proven experience in a senior technology role, ideally with a large and complex organization. 15+ years of progressively responsible IT experience and leadership roles, including IT strategy, integration management and application development.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field; an MS, MBA or related advanced degree is a plus.
- Strong understanding of architecture frameworks and their application in business strategy
- Experience successfully leading digital and/or organizational transformation initiatives that meet the objectives of excellence in a diverse global business environment.
- Strong business awareness, a sound understanding of key business processes (e.g., order to cash, purchase to pay) and the way they impact business performance.
- Deep knowledge of current and emerging technology trends.
- Must have demonstrated leadership ability, technical and business acumen, and industry knowledge.
- Strategic leader and builder of vision and bridges can energize the appropriate teams in the organization.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior executives.
- The ability to communicate technology solutions including the technology policy, plans and roadmaps to nontechnical audiences at various hierarchical levels, ranging from board members to technical specialists.
- Ability to lead, mentor and develop the architecture team to achieve tactical and strategic goals.
- Excellent analytical skills, evaluative and problem-solving abilities
- A strategic thinker focused on continuous improvement.
- Financial/budget management, resource management
- Ability to work within a complex and often ambiguous environment.
- Ability to provide recommendations on complex issues and navigate conflict.

Total Rewards:
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $171,500- $228,600 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 30% of the base salary and a 30% RSU grant. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (20 days), holidays including 3 floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).