Accelerate Her Future® · 2 days ago
Director TIS Business Engagement Operations and Technical Services
Gastonia, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expAccelerate Her Future® is seeking a Director TIS Business Engagement Operations and Technical Services to lead the strategic technology roadmap and drive transformation across all LDCs within the GDS footprint. This role involves overseeing core operational technologies and ensuring alignment with business priorities and regulatory frameworks.
Think Tanks
Responsibilities
Cultivate strong relationships with key business stakeholders across the Utilities organization, ensuring continuous engagement, alignment on priorities, and proactive communication to support strategic outcomes
Develop and maintain a multi-year technology capabilities roadmap in partnership with business team members ensuring continuous alignment with business objectives
Accountable for the technology enablement of critical GDS strategies including work management, Records Management and GIS Upgrades
Identify and implement opportunities to reduce IT service delivery costs through application rationalization, System transformation, and operational spend reduction. Ensuring in program timing and in service dates align to the regulatory frameworks
Maintain deep understanding of technologies relevant to Operations and Engineering—including large-scale business systems, core infrastructure, and emerging digital and AI enablers—to provide strategic guidance and ensure fit-for-purpose solutions
Collaborate with senior leadership to shape long-range plans, capital budgets, and resource allocations that support strategic technology initiatives across the Utilities business
Accountable for forecast management and accuracy of the given portfolio capital forecast
Lead the execution, sustainment, and adoption of complex programs and projects that deliver on business priorities, ensuring measurable value realization
Qualification
Required
University degree in a related field, Computer Engineering, MBA or equivalent
15 years experience in IT leadership in large international/Multinational company delivering transformation change programs managing a multi million dollar portfolio of projects
Experience building organizational capabilities in business relationship management and engagement
Experience developing strategic roadmaps aligned to business objectives and delivering to them
Strong relationship management and consensus building skills
Solid business acumen and ability to quickly adapt and learn new business industry and models
Strong financial acumen and experience developing and managing capital and expense budgets within IT
Strategic thinking, innovation, IT strategy development and execution, complex decision making in a complex organization
Experience developing business value cases through enabling technology
Benefits
FlexWork (Hybrid Work Model) offers eligible employees the opportunity to work variable daily schedules with a flexible start or end time, to opt for a compressed workweek schedule or the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Company
Accelerate Her Future®
Accelerate Her Future® is a career accelerator providing tailored programs by and for Indigenous, Black and racialized women pursuing careers in business and tech while building networks of solidarity and action.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase