Curriculum Associates · 5 hours ago
Senior Director, IT Business Partnering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $276K/yr
12+ years expCurriculum Associates is a leader in education technology, committed to enhancing learning experiences for students. They are seeking a Senior Director, IT Business Partnering to redefine how enterprise technology drives transformation and impact, working closely with executive leaders and technology Centers of Excellence to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and measurable business outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Act as a senior technology thought partner to executive and senior leaders across Sales, Service, Marketing, Operations, Finance and other enterprise functions
Shape how enterprise technology enables business transformation by translating strategy into clear, outcome-driven technology direction
Anticipate future business needs and define enterprise capabilities required to support growth, scale, and long-term impact in B2B-focused environments
Set multi-year enterprise IT roadmaps that balance bold transformation with operational excellence and sustainability
Bring external perspective, market awareness, and industry best practices to elevate enterprise decision-making
Provide clear business leadership across enterprise technology initiatives, working closely with Technology Centers of Excellence (Salesforce, Workday, Microsoft/Azure, and Data & Insights) as strategic enablers
Translate business priorities, outcomes, and value expectations into clear direction for CoEs, ensuring platform efforts are grounded in enterprise needs
Integrate platform strategies, delivery plans, and dependencies into a cohesive enterprise roadmap
Serve as the primary point of accountability for aligning business intent with technology execution, ensuring clarity across stakeholders
Ensure enterprise solutions are designed holistically, avoiding fragmentation and maximizing cross-platform value
Lead teams of IT Business Partners and Business Analysts embedded within agile delivery teams to drive execution against defined outcomes
Ensure continuous business engagement throughout delivery—clarifying priorities, accelerating decisions, and resolving tradeoffs
Shift delivery focus from 'implementation completion' to business adoption, value realization, and measurable results
Partner with CoEs and delivery leaders to maintain momentum, manage complexity, and ensure solutions meet enterprise standards
Champion change management and continuous optimization to embed capabilities into how the business operates
Own enterprise demand intake, prioritization, and portfolio governance to ensure technology investments align with strategic priorities
Establish clear governance mechanisms, decision frameworks, and escalation paths to enable disciplined, timely decision-making
Balance competing demands across functions, platforms, and capacity while protecting long-term enterprise health
Proactively manage executive and senior stakeholder relationships, building trust through transparency, clarity, and follow-through
Track and communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes, ensuring leadership has clear visibility into value delivered
Lead and develop a high-performing global organization of approximately 20 team members across the U.S. and India, including two Director-level leaders
Build leadership capability centered on business fluency, outcome ownership, and cross-functional collaboration
Establish clear accountability across the operating model, reinforcing the role of Business Partners as owners of outcomes and value realization
Model CA’s leadership competencies by driving clarity, integrity, inclusion, and continuous improvement across the organization
Qualification
Required
12–18 years of progressive experience in enterprise technology, digital transformation, or IT leadership roles
Broad experience across enterprise technology landscapes, including—but not limited to—CRM and ERP platforms, data platforms, analytics, integration layers, automation, and emerging technologies
Demonstrated experience driving data and analytics transformation, enabling enterprise-wide insight, automation, and decision-making
Hands-on leadership experience applying modern technologies, including AI and advanced analytics, to deliver measurable business outcomes
Experience shaping and governing enterprise roadmaps across multiple platforms, with Salesforce-enabled ecosystems as a core component of a broader enterprise landscape
Ability to provide clear business and capability inputs to enterprise architecture teams, contributing to sound architectural decisions without owning architecture design
7–10 years of experience in senior leadership roles, leading complex, globally distributed teams in matrixed environments
Proven success guiding organizations through technology and operating-model maturity transitions, moving from fragmented or functionally driven delivery to cohesive, enterprise-scale execution
Demonstrated ability to operate in a business partner leadership model, owning outcomes, prioritization, and value realization rather than only delivery
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and peers without direct authority
Experience establishing portfolio governance, prioritization frameworks, and decision-making forums that drive clarity and accountability
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate strategy into aligned action across diverse stakeholders
Strong business acumen with experience partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Customer Success, and other enterprise functions
Experience operating in B2B-focused business models, supporting complex customer journeys and revenue operations
Demonstrated ability to connect technology investments to business outcomes such as growth, efficiency, customer experience, and decision quality
Preferred
Experience in EdTech, SaaS, or other digital-first, mission-driven organizations is strongly preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401k plan
Flexible vacation and sick policy
Twelve paid holidays
Winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's
Company
Curriculum Associates
Curriculum Associates is an education company committed to providing innovative instructional materials.
Founded in 1969North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (27)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Hellman & Friedman
2019-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
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Kelly Sia
Chief Executive Officer
F
Frank Ferguson
President and Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-11-21
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