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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Director, IT Strategy & Transformation - **Company:** UL Solutions Inc. - **Location:** Northbrook, United States - **Salary:** $171,500.0 - $228,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, IT Management, Software Engineering, Web Platforms, Technical Debt, Togaf, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Data Management, Devsecops - **Published:** September 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3a3c8f29-5c89-4828-a781-7401b7a12ece ## About the Role * 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. ## Description 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. Responsibilities * Define and lead a multi-year IT transformation roadmap to modernize capabilities, operating model, and delivery approach * Transition IT toward product/service/platform-based delivery models and agile ways of working * Drive organizational change, including roles, skills, governance, and culture * Establish a clear linkage between strategy, execution, and value realization * Define and enforce enterprise technology standards across platforms, tools, integrations, and security * Partner with architecture teams to govern solution design and ensure alignment with target-state architecture * Lead or influence adoption of industry frameworks such as TOGAF, TBM and domain-driven design principles * Rationalize applications and technologies to reduce complexity and technical debt * Identify, evaluate, and scale emerging technologies (e.g., AI, automation, advanced analytics) * Establish innovation pipelines, pilots, and partnerships * Balance experimentation with enterprise scalability and risk management * Develop and execute strategies, such as cloud (public, private, hybrid), including migration, optimization, and cost governance * Partner across IT to define platform strategies (e.g., data platforms, integration platforms, developer platforms) to enable reuse and speed * Partner with engineering teams to embed DevSecOps and automation practices * Integrate business architecture practices to map capabilities, value streams, and customer journeys * Align technology investments to business capabilities and strategic priorities * Facilitate capability-based planning and prioritization * Ensure traceability from business strategy to technology execution and outcomes * Design and evolve the IT operating model, including governance, funding, and service delivery structures * Define KPIs, OKRs, and maturity models to measure transformation progress * Partner to drive strategic portfolio management, including prioritization, sequencing, and funding of initiatives * Establish governance forums to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability * Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on technology strategy and transformation * Translate complex technology concepts into clear business outcomes * Build alignment across business and IT leadership ## Related Videos - [How Visionary Leaders Drive Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1701-how-visionary-leaders-drive-transformation) - [Your Manager Doesn’t Come with a User Manual (But You Can Totally Write One)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1495-your-manager-doesn-t-come-with-a-user-manual-but-you-can-totally-write-one) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [AI PowerPlay: Building High-Impact Teams & Transformative Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1005-ai-powerplay-building-high-impact-teams-transformative-solutions) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [DevSecOps: Security in DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/36-devsecops-security-in-devops) ## Related Articles - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts)