The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy drives enterprise digital transformation by leading strategic initiatives, coordinating with stakeholders, and managing governance processes. This role ensures alignment between technology and business priorities, enhancing operational excellence and effective executive communication.
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Job Details
Position Summary
The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy is a trusted advisor and execution leader who partners closely with the GDATS SLT's leadership team to drive strategy, alignment, and operational excellence across the digital and technology organization. This role ensures the CDIO's agenda is effectively advanced by leading strategic initiatives, managing executive-level communications, overseeing governance processes, and ensuring seamless coordination across stakeholders. Acting as an integrator, strategist, and operator, the Director plays a critical role in maximizing the impact of the CDIO and the enterprise technology agenda.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Execution• Support the Office of the CDIO in defining and delivering the enterprise digital and technology strategy.• Translate high-level strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and measurable outcomes.• Coordinate cross-functional planning sessions and ensure alignment between digital, technology, and business priorities.
Office Leadership & Governance• Supports the CDIO Chief of Staff in executive governance processes, including preparation for board, executive committee, and steering group meetings.• Ensure timely, accurate reporting on technology investments, KPIs, and enterprise digital transformation progress.
Program & Initiative Leadership• Drive execution of enterprise-wide digital transformation programs and initiatives.• Partner with technology leaders to accelerate delivery of critical programs (e.g., cloud modernization, data & analytics, ERP/SAP transformation, cybersecurity).• Establish program management discipline to ensure accountability, transparency, and business impact.
Executive Communications & Engagement• Draft, review, and manage executive communications, presentations, and updates on behalf of the CDIO Chief of Staff.• Ensure consistent messaging of the digital/technology vision to internal and external stakeholders.
Stakeholder Alignment & Relationship Building• Build trusted relationships across the GDATS SLT and their directs, functional leaders, and external partners.• Anticipate stakeholder needs and proactively address risks, roadblocks, or misalignment.• Serve as a connector across the technology leadership team, ensuring collaboration and alignment on priorities.
Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field; Master's degree or MBA.• 12+ years of experience in technology strategy, operations, consulting, or related leadership roles.• Strong track record in enterprise digital/technology transformation and governance.• Exceptional communication and executive presence; able to distill complex topics into clear, compelling narratives.• Experience in program management, portfolio management, or chief of staff-style roles highly desirable.• Proven ability to influence and build relationships across senior leadership and diverse stakeholders.
Success Profile• **Strategic Integrator:** Connects the dots between strategy, operations, and execution.• **Trusted Advisor:** Serves as a thought partner and sounding board for the CDIO Chief of Staff.• **Operator:** Builds discipline, structure, and rigor into processes and programs.• **Communicator:** Crafts clear, compelling messages for executive and board audiences.• **Change Leader:** Guides organizations through transformation with clarity, empathy, and accountability.
Why This Role Matters
The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy plays a pivotal role in ensuring technology and digital strategies are executed with precision, alignment, and speed. By acting as an extension of the CDIO Chief of Staff, this leader drives focus, clarity, and impact-enabling the organization to accelerate digital transformation and deliver measurable business value.
Qualifications
Success Profile
Why This Role Matters
The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy plays a pivotal role in ensuring technology and digital strategies are executed with precision, alignment, and speed. By acting as an extension of the CDIO Chief of Staff, this leader drives focus, clarity, and impact-enabling the organization to accelerate digital transformation and deliver measurable business value.
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
Salary Range*
$156,300 - 241,010
*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Affiliated Companies:
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
Job Details
Position Summary
The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy is a trusted advisor and execution leader who partners closely with the GDATS SLT's leadership team to drive strategy, alignment, and operational excellence across the digital and technology organization. This role ensures the CDIO's agenda is effectively advanced by leading strategic initiatives, managing executive-level communications, overseeing governance processes, and ensuring seamless coordination across stakeholders. Acting as an integrator, strategist, and operator, the Director plays a critical role in maximizing the impact of the CDIO and the enterprise technology agenda.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Execution• Support the Office of the CDIO in defining and delivering the enterprise digital and technology strategy.• Translate high-level strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and measurable outcomes.• Coordinate cross-functional planning sessions and ensure alignment between digital, technology, and business priorities.
Office Leadership & Governance• Supports the CDIO Chief of Staff in executive governance processes, including preparation for board, executive committee, and steering group meetings.• Ensure timely, accurate reporting on technology investments, KPIs, and enterprise digital transformation progress.
Program & Initiative Leadership• Drive execution of enterprise-wide digital transformation programs and initiatives.• Partner with technology leaders to accelerate delivery of critical programs (e.g., cloud modernization, data & analytics, ERP/SAP transformation, cybersecurity).• Establish program management discipline to ensure accountability, transparency, and business impact.
Executive Communications & Engagement• Draft, review, and manage executive communications, presentations, and updates on behalf of the CDIO Chief of Staff.• Ensure consistent messaging of the digital/technology vision to internal and external stakeholders.
Stakeholder Alignment & Relationship Building• Build trusted relationships across the GDATS SLT and their directs, functional leaders, and external partners.• Anticipate stakeholder needs and proactively address risks, roadblocks, or misalignment.• Serve as a connector across the technology leadership team, ensuring collaboration and alignment on priorities.
Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field; Master's degree or MBA.• 12+ years of experience in technology strategy, operations, consulting, or related leadership roles.• Strong track record in enterprise digital/technology transformation and governance.• Exceptional communication and executive presence; able to distill complex topics into clear, compelling narratives.• Experience in program management, portfolio management, or chief of staff-style roles highly desirable.• Proven ability to influence and build relationships across senior leadership and diverse stakeholders.
Success Profile• **Strategic Integrator:** Connects the dots between strategy, operations, and execution.• **Trusted Advisor:** Serves as a thought partner and sounding board for the CDIO Chief of Staff.• **Operator:** Builds discipline, structure, and rigor into processes and programs.• **Communicator:** Crafts clear, compelling messages for executive and board audiences.• **Change Leader:** Guides organizations through transformation with clarity, empathy, and accountability.
Why This Role Matters
The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy plays a pivotal role in ensuring technology and digital strategies are executed with precision, alignment, and speed. By acting as an extension of the CDIO Chief of Staff, this leader drives focus, clarity, and impact-enabling the organization to accelerate digital transformation and deliver measurable business value.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field & Master's degree or MBA required.
- 12+ years of experience in technology strategy, operations, consulting, or related leadership roles.
- Strong track record in enterprise digital/technology transformation and governance.
- Exceptional communication and executive presence; able to distill complex topics into clear, compelling narratives.
- Experience in program management, portfolio management, or chief of staff-style roles highly desirable.
- Proven ability to influence and build relationships across senior leadership and diverse stakeholders.
Success Profile
- **Strategic Integrator:** Connects the dots between strategy, operations, and execution.
- **Trusted Advisor:** Serves as a thought partner and sounding board for the CDIO Chief of Staff.
- **Operator:** Builds discipline, structure, and rigor into processes and programs.
- **Communicator:** Crafts clear, compelling messages for executive and board audiences.
- **Change Leader:** Guides organizations through transformation with clarity, empathy, and accountability.
Why This Role Matters
The Sr. Director, Technology Strategy plays a pivotal role in ensuring technology and digital strategies are executed with precision, alignment, and speed. By acting as an extension of the CDIO Chief of Staff, this leader drives focus, clarity, and impact-enabling the organization to accelerate digital transformation and deliver measurable business value.
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
Salary Range*
$156,300 - 241,010
*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Affiliated Companies:
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
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