Director I Technology

Director I Technology

This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

The Director I Technology is responsible for delivery of information systems and / or technology services that may include applications, networks, databases, help desk, etc.

How you will make an impact :

• Negotiates the resolution of intra-organizational issues in the balanced best interests of the business.
• Leads financial governance for the AI Product, Services, and Engineering portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, planning, and variance analysis.
• Develops and delivers financial performance dashboards and executive-level reporting, ensuring transparency into spend.
• Partners with Finance to evaluate opportunities, assess ROI, and ensure adherence to cost-management targets.
• Oversee vendor financial performance, including contract management, cost optimization, and ongoing value realization.
• Directs multiple work functions or major projects / programs with broad scope and strategic business impact.
• Provides leadership and direction to Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Product Owners, and Technology Directors across multiple delivery teams.
• Establishes strong portfolio governance practices including intake, prioritization, resource planning, milestone management, and risk escalation.
• Ensures delivery excellence by monitoring KPIs, OKRs, release cadence, and program health metrics.
• Drives continuous improvement in agile and project delivery processes, ensuring consistency and maturity across teams.
• Ensures disaster recovery and business continuity plan are implemented, monitored, and updated on a recurring basis.
• Establishes business objectives and integrates operational plans.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with key business partners.
• Translates complex technical strategies into clear, compelling executive narratives supported by strong visual storytelling and PowerPoint presentation design.
• Supports the preparation of materials for senior leadership, board-level updates, and enterprise planning cycles, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
• Drives long-range technology planning and articulates roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies in consumable, stakeholder-appropriate formats.
• Shapes enterprise-level recommendations by synthesizing insights from technology, financial, operational, and customer perspectives.
• Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates the performance of direct reports.

Minimum Requirements :

Requires a BA / BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years of IT management experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences :

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location, the salary range for this specific position is $167,112 to $250,668.

Location : Chicago, Illinois

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.