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. Please note that per our policy on hybrid / virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

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 / applications 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

Ability to manage across geographically diverse associates and vendor partners strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience in financial stewardship for large technology portfolios is preferred. Strong strategic communication and PowerPoint narrative development skills is preferred. Proven ability to lead cross-functional delivery teams, including Scrum Masters, PMs, Product Owners, and Technology Directors is preferred. Experience implementing and maturing agile, DevOps, or hybrid delivery methodologies is preferred. Ability to influence executive leadership and drive alignment across business and technology organizations is preferred.

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.

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient / member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws. Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.