Acts as a strategic technology and business leader responsible for delivering innovative, scalable solutions that enable business objectives and enterprise growth. Partners with business stakeholders, architects, and technology experts to design, implement, and integrate complex technology solutions while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, governance practices, and organizational strategy.
Serves as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, driving solution delivery, technology modernization, operational efficiency, and the adoption of emerging capabilities, including Artificial Intelligence (AI). Supports Business Service Managers and Technical Architects in assessing the impact of business requirements on underlying technology capabilities and platforms, determining IT capability to deliver business solutions, and supporting cost estimation and implementation planning.
Solution Architecture & Delivery
- Serve as the primary ITS lead responsible for the successful delivery of business solutions.
- Partner with Strategic Business Partners, Technical Architects, and business stakeholders to define and implement technology solutions.
- Lead the gathering, negotiation, and documentation of business requirements, use cases, and solution designs.
- Assess the impact of business requirements on technology platforms, capabilities, and enterprise systems.
- Develop project scope, effort estimates, schedules, and implementation plans.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to project teams and stakeholders.
- Ensure solutions align with Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards and organizational technology strategies.
- Drive re-use, standardization, and scalability to reduce technology complexity and cost.
Project & Stakeholder Leadership
- Support Project Management Office (PMO) governance, standards, and delivery methodologies.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution.
- Manage partnerships with internal stakeholders, vendors, and technology teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Communicate project objectives, priorities, risks, and key milestones to leadership and stakeholders.
- Determine project resource needs and support the recruitment, development, and growth of team members.
AI & Emerging Technology Leadership
- Lead the adoption and scaling of AI-enabled capabilities across the organization by partnering with business and technology teams to identify, evaluate, and implement solutions that drive business value, efficiency, and innovation.
- Identify AI-related opportunities, risks, and capability gaps across the enterprise and provide recommendations aligned with business objectives, governance requirements, and enterprise architecture standards.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to strategic technology roadmaps that support future business needs.
Financial & Strategic Planning
- Perform ROI analysis and evaluate the business value of technology investments.
- Monitor project outcomes and return on invested resources.
- Help manage project budgets and resource allocation to achieve optimal financial results.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology Management, or a related field.
- 8-10 years of progressive experience in information systems, solution architecture, and technology delivery.
- Experience leading complex technology initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, systems integration, and technology solution design.
- Experience collaborating with business leaders, technical teams, and external partners.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions.
- Knowledge of technology governance, architecture frameworks, and enterprise-scale solution delivery.
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement for candidates located near our Memphis, TN National Executive Office or Coppell, TX office. Exceptional candidates from other U.S. locations will also be considered.
Benefits & PerksThe following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
- 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
- Exceptional Paid Time Off
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Infertility Treatment Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance
- Enterprise Learning and Development
- And more
ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms:
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology Management, or a related field
- 8-10 years of progressive experience in information systems, solution architecture, and technology delivery
- Experience leading complex technology initiatives from concept through implementation
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, systems integration, and technology solution design
- Experience collaborating with business leaders, technical teams, and external partners
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Experience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions
- Knowledge of technology governance, architecture frameworks, and enterprise-scale solution delivery
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What We Do
ALSAC is the largest healthcare-related charity in the United States. Founded in 1957 by Danny Thomas, our sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness needed to operate and maintain St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. While our headquarters can be found in Memphis, Tennessee, we have additional offices in more than 30 locations across the country and in Puerto Rico with positions in fundraising, marketing, digital, information technology, legal, finance and many other disciplines all supporting our lifesaving mission - Finding cures. Saving children. ® At ALSAC, we believe in hiring the best and brightest from around the globe, and in 2020 we were named #1 on Fast Company's 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators. With a concerted focus on diversity and inclusion, we value and respect the contributions of all of our employees. Our work environment encourages everyone to be their authentic selves as we strive together towards a day when “no child dies in the dawn of life.” As we look to the future, we understand that we must be relentlessly innovative. Our work helps fuel the groundbreaking research and treatment at St. Jude and ensures that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. View our career opportunities at https://www.stjude.org/jobs/alsac.html and follow ALSAC across social media using @stjude. To learn more about the research hospital, follow St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on LinkedIn. For specific career opportunities available through the hospital, visit www.stjude.org/JoinOurMission.
