Strategy Execution & Delivery Effectiveness Senior Director

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

Reporting to the EVP Global Technology Operations, the Execution Strategy & Operational Delivery Leader, you will lead a team and you will implement strategic plans with discipline, transparency, and speed, ensuring end-to-end portfolio delivery across enterprise infrastructure platforms. This role partners with technology, engineering, architecture, and business leaders to translate strategy into executable roadmaps while leading complex environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Portfolio Execution & Delivery Leadership
  • Lead portfolio planning, execution, and delivery across multiple infrastructure and platform plans (cloud, network, compute, storage, middleware, DevOps, observability, and security).
  • Establish and bring execution strategy, delivery frameworks, and operating rhythms to ensure predictability, quality, and value realization.
  • Manage portfolio‑level delivery commitments, milestones, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.
• Strategic Understanding & Operating Model
  • Translate enterprise and technology strategy into applicable execution plans and roadmaps.
  • Define and improve delivery governance, metrics, and decision frameworks.
  • Improve understanding between infrastructure delivery, application teams, and partners.
• Technical & Infrastructure Leadership
  • Provide understanding of back‑end systems and infrastructure platforms, and manage complex, technical delivery efforts across infrastructure and platform domains.
  • Partner with architecture and engineering leaders to validate delivery feasibility, technical dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure infrastructure solutions meet standards for resilience, scalability, security, performance, and cost optimization.
• Executive Communication & Material Development
  • Create high‑quality, executive‑ready slide decks, narratives, dashboards, and briefing materials for senior leadership, executive committees, and board‑level audiences.
  • Distill complex technical and delivery information into compelling stories that support decision‑making.
  • Present portfolio health, strategic tradeoffs, risks, and outcomes with confidence and clarity.
  • Establish templates and standards for portfolio reporting, reviews, and executive updates.
• Operational Excellence & Risk Management
  • Find and address delivery, operational, and technical risks across the portfolio.
  • Lead incident insights, execution retrospectives, and continuous improvement projects.
  • Guide disciplined change management and release planning for infrastructure platforms.
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise controls, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Leadership & Partner Management
  • Lead senior delivery leaders, program managers, and execution teams.
  • Be a trusted advisor to executive partners, providing clear insights into delivery health, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Influence across federated technology and business teams.
• Technical Expertise
  • Experience with back‑end systems and infrastructure platforms, including: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Compute, storage, and network infrastructure
  • Middleware, databases, and integration platforms
  • DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and observability
  • Security, resiliency, and disaster recovery concepts
  • Manage complex, technical plans, partnering with engineering and architecture teams.
  • Craft, executive‑level presentations and written materials.
  • Translate complex technical concepts and jargon into clear, business‑friendly language.
  • Connect technical deliverables to value and clear value propositions.
  • Expertise in simplifying complex messages, building compelling narratives, and delivering impactful storytelling.
  • Experience leading in high‑scale, high‑ambiguity environments.
  • Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models at scale.
  • Background in platform transformation, cloud modernization, or infrastructure simplification plans.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technology delivery, infrastructure, or platform engineering
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles
• Experience leading large, infrastructure portfolios in enterprise environments
• Experience aligning execution strategy with enterprise technology transformation projects
• Compute, storage, and network infrastructure
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Craft, executive‑level presentations and written materials.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture is people-first, inclusive, and purpose-driven. It is multi-award-winning. Fortune Global Top 25 named it one of the World's Best Workplaces™ in 2025. Additionally, it has been recognized as a Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. We list the base pay range for this position above. Within this range, work location and additional factors such as job-related experience, and education determine individual pay. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity and a comprehensive benefits package.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays

Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://yourexperianbenefits.com/cand-index.html

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