Director, Technology And Business Transformation
Stamford, Connecticut, Us
Lead the creation, development, and execution of a multi-year strategic technology roadmap aligning with long-term business objectives, optimizing processes, and delivering efficiencies to enable scale.Architected a strategic review of all technology, operations, service providers and data services to design and implement a target operating model resulting in over $3 million dollars in savingsSpearheaded the transformation of the K2 Advisors technology and operational infrastructure, to migrate technical footprint to Azure and retire over 20 high maintenance on-premise servers.Instituted an IT Governance structure that balances the flexibility and cost requirements of the business while maintaining critical practices to ensure protection of data and infrastructure availability.Oversaw the construction of ETL/ELT processes in Azure leveraging Azure Data Factory (ADF) to automate processes and create a systematic environment for calculating robust analytics.Drive data governance and business intelligence strategy, ensuring robust, real-time analytics and reporting to empower executive leadership in making informed strategic decisions for a $80Bn+ investment solutions business.Collaborate with executive stakeholders to capture strategic requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure the successful delivery of high-impact projects, that align with critical business objectives.Champion the adoption of cutting-edge AI tools, such as Microsoft Co-Pilot and Azure OpenAI, to lead initiatives that transform core business processes, enhance decision-making capabilities and deliver scalable operational efficiencies.Built and manage a team of 12+ technical engineers and business analysts, leveraging a mix of onshore and offshore resources to drive technology solutions through innovation and operational excellence.