Group Director- Strategy & Technology Operations
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About the Role
DP World seeks a Group Director of Strategy & Technology Operations to translate business and technology strategy into execution priorities, drive cross-functional integration, and oversee financial discipline.
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Responsibilities
- Translate business and technology strategy into clear, outcome driven execution priorities
- Ensure all major initiatives are aligned to measurable business value (revenue, cost, CX, efficiency)
- Drive clarity of ownership, success measures, and expected outcomes across leadership
- Establish a single, executive level view of performance across Logistics Technology
- Synthesize inputs from Product, Engineering, and PMO into actionable insights for leadership
- Identify performance gaps, risks, and trade offs; recommend corrective actions
- Align Product, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, HR, and PMO to operate as an integrated system
- Resolve cross functional friction, misalignment, and prioritization conflicts
- Act as a neutral operator to ensure decisions translate into execution
- Drive financial rigor across budgeting, forecasting, and cost management
- Ensure alignment between investment decisions and business outcomes
- Oversee headcount planning, vendor spend alignment, and resource optimization
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
- MBA or equivalent preferred
- 12–18 years in strategy, operations, or transformation roles within technology organizations
- Experience working in large, complex, global environments
- Proven ability to operate at executive level (CIO/CTO/EVP interface)
- Experience driving cross functional alignment and organizational transformation
- Strong understanding of product, engineering, and technology operating models
- Financial acumen (budgeting, forecasting, cost management)
- Strategic planning and execution alignment
- Data driven performance management
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence without authority
- High judgment and structured problem solving capability
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Job Description
- The Group Director Strategy & Technology Operations will drive strategy execution, organizational performance, cross functional integration, financial discipline, executive operating cadence, and organizational effectiveness.
Job Accountabilities
- Strategy Execution & Business Alignment: Translate business and technology strategy into clear, outcome driven execution priorities.
- Ensure all major initiatives are aligned to measurable business value (revenue, cost, CX, efficiency).
- Drive clarity of ownership, success measures, and expected outcomes across leadership.
- Organizational Performance & Insight: Establish a single, executive level view of performance across Logistics Technology.
- Synthesize inputs from Product, Engineering, and PMO into actionable insights for leadership.
- Identify performance gaps, risks, and trade offs; recommend corrective actions.
- Cross Functional Integration & Execution Effectiveness: Align Product, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, HR, and PMO to operate as an integrated system.
- Resolve cross functional friction, misalignment, and prioritization conflicts.
- Act as a neutral operator to ensure decisions translate into execution.
- Financial & Operational Discipline: Drive financial rigor across budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
- Ensure alignment between investment decisions and business outcomes.
- Oversee headcount planning, vendor spend alignment, and resource optimization.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
- MBA or equivalent preferred.
- 12–18 years in strategy, operations, or transformation roles within technology organizations.
- Experience working in large, complex, global environments.
- Proven ability to operate at executive level (CIO/CTO/EVP interface).
- Experience driving cross functional alignment and organizational transformation.
- Strong understanding of product, engineering, and technology operating models.
- Financial acumen (budgeting, forecasting, cost management).
- Strategic planning and execution alignment.
- Data driven performance management.
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence without authority.
- High judgment and structured problem solving capability.
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