Location: This position is remote within Colombia

GROUP TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR.

About Technology.

At Huge, it’s not only about depth in technology, but ongoing incubation and experimentation as to how to apply technology. Every technologist at Huge helps bring ideas to reality.

Job description.

Huge is looking for a Group Director of Technology to join the Technology team. Someone who understands client business challenges and partners with clients and other disciplines at Huge to design transformative experiences and identify technology solutions to enable them. You will identify and own organic business development across dedicated accounts with the account leadership team and implement Huge’s delivery approaches based on Lean and Agile principles and frameworks. Additionally you will be a leader within the technology department influencing the engineering practice and standards. You will direct a talented team of engineering leaders, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, shared innovation, and multiperspective collaboration. 

What you’ll be doing.

• Collaborate with clients to understand their technology needs, recommend solutions, and establish strong client relationships.
• Develop and execute a technology strategy that aligns with business objectives and drives innovation. 
• Oversee the assessment, planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Ensure the highest quality standards are maintained in technology development, including code reviews, testing, and performance optimization.
• Identify and mitigate technology-related risks, ensuring security and compliance with industry standards.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors and partners to leverage their expertise and resources.
• Lead and inspire a team of talented technology professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and excellence.
• Foster technical client relationships and seeks opportunities for organic growth on the accounts.
• Partner with Huge cross-discipline account leadership to convert opportunities and support outbound business development activities.
• Provide leadership to the Engineering Craft Community, setting clear goals and objectives aligned with the overall technology craft objectives.
• Develop and execute a unified strategy for all technology engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment with the technology craft vision.
• Drive innovation within the Engineering Craft Community, staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance our capabilities.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the Engineering craft community, nurturing talent and promoting a collaborative environment.

What we’d like to see.

• Ability to work under high levels of ambiguity to identify and evolve technology solutions.
• Experience discussing delivery with client executives, clearly articulating your strategic approach to delivery in a non-technical manner, highlighting its differentiators and benefits from other approaches.
• Experience growing accounts involving and the ability to recognize business development opportunities.
• An innate ability to foster relationships with all discipline partners at Huge regardless of seniority. 
• Experience managing global teams (on, near and off-shore) 
• Able to manage multi-vendor solution deliveries, manage prioritization, and mitigate risks.

• Ability to have difficult conversations 
• Can own and craft technology stories in writing business cases, pitches or reviewing RFPs and SOWs.
• Dedication to evolving the technology practice, developing materials and creating content for and leading internal initiatives.
• Have experience in a leadership role within a technology organization, with a track record of high retention, employee satisfaction, and team professional growth.
• Have strong technical expertise in implementing, governing, and scaling multidisciplinary (S)SDLCs across digital organizations.
• Should have expertise in digital marketing technology stacks and their associated components.

Huge is a creative consultancy powered by human and AI collaboration. We partner with the world’s most ambitious brands to Make Huge Moves, which are creative solutions that deliver powerful outcomes. Huge helps clients unlock meaningful growth in areas ranging from AI business consulting, brand and customer experience, technology advisory, and strategy, to high-value audience analysis and product innovation. Founded in 1999 in Brooklyn, NY, Huge has more than 1,200 employees working across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The consultancy is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. For more information, visit www.hugeinc.com.

Huge is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or if you’re parenting the next generation of innovators, we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

Huge is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We strongly support diversity in the workforce. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and work environment. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodation needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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