Analog Devices

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X).

IT DIRECTOR – Strategy, Portfolio and Performance

This is a senior position that is responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the IT organization, driving performance management practices and overseeing Analog’s IT investment portfolio. The role ensures IT strategies are aligned with business goals, investment decisions to deliver measurable value. The role will also work across key IT leaders and strategic partners to deliver against performance metrics and continuous improvements.

The leader will oversee cross-functional strategic program oversight for the enterprise and assure consistent management routines for portfolio and investment review, strategy refresh and performance management reviews. This role will also be key enabler for IT transformation management.

The individual will collaborate with business strategy leaders and work across the IT leadership in a matrixed and collaborative fashion to achieve their objectives. This role will need to be able to operate within a high level of ambiguity, work across the organization under pressure and help establish structure and focus.

What You’ll Do:

IT Strategy and Planning. Partner with CIO and Business leaders to define and evolve enterprise IT strategy. Work across Business and IT leaders to translate strategic priorities into actionable multi-year IT roadmaps. Conduct technology trend analysis and competitive benchmark to inform strategic planning. Directly responsible to work with IT leadership and develop IT transformation plan to rationalize legacy technology and coordinating across IT to drive strategic initiatives related to Cloud, AI, DevOps, Integration and Data platform operating model maturity.

Strategic Portfolio Management and Investment. Govern and drive IT portfolio intake process and prioritization meetings with cross functional partners and influence across teams to ensure alignment with the strategy and achieve business goals. In partnership with IT Leadership, monitor and track the portfolio health, progress, and interdependencies with other teams, and identifies impacts and recommends sequencing of the work. Drive connectivity between delivery teams, finance partners and other portfolio leads, influencing decisions to achieve successful business outcomes. Understand capacity constraints across the delivery teams, drive visibility and facilitate alignment of priorities and trade-offs needed. Establish and facilitate regular portfolio reviews to ensure visibility to execution progress, financials, capacity challenges, project risks and outcomes/value. Drive adoption of the portfolio tool with assigned teams, by providing communication and support on processes and expectations. Provide aggregate reporting on portfolio health and prepare information for executive presentations in a digestible and crisp format. Establish structure, clarity and connect the dots across multiple teams, while employing standard ways of working. Leading cross-functional teams in executing strategic initiatives

Performance Management. Develop and implement Key performance metrics that are aligned with business outcomes and operating key metrics. Implement dashboards and IT performance reviews across business products/process/services. Drive transparency and accountability through reporting and communication. Lead IT/Cyber maturity assessments and capability reviews.

Governance and Operating Model. Define and maintain governance frameworks including decision rights, funding and intake process. Partner with finance, IT business partners and align key management routines related to portfolio, performance, finance and HR. Facilitate leadership reviews, executive dashboards, and communication strategy around IT value and performance.

Supplier Relationship. Work in partnership with Procurement and across IT leadership to manage overall supplier partnership to ensure strategic value, performance, operational effectiveness and compliance/risk are governed and managed.

What We’re Looking For:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree IT, MBA or equivalent experience
• 13+ years of related experience, with at least 6 years of people leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills, communication skills with experience advising/consulting.
• Proven experience in leading enterprise wide IT digital transformation and investments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise technology trends including Cloud, AI, Data, ERP, DevOps, and integration platforms.
• Familiar with product delivery model, ITIL, SAFe Agile methodologies, and COBIT.
• Experience in working in regulatory environment (FedRamp, SOX, Healthcare, etc.)

Critical Skills/Experience:

• Experience:
• Typically requires 13 + years of experience, with 6+ years of people leadership experience.
• Requires at least 5+ years developing and leading IT strategy and transformation.
• Experience driving business decision making and digital literacy as part of IT programs
• Requires at least 5+ years of program and/or portfolio management experience.
• Requires at least 3+ years of experience within a technology focused area (digital transformation, application development, data analytics, infrastructure, etc.)
• Critical Skills & Experiences:
• Senior leadership business strategy development
• Analytics skills and ability to consolidate and develop stragetic communications
• Ability to oversee large-scale cross-functional programs.
• Program management leadership experience, both directly leading large programs (not project management) and program/project managers.
• Experience working with a vendor, establishing governance, process & SLAs/KPIs.
• Experience overseeing large portfolios and driving strategic alignment, prioritization, managing their investments & value realization, preferably within technology space, but general technology experience coupled with business portfolio management is acceptable.
• Experience delivering results by collaborating and influencing business and technology delivery teams in a highly matrixed organization.
• Exceptional executive presentation, including preparing & creating deck materials, communication, and influence management skills.
• Proven stakeholder management skills & building credibility with executive leadership.
• Ability to intentionally flex between strategy and detail and adapt style to different levels of the organization.
• Experience driving organizational transformation and change management.
• Ability to make complex concepts simple
• Demonstrated ability to establish collaborative relationships and move with speed while bringing people along.
• High degree of emotional maturity and ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
• Experience working in large matrixed organizations is highly desirable.
• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

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Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days