Job Description

The Director, Technology Business Management partners with senior technology leaders to connect technology strategy, investment decisions, operating performance, and measurable business value. This leader helps bring discipline to Technology financial planning, demand management, portfolio governance, performance reporting, and executive decision support.

The role requires a leader who can translate business priorities into practical technology plans, create transparency into cost and value, and influence decisions across the organization. The Director will strengthen the operating cadence that allows technology investments to be prioritized, funded, measured, and adjusted with clear accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Alignment and TBM Leadership

• Partner with the SVP, Technology Business Management to translate enterprise and technology priorities into actionable roadmaps, operating plans, and measurable outcomes
• Lead core TBM routines, including contract scheduling, investment reviews, financial planning cadence, performance reviews, and executive reporting preparation
• Develop clear decision materials for technology leadership, governance councils, and executive stakeholders, connecting cost, risk, delivery, and business value
• Help mature the TBM function by establishing common definitions, repeatable processes, and management practices that improve transparency and accountability
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders on how technology investments can create measurable business value

IT Financial Management and Cost Transparency

• Lead the annual IT budget process in partnership with IT leadership and Finance, including budget assumptions, spend categories, forecasts, and leadership review materials
• Monitor budgets for technology projects, keep-the-lights-on activities, headcount, assets, software licensing, and vendor spend; provide timely line-of-sight into variances and required actions
• Provide monthly forecasts and spend analysis for IT and Finance leadership, with clear explanation of budget utilization, risks, tradeoffs, and expected year-end position
• Build cost transparency practices that help leaders understand run, grow, and transform spend; service or capability costs; and opportunities to reduce waste or technical debt

Demand, Portfolio, and Value Management

• Develop and operate processes for understanding, measuring, tracking, and reporting the business value of technology initiatives based on budget impact, strategic alignment, risk, feasibility, and expected value
• Maintain an integrated view of technology demand and portfolio commitments, helping leaders prioritize work based on capacity, funding, dependencies, and measurable outcomes
• Provide insight to governance groups on the value, budgetary impact, and tradeoffs of initiatives under consideration

Business Partnering, Governance, and Engagement

• Serve as a strategic liaison across business units, IT, Finance, and functional leaders to align priorities, funding, and expected outcomes
• Support governance frameworks for solution intake, investment prioritization, portfolio decisions, risk management, and value tracking
• Promote clear communication between business and technology stakeholders, including the ability to explain technical and financial drivers to non-technical audiences
• Help ensure technology decisions are cohesive, data-driven, compliant with governance expectations, and aligned with enterprise priorities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technology leadership, financial management, technology business management, IT portfolio management, PMO, business operations, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience managing or governing budgets, forecasts, spend analysis, or financial planning processes
• Demonstrated experience with demand management, value management, portfolio governance, and performance reporting in a technology organization
• Strong business, commercial, and financial acumen, with the ability to understand both business priorities and technical drivers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready storytelling, dashboarding, and decision-support materials
• Proven ability to lead through influence, work across functions, manage ambiguity, and drive timely, effective execution

Preferred:

• MBA, advanced degree, or equivalent experience in technology management, finance, strategy, or business operations
• Experience leading or maturing a Technology Business Management, IT Financial Management, portfolio governance, or similar function in a complex enterprise
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture, cloud, data, integration, cybersecurity, application modernization, and technical debt management concepts
• Experience supporting senior executive forums, operating committees, board-level materials, or enterprise technology governance processes

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY:

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Sinclair:

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair’s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $150,000 to $180,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.