What we do:   

We're seeking an experienced, strategic, and innovative leader to serve as the Head of Technology Strategy & Planning. In this role, you will lead a new function responsible for ensuring the Bank's technology resources are effectively aligned with strategic business priorities in ways that optimize business outcomes. This function will oversee Bankwide technology portfolio intake, prioritization, and planning processes. It will also focus on establishing technology roadmaps, advancing technology strategy, vendor management, and asset management for the Bank, aligning the Technology demand with our supply. 

Your role as the Head Technology Strategy & Planning: 

Reporting directly to the CIO, the Head of Technology Strategy & Planning will bring a visionary mindset and collaborative approach to the Group's executive team. 

You should be excited to model and set expectations with respect to collaborating proactively with colleagues. This includes relying heavily on the expertise and leadership of others across the Group, Bank, and System to achieve shared accountability for desired outcomes in accordance with the Bank's mission, vision and values.  

You'll oversee and develop high-performing teams responsible for: 

Technology Strategy & Resource Planning:  

• Lead the technology strategy in support of the Bank's mission, with the goal of improving efficiency and optimizing business outcomes. In partnership with Enterprise Architecture, Product Owners, and Delivery teams, you'll establish technology roadmaps and define long-term vision.  

• Manage Bankwide technology portfolio intake, prioritization, and planning.  

• Provide demand, capacity, and financial planning services.  

Technology Investment:  

• Partner with Product Owners, Technology Leaders, System IT, Business Finance Partners, and others to compile, analyze, and manage technology investments for the Bank.  

• Conduct tech portfolio reviews and quarterly product reviews, support financial scenario modeling, and offer guidance on investment decisions.  

Vendor and Asset Management:  

• Provide centralized technology vendor management services by developing measures and processes to ensure strong vendor alignment.  

• Manage the Bank's software inventory and provide procurement services for enterprise technology assets. 

What we are looking for:  

• Outstanding technology leader who models and maintains a culture of trust within and beyond the team through direct, clear, and authentic communication. 

• Track record of successful leadership in technology enterprise strategy and planning, and portfolio/demand management. 

• Strong understanding of technology architecture, tech strategies, and roadmap building. 

• Exceptional collaboration and influencing skills with the ability to gather support for business initiatives and strategies across multiple partners with diverse or different interests.

• Exceptional collaboration and influencing skills with the ability to gather support for business initiatives and strategies across multiple partners with diverse or different interests. 

he New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.  

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.  

We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at ny.leaves@ny.frb.org and we'll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box.   

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.