Director Information Technology Jobs in Rutherford, NJ

Job Description
Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.
Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:
The Director of IT Business Management serves as the strategic bridge between Technology and the Business, ensuring that IT investments, operating models, and transformation initiatives directly support organizational objectives. Operating under the IT Transformation umbrella, this leader enhances alignment, transparency, communication, and measurable value delivery across the IT organization.
Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary liaison between Business and Technology teams.
• Translate enterprise objectives and business needs into actionable IT strategies and roadmaps.
• Advise senior leadership on technology implications, opportunities, risks, and dependencies.
• Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives including modernization, automation, cloud, and data-driven operating model changes.
• Establish governance frameworks, KPIs, and reporting to ensure transparency and measurable outcomes.
• Align transformation efforts tightly with enterprise strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Lead CIO/Tech Leadership operating rhythms, strategic planning cycles, and executive reporting.
• Produce high-quality executive-ready material (Board content, QBRs, strategic updates, dashboards).
• Improve and streamline IT processes, operating models, and tooling to enhance decision-making and organizational clarity.
• Develop strong, trust-based partnerships with senior executives across business, technology, and operations.
• Create and deliver compelling communications, strategy documents, transformation narratives, and change-management content.
• Ensure clear alignment across distributed teams, enabling clarity of priorities, expectations, and outcomes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing IT Business Management team (business managers, strategy analysts, transformation leads).
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Support career development and promote diversity, inclusion, and effective cross-functional teaming.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• 10+ years in IT Strategy, IT Business Management, Transformation, or Technology Consulting.
• Proven success partnering with senior leaders to influence decisions and drive multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong experience in roadmap development, strategic planning, and transformation leadership.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with strong executive presence.
• Experience leading or supporting modernization, cloud, automation, or operating-model initiatives.
• Experience in financial services or other complex, regulated environments.
• Certifications such as PMP, ITIL, SAFe/Agile, or equivalents.
• Comes from a consulting background - ideally with experience at a Big 4 firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG).
• Background in enterprise architecture, data strategy, change management, or transformation advisory.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Us
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.
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About the Team
Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.