What you'll be doing: * Demonstrate People Focused Leadership: You will lead a small team including developers and other technology enablement team members; be a talent ambassador and strong people focused leader who motivates and develops team members * Lead Strategic Planning: Develop and drive strategy automation based on sound business fundamentals, economic thinking, benchmarking, and deep understanding of technology trends * Oversee Automation Development: Lead, plan, and maintain small team of automation developers, identifying and assigning automation opportunities, planning training and engagement for the group; develop partnerships and leverage supplier capability when required * Manage Automation Lifecycle: Managed-to-end automation lifecycle, including identification and selection of automation opportunities, assignment of automations, assistance in troubleshooting, lifecycle governance, production approval, and production support; ensure robust governance * Engage Stakeholders: Engage and communicate with stakeholders and leadership on automation successes, challenges, and opportunities * Enable Citizen Developers: Develop and execute programs for automation learning to enable practitioners and increase adoption of automation technologies * Drive Continuous Improvement: Invest time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and outcomes. Highlight improvement opportunities, challenging status quo, and driving appropriate change. Identify, manage, and mitigate risk effectively What you'll bring to the table: * Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, engineering, or business, or relevant experience including 8+ years of technology experience * People focused leader with 5+ years' experience building teams and influencing culture * 3+ years' experience with RPA, Power Automate, and other AI-based automation solutions * Has led adoption of automation tools as well as change management experience to enable successful implementation pf new technologies and processes (3+ experiences) What will enable your success: * Strong people-focused leadership skills; inspires, motivates, and empowers direct and indirect reports to accomplish strategic goals * Ability to identify strategic initiatives and oversee development of long-term plans; outcome orientation to break down long-term plan and lead executable programs; an integrative thinker with knowledge of business and digital transformation strategy * Proven ability to guide complex projects or work activities, and the capability to influence across multiple domains; ability to drive accountability within the team and with peers and stakeholders * Ability to enable business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic operating environment; adjusts thinking and behavior resiliently and uses experience to fuel growth * Ensures new products/applications align with our roadmap by approaching with 'fit for purpose' and standardization mindset * Knowledge of trends and technology advancements in automation technologies * Understands human centered design * Dynamic, curious learner with desire to understand new perspectives and opportunities, to explore new ways to solve problems * Strong analytical, presentation, and interpersonal skills including active listening; diplomatic skills and ability to help senior business leaders see value, opportunities, and risks beyond their own area of expertise; ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical staff * Inspired by challenge; seeks forward progress even when ambiguity exists * Positive outlook: a belief that the future can be even better than the present and that you influence those outcomes * Good business acumen * Ability to develop and manage a budget using robust economic thinking * Attentive to detail but able to see the big picture * Some travel is required (25%)