IF
Leadership
TechnicalDirector
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“Technical Director at IF. Skills: AI, Technical strategy, Client delivery. Shape technology approach. Support technology approach”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver working prototypes; Deliver proof of concepts; Deliver pilots; Deliver high-quality technical deliverables
Industry & Context.
Technical guidance; Technical strategy
Client-facing work flexibility
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Engineering background, Hands on experience launching digital products, Hands on experience supporting digital products, Breadth of experience with AI solutions, Breadth of experience with AI technologies, Solid understanding of AI theory, Solid understanding of AI practice, Experience supporting senior engineers, Experience managing senior engineers, Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams, Confident shaping technical strategy, Confident defining technical architectures, Experience in consulting, Comfortable leading client sessions, Experience coaching technical practitioners, Experience developing technical practice, Clear picture of good technical deliverables, Ability to put processes in place, Ability to put tools in place, Commercially minded, Track record winning new work
Nice to Have
Experience speaking at conferences, Experience engaging in communities, Experience contributing to open source, Low ego, Compassionate individual, Positive influence within work cultures, Brilliant communicator, Able to craft compelling stories, Able to present work with clarity, Able to present thinking with clarity, Able to write succinctly, Enable healthy team dynamics
What You'll Do.
Shape technology approach
Support technology approach
Grow technology approach
Provide strategic technical guidance
Shape overall technology approach
Help team understand technical opportunities
Help team understand technical challenges
Help team understand technical trade-offs
Ensure coherent technical narrative
Help teams articulate technology role
Support engineers on project teams
Support technical practitioners on project teams
Help teams work effectively
Provide clarity to teams
Provide confidence to teams
Work on specific technical deliverables
Ensure project teams deliver high-quality deliverables
Align deliverables to agreed outcomes
Respond to new business
Identify opportunities to sell capabilities
Build relationships across industries
Widen reach of IF brand
Ensure technical capabilities are understood
Ensure technical capabilities are sought
Look for opportunities to use capabilities
Deepen client relationships
Widen client relationships
Open opportunities for IF
Contribute to thought leadership content
Conceptualise frameworks
Ensure company understands technology role
Ensure company understands technology impact
Hire new technologists
Build high-quality technical capability
Lead development of IF technical practice
Create necessary guidance
Create necessary processes
Create necessary tools
Give regular feedback to teams
Drive performance through people
Support people's progression
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary project teams; Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Client communication; Storytelling; Presenting work; Presenting thinking; Writing succinctly
Full Job Description
THE ROLE IF is increasingly been asked to help organisations design and build trustworthy AI-enabled products and services. To address this need, we’re looking for a Technical Director to join our small but growing team. As a Technical Director you will be responsible for shaping, supporting and growing our approach to technology within our client work. This will require you to straddle technical strategy and delivery, hire and manage our technical practitioners (perm and freelance), and work across multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver working prototypes, proof of concepts and pilots. As a Director, you will also play a key role helping IF win new work and build strong relationships with clients, as well as contributing to broader new business and marketing efforts. PROJECT DELIVERY - You will provide strategic technical guidance across multiple projects. This will involve shaping the overall technology approach, helping the team understand the relevant technical opportunities, challenges and trade-offs, and ensuring a strong and coherent technical narrative within our project work, and helping teams articulate the role of technology clearly to clients. - You will support engineers and technical practitioners on projects teams, helping them work effectively with the rest of the team, and providing clarity and confidence as the senior technical voice across projects. - While the main focus of your role will be at a strategic level, you will sometimes play a hands on role, working with the broader team on specific technical deliverables - You will ensure that project teams deliver high-quality technical deliverables that align to agreed outcomes. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - You will help qualify, shape and respond to incoming new business, identifying opportunities to sell our technical capabilities - You will build relationships across industries and widen the reach of the IF brand to make sure our technical capabilities are understood and sought by potential clien
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