Sr Director, Technology Strategy & Enablement

Why Work Here?

“Mission driven, great benefits and room for growth!” 

Why consider AORN, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, as the next place for your career as our Sr Director, Technology Strategy and Enablement? Because we’re innovative and all about quality and collaboration – we’re continually seeking to enhance our offerings to allow us to better tailor to the needs of our nurse members while expanding our market position and growing revenue across our business and sales divisions. 

Our mission is to define, support, and advocate for patient and staff safety through exemplary practice for each phase of perioperative nursing care using evidence-based guidelines, continuing education, and clinical practice resources. We collaborate with professional and regulatory organizations, industry leaders, and other health care partners who support our mission. Our culture is one of openness, teamwork, risk taking and being at the cutting edge of our field and we only look for employees who hold these same traits. 

Values mean more to AORN than just bullets on a page. They drive our daily decisions and impact how we work as an organization:

• Innovation: Taking courageous and bold actions for growth and sustainability. 
• Communication: Exemplifying respect, collaboration, transparency and honesty. 
• Quality: Ensuring accountability and excellence.  
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness: Promoting fairness, valuing differences, considering all perspectives. 
• Achievement: Achieving our mission, realizing the vision. 

The Senior Director, Technology Strategy and Enablement provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization's technology function, including technology strategy, software development, enterprise applications, IT operations, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and emerging technologies. This role ensures technology solutions, services, and investments effectively support organizational priorities, improve operational efficiency, and enable innovation.

Serving as the organization's senior technology leader, the Senior Director develops and executes the technology roadmap, partners with leaders across the organization to understand business needs, and translates those needs into scalable, secure, and effective technology solutions. The role is responsible for balancing the delivery of reliable day-to-day technology services with long-term planning, modernization, and continuous improvement.

AORN is based in Denver, CO. Our Sr Director, Technology Strategy and Enablement will work remotely. 

More about what you’ll get to do as our Sr Director, Technology Strategy and Enablement: 

• Develops and executes the organization's technology strategy and roadmap in alignment with organizational goals, priorities, and future business needs.
• Provides leadership and oversight of technology operations, software development, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, systems administration, enterprise architecture, and related technology services.
• Leads the strategy, governance, and lifecycle management of AORN's enterprise applications, ensuring systems effectively support organizational objectives, user needs, and business processes.
• Leads AORN's enterprise cybersecurity program, including security strategy, policies, standards, risk assessments, incident detection and response, vulnerability mitigation, and employee security awareness.
• Oversees the design, development, implementation, integration, and continuous enhancement of internally developed applications, digital products, and technology solutions.
• Establishes product roadmaps and technology priorities for enterprise applications and digital platforms, balancing business needs, user experience, security, scalability, and resource investment.
• Partners with business leaders to gather requirements, prioritize technology initiatives, and translate organizational needs into innovative software and application solutions.
• Leads the evaluation, adoption, and responsible use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, to improve organizational effectiveness, productivity, and business outcomes.
• Oversees the design, implementation, integration, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise applications, technology platforms, and internally developed solutions.
• Establishes technology standards, governance practices, architecture principles, and operational processes that support scalability, reliability, security, and efficiency.
• Ensures cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, business continuity, disaster recovery, and technology risk management practices comply with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards, including HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIST frameworks.
• Evaluates technology solutions, vendors, and service providers and makes recommendations regarding technology investments, platforms, and strategic partnerships.
• Develops and manages technology budgets, resource plans, contracts, and technology investments to balance operational requirements and strategic initiatives.
• Leads significant technology implementations, modernization efforts, system enhancements, and cross-functional technology initiatives to achieve successful adoption and business value.
• Establishes performance measures and monitors service delivery, operational effectiveness, project outcomes, and technology adoption to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Provides leadership, coaching, performance management, and professional development for technology leaders and team members while fostering a collaborative, service-oriented, and high-performing culture.
• Communicates technology opportunities, priorities, risks, and recommendations in clear business terms to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Monitors industry trends and evolving technologies and assesses their relevance, value, and potential impact on the organization.
• Presents technology strategies, priorities, key initiatives, and organizational impacts to the Finance & Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Must Have’s to be our Sr Director, Technology Strategy and Enablement:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. 
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience leading software development, enterprise applications, digital products, technology strategy, business systems, or related technology functions. 
• 5+ years of experience leading professional staff, managers, software development teams, product teams, or enterprise application teams. 
• Experience leading the design, development, implementation, integration, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications, software platforms, digital products, or business systems. 
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing technology strategic plans, application roadmaps, digital transformation initiatives, or significant enterprise technology programs. 
• Experience working with IT vendors to execute strategic technology plans. 
• Experience partnering with business leaders to identify requirements and translate organizational needs into scalable technology solutions and product strategies. 
• Experience presenting recommended technology strategies and plans to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Experience managing technology vendors, SaaS platforms, system implementations, and technology-related contracts.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field. 
• Experience leading software development, product management, enterprise application, or digital transformation functions in a complex organization. 
• Experience with cloud-based application architectures, SaaS platforms, API integrations, data platforms, and modern software development methodologies. 
• Experience implementing and governing AI-enabled technologies, automation solutions, and emerging technology capabilities. 
• Experience leading enterprise application portfolios including CRM, LMS, CMS, ERP, AMS, e-commerce, customer experience, or other business-critical platforms. 
• Experience establishing application governance, enterprise architecture standards, product roadmaps, and technology modernization strategies. 
• Relevant certifications such as PMP, Scrum/Product Owner, SAFe, AWS, Azure, Microsoft, TOGAF, or equivalent technology and architecture credentials.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proven success leading, coaching, developing, and managing technology leaders and technical teams. 
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute enterprise technology strategies and roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives. 
• Strong understanding of technology operations, software development, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, architecture, and technology service delivery. 
• Ability to evaluate business needs and translate them into practical, secure, and scalable technology solutions. 
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. 
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences through verbal, written, and presentation methods. 
• Ability to lead organizational change, technology adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Ability to demonstrate and hold others accountable for organizational values of: Innovation, Communication, Quality, Diversity, Equity and inclusion, and Achievement.

Here are some of the excellent benefits we offer and why it’s so great to work here! 

• Health insurance package options that include a HDHP plan and a PPO plan.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) options.
• Employer paid short- and long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance coverage.
• Voluntary Life Insurance options including critical illness and accident insurance.
• 401(k) plan with immediate vesting.
• Pet insurance.
• Udemy Learning.
• Paid time off and 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Free subscription to Calm.
• Up to 8 hours of paid volunteer time.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Staff Incentive Bonus.

Working Conditions
 Non-smoking office environment, using a computer and other office equipment daily. Attendance at scheduled meetings as required. Ability to travel as needed to support departmental and Association functions.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed until the position is filled or a sufficient number of qualified applications has been received.

AORN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We encourage people with disabilities and from other diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate based on disability.