Tech Strategy & Platform Leadership - Senior Director

Pfizer; Clarke City; Hybrid; CAD 321,000 - 537,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer seeks a Senior Director, Business Technology Strategy to align divisional technology needs with eight Digital Core Platforms and enterprise standards. You will lead a team of Director-level Technical Specialists, driving reusable digital capabilities globally and ensuring cross-division consistency and value.

The role requires strong business partnership, communication, and governance skills, chairing the Architecture Review Board and delivering clear technology direction across Pfizer’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field with 12+ years of significant leadership experience in technology strategy, business partnership, or large-scale program delivery.
• Demonstrated experience aligning business-division technology needs and programs to enterprise platforms and standards.
• Proven ability to lead and develop senior technical talent, including Director-level specialists and other senior technical colleagues.
• Experience partnering with and advising senior business and Digital leaders on technology direction, priorities, trade-offs, and measurable business outcomes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, digital standards, cloud platforms, data and integration patterns, AI-enabled delivery, security, and technology governance.

Responsibilities

• Business Division Liaison: Serve as the primary liaison between the business divisions and Digital, understanding divisional priorities and translating them into aligned technology direction and platform adoption.
• Platform and Standards Alignment: Strategically align divisional technology needs, programs, and projects to the eight Digital Core Platforms and Pfizer’s digital standards, driving reuse, consistency, and clean integration rather than divergent divisional solutions.
• Divisional Program and Project Alignment: Ensure key divisional programs and projects are strategically aligned to enterprise platforms and standards from the outset, translating divisional needs into practical technology choices, delivery models, and measurable outcomes.
• Technical Specialist Team Leadership: Oversee, lead, and develop a team of Director-level Technical Specialists, setting direction, balancing coverage across divisions, and ensuring consistent quality and alignment to enterprise standards.
• Architecture Review Board Leadership: Play a leading role in the Architecture Review Board (ARB), chairing or co-leading reviews, upholding digital and architecture standards, and ensuring major divisional technology decisions are sound, compliant, and aligned to the enterprise platform strategy.
• Leadership, Communication, and Organization: Provide clear leadership and set direction with strong, structured communication; organize and coordinate work across many divisions, specialists, and stakeholders; and build a high-performing, inclusive team culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Governance and Delivery Assurance: Establish and uphold expectations for digital standards, reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence across divisional technology, and provide the governance and reporting that keep senior leaders informed and the portfolio aligned.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture

Business partnership

Strategic planning

Communication

Governance

AI delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field

Job description

Pfizer seeks a Senior Director, Business Technology Strategy to align divisional technology needs with eight Digital Core Platforms and enterprise standards. You will lead a team of Director-level Technical Specialists, driving reusable digital capabilities globally and ensuring cross-division consistency and value.

The role requires strong business partnership, communication, and governance skills, chairing the Architecture Review Board and delivering clear technology direction across Pfizer’s