Technology Director

IMPACT Extend; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Commerce seeks a Technology Director to set our technical vision, bridge technology and business, and help shape the next era of digital commerce for clients and our organisation.

With deep technical expertise, you will lead advanced solutions, stay ahead of industry trends, and oversee operations to ensure projects land on time and on budget. Dual role: consulting and commercial, translating tech into business value to win deals.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker bridging technology and business.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary technical leadership on client engagements, ensuring solutions align with client needs and internal capabilities.
• Guide digital transformation and drive innovation through cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborate with Sales to translate technical priorities into clear business value and winning proposals.

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB

At Impact Commerce, we are looking for a Technology Director to set our technical vision, bridge the gap between technology and business, and help shape the next era of digital commerce, for our clients as well as for our own organisation.

With deep technical expertise, you will integrate solutions that support digital transformation and strategic objectives, lead the development of advanced solutions, stay ahead of industry trends, and oversee operations to ensure projects land on time and on budget.

This is a dual role: half consulting, half commercial. Hence, you will provide visionary technical leadership on high-stakes client engagements, while also acting as a trusted advisor to our Sales organisation, translating deep technical expertise into business value that wins deals and builds lasting client relationships.

More specifically, in this role we expect you to have

Strategic vision & market leadership

• Build and drive industry innovation and blueprint development, defining, improving, and owning our strategic technical blueprints.
• Partner with Sales and Account Management to translate technical complexity into clear business value propositions, ensuring a smooth, well-informed sales process.
• Secure that everyone in Sales understands Impact Commerce's tech priorities, acting as the connective tissue between our technology roadmap and our commercial teams.
• Engage in pre-sales activities, including technical presentations, client workshops, and discovery sessions, identifying client pain points and designing tailored technical solutions.
• Combine deep tech insight with sharp commercial understanding to deliver real business value.
• Collaborate closely with C-level executives, marketing, sales, and product teams to align technology strategy with broader business goals.
• Lead digital transformation efforts and champion innovation through cutting-edge technology solutions.

Technical mastery & domain expertise

• Master the intricacies of B2C processes. From commerce to lead generation and marketplaces.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership during key phases of client projects, overseeing architecture, design, development, and implementation.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for prospective clients during proposal and pitch phases, ensuring solutions align with both client needs and internal capabilities.
• Offer ongoing technical consultation to key clients, identifying optimisation opportunities and presenting technical roadmaps.
• Mentor and guide development teams on new technologies and approaches; lead technical workshops to upskill internal teams.
• Design holistic, end-to-end architecture with specialisation in areas such as frontend, martech, and integrations.
• Maintain and grow our organisation's platform expertise.

Strategic thinking & collaboration

• Lead through thought leadership and expert opinion and be a recognised authority whose insight shapes decision-making.
• Build cross-functional relationships that connect diverse disciplines into cohesive solutions.
• Act as solution architect and strategic thinker, translating complex ideas into actionable plans.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal and external stakeholders alike.
• Own a leadership role with a dotted-line reporting structure, blending formal and informal leadership.

YOUR PROFILE

As Technology Director, you will set a clear tech vision aligned with business goals and develop a strategic tech plan that drives innovation and competitiveness. In this role, you will build strong relationships with stakeholders, including C-level executives, all while bridging the gap between technical and non-technical teams to ensure successful project deliveryerseeing architecture, design, development, and implementation.

We are looking for an inspiring technology leader, who can contribute to a fun and healthy everyday culture at IMPACT while ensuring a high standard in collaboration with your colleagues. A strategic thinker and innovation leader who shapes and owns the future of commerce:

• A communicative leader who builds trust by making complex technology understandable to any audience.
• A natural cross-functional bridge builder who thrives working alongside C-level executives.
• An expert with deep technological insight and strong B2C process proficiency.
• A decisive, inspiring leader who acts as a trusted advisor and guides others through digital transformation.At last, we imagine you have:

At last, we imagine you have:

• Experience as a CTO, Senior Technology Director, or in a similar role leading transformative projects.
• Strong consultancy and sales expertise, with a track record of translating technology into commercial value.
• Demonstrated success leading high-stakes, full-cycle commerce projects.
• A strong ability to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep technological understanding of platforms such as Commercetools, Contentful, and Optimizely.
• An international outlook, global experience and a diverse leadership profile are a strong plus.
• A genuine drive to be an individual contributor and a visionary leader in equal measure.

LIFE AT IMPACT

Commerce has never stood still. Neither have we. For more than 25 years, we have helped ambitious businesses turn change into growth by taking the time to understand what truly moves their business. What started in Aarhus, Denmark has grown into a European powerhouse with offices across the world.

From strategy and experience to technology, data, and execution, every capability sits under one roof. That’s how we move faster, align better, and build solutions that hold over time. We work close by. We think long-term. And we take responsibility for bringing technology, strategy, and execution together - helping brands grow with clarity and confidence in the next era of commerce.

IMPACT is built by specialists who care deeply about what they do, and take responsibility for what they deliver. Wherever commerce happens, we show up with the same standards, the same accountability, and the same ambition. Because consistency is what builds trust, across borders and over time.