Advocacy Tech Lead: Platform Strategy & Engagement

OATS; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension plan

Health, dental, vision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

AARP is seeking an Advocacy Technology Manager to lead the advocacy and constituent engagement tech ecosystem. You will coordinate strategy with stakeholders across advocacy, campaigns, state offices, and IT to deliver scalable solutions and drive vertical integration of platforms.

You will translate business needs into technical roadmaps, manage adoption, and collaborate with vendors to ensure timely enhancements while aligning with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IS, Business Admin, CS, Data Analytics, or equivalent.
• 5+ years managing business technology solutions, digital platforms, enterprise applications, CRM systems, or constituent engagement technologies.
• Experience translating business needs into roadmaps, product enhancements, and implementation plans.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and external partners in Agile or similar delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology projects and manage resources and timelines.
• Guide the technology roadmap and implement improvements and new functionality.
• Create product strategies and roadmaps using agile planning and development.
• Serve as a business liaison with technology and vendors; coordinate training and rollout activities.
• Advise on data accuracy and integration best practices.
• Translate strategic ideas into technical product implementations with compliance in mind.
• Engage with internal and external vendor teams to ensure on-time delivery of enhancements.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Business-IT liaison

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/Business Admin/CS

Tools

Engaging Networks

Springboard

Luminate Online

Salesforce

Marketing Cloud

Job description

AARP is seeking an Advocacy Technology Manager to lead the advocacy and constituent engagement tech ecosystem. You will coordinate strategy with stakeholders across advocacy, campaigns, state offices, and IT to deliver scalable solutions and drive vertical integration of platforms.

You will translate business needs into technical roadmaps, manage adoption, and collaborate with vendors to ensure timely enhancements while aligning with organizational goals.