Remote Director, Innovation & Deployment

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development

Leadership opportunities

Diverse technical team

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Director of Innovation & Deployment to lead identification, evaluation, and deployment of technology opportunities that improve operational outcomes. The role partners with stakeholders and technical teams to move ideas from concept through prototyping to operational use.

This position focuses on building a repeatable process for innovation delivery with emphasis on feasibility, scalability, and execution discipline. Remote, US-based candidates encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading and developing technical organizations and multidisciplinary teams.
• Track record deploying technology capabilities from concept to operational use.
• Ability to identify high-value problems and evaluate alternative technology approaches.
• Strong communication skills to convey technology choices and risks to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Identify technology opportunities that improve outcomes with stakeholders.
• Evaluate capabilities alongside emerging technologies for integration.
• Prioritize opportunities based on value, feasibility, and scalability.
• Lead rapid prototyping and testing to validate solutions.
• Oversee transition of prototypes into operational use with all requirements addressed.
• Establish a repeatable process for moving from problem identification to deployed solutions.
• Manage resources and partnerships to support priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Technical strategy

Problem solving

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or related field

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Director of Innovation & Deployment to lead identification, evaluation, and deployment of technology opportunities that improve operational outcomes. The role partners with stakeholders and technical teams to move ideas from concept through prototyping to operational use.

This position focuses on building a repeatable process for innovation delivery with emphasis on feasibility, scalability, and execution discipline. Remote, US-based candidates encouraged to apply.