Senior IT Director, AI-First Infrastructure & Strategy

Collibra; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 204,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Collibra is seeking a Senior Director of Information Technology to set the vision, lead a team across Infrastructure, Automation, and IT Support, and drive Collibra's internal AI roadmap. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring credibility from building AI-powered workflows, not just managing teams.

Based in NYC or Raleigh, the role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence at least two days a week. You will partner with the AI Committee, lead vendor strategy, and establish KPIs to ensure

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT leadership experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role in a SaaS or technology environment
• Demonstrated fluency across the current AI tool landscape and ability to translate into principled buy vs build decisions
• Track record of leading multi-functional IT organizations across Infrastructure, Integration/Automation, and Support
• Executive-level experience developing and presenting multi-year IT strategies and AI roadmaps to C-suite and Board-level stakeholders
• Deep expertise across enterprise platforms (Okta, AWS, GCP, Azure, Atlassian, Google Workspace) and automation tools (Workato, Boomi, MuleSoft, Ansible, Terraform)
• Experience owning enterprise IT governance, vendor strategy, budget, and risk and compliance management (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent; advanced degree or certifications preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, Copilot) to solve real-world business challenges

Responsibilities

• Own the IT strategy and roadmap for infrastructure, automation, and IT support
• Lead and develop a team across IT Infrastructure, IT Enterprise Applications, and IT Support
• Partner with the AI Committee to define internal AI strategy and framework
• Develop functional AI roadmaps with workflows that improve efficiency, velocity and output
• Lead adoption of internal AI deployment framework across non-technical teams
• Set direction for identity and access management (Okta) and cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
• Establish and track KPIs across IT disciplines to drive uptime and performance
• Collaborate with Security, GRC, Legal, People and Engineering to improve governance and responsible AI
• Serve as executive technology partner aligning enterprise strategy, AI adoption and priorities
• Own IT vendor relationships, negotiations and budget planning

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic IT planning

Hands-on AI experience

Change management

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or equivalent

Advanced degree or certifications preferred

Tools

Okta

AWS

GCP

Azure

Atlassian

Google Workspace

Workato

Boomi

MuleSoft

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Collibra is seeking a Senior Director of Information Technology to set the vision, lead a team across Infrastructure, Automation, and IT Support, and drive Collibra's internal AI roadmap. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring credibility from building AI-powered workflows, not just managing teams.

Based in NYC or Raleigh, the role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence at least two days a week. You will partner with the AI Committee, lead vendor strategy, and establish KPIs to ensure