Solution Director: Cost Takeout & Technology Transformation

AND Digital; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended Working

Autonomous Club Model

Career Scrum Team

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

AND Digital seeks a Solution Director to lead cost takeout and technology transformation for enterprise clients. You will shape strategies, build executive-level business cases, and oversee large-scale modernization programs across cloud, automation, and AI initiatives.

Join a blended-working culture with autonomous clubs, cross-functional delivery teams, and a focus on durable value for clients while growing your consulting leadership career.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in consulting, technology transformation, or enterprise ops.
• Proven track record leading large-scale cost optimization programs.
• Experience building executive-level business cases and roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of cloud, automation, AI, and modern data platforms.
• Experience with C-suite stakeholders in enterprise settings.
• Strong commercial acumen and business development capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive discussions around cost optimization and tech strategy.
• Develop transformation narratives linking technology to business outcomes.
• Diagnose cost drivers, debt, inefficiencies and legacy constraints.
• Define roadmaps with quantified financial benefits and value tracking.
• Oversee delivery of large-scale modernization programs across portfolios.

Skills

Executive stakeholder engagement

Cost optimization

Technology strategy

Business transformation

Cloud modernization

Automation

AI adoption

Program leadership

Delivery governance

Job description

Solution Director: Cost Takeout & Tech Transformation

Location: East Coast (NY/NJ, Atlanta, Charlotte, or South Florida)

Who We Are
AND Digital is a tech company dedicated to accelerating digital delivery and closing the digital skills gap. Since 2014, we have supported organisations in building better digital products and stronger digital teams. We believe our work should always create a remarkable impact for our clients. Through our regional offices, known as ‘Clubs,’ we build strong relationships with our partners, ensuring they are prioritised by teams located nearby. This unique model has driven success for both our clients and ourselves, reflected in our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today, we are over 1,300 people strong, with Clubs across the UK, Europe, and the USA—and plans for global expansion in the coming years. Join us and help fulfil our mission to close the world’s digital skills gap.

Solution Director – Cost Takeout & Technology Transformation

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Solution Director to lead and shape complex Cost Takeout and Technology Transformation engagements for enterprise clients. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, technology modernization, operational excellence, and AI-driven transformation.

The successful candidate will help organizations identify, quantify, and deliver sustainable cost efficiencies while simultaneously creating platforms for future growth. Unlike traditional IT cost reduction programs, our focus is on technical transformation that improves margins, accelerates revenue opportunities, and enables long-term competitive advantage through automation, cloud modernization, platform simplification, AI, and operating model redesign.

The Solution Director will be responsible for developing transformation strategies, leading client conversations, shaping commercial opportunities, and overseeing delivery of large-scale transformation programs.

Key Responsibilities

Client Advisory & Solution Leadership

• Lead executive-level discussions around cost optimization, technology strategy, and business transformation.
• Develop compelling transformation narratives that link technology investments to business outcomes.
• Diagnose cost drivers, technical debt, operational inefficiencies, and legacy constraints across client environments.
• Build business cases demonstrating measurable cost takeout, productivity improvements, and growth enablement.

Cost Takeout & Value Realization

• Identify opportunities for:
• Application rationalization
• Infrastructure optimization
• Cloud transformation
• Automation and AI adoption
• Operating model redesign
• Vendor and platform consolidation
• Process simplification and digitization
• Define transformation roadmaps with quantified financial benefits.
• Establish value tracking mechanisms and realization frameworks.

Technology Transformation

• Lead modernization initiatives across enterprise technology landscapes.
• Design target-state architectures aligned to business objectives.
• Advise clients on emerging technologies including:
• Generative AI
• Intelligent Automation
• Cloud-native platforms
• Data and analytics modernization
• Digital operating models
• Support enterprise-wide transformation programs from strategy through execution.

Business Development & Opportunity Shaping

• Partner with sales and account teams to identify and develop new opportunities.
• Lead solution development for complex pursuits and RFP responses.
• Create executive presentations, transformation proposals, and investment cases.
• Support contract negotiations and commercial discussions.

Leadership & Delivery Oversight

• Lead multidisciplinary teams across consulting, architecture, engineering, operations, and change management.
• Provide executive governance throughout transformation programs.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across C-suite, technology, operations, and finance functions.
• Coach and mentor consultants and solution leaders.

Experience & Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in consulting, technology transformation, enterprise architecture, or operational transformation.
• Proven track record leading large-scale cost optimization and modernization programs.
• Experience developing executive-level business cases and transformation roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of cloud, automation, AI, application modernization, and technology operating models.
• Experience working with C-suite stakeholders and large enterprise organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen and business development capability.

Why join AND Digital?

We have three core values: wonder, share, and delight. These values inform how we work with clients, and our culture: what it feels like to work for AND. We believe collaboration, ambition, curiosity and fun can drive innovation by creating a better environment for problem-solving.

By joining AND, we’ll provide:

• Opportunities to work on projects with big clients and produce meaningful work that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives.
• A “Blended Working” model, meaning you will be able to work in a range of locations from; your home, in your clubhouse, on a client, as well as just a change of scenery.
• The benefits of having a small company feel through being part of an autonomous Club, while being able to take in the benefits of a larger organisation.
• A dedicated career scrum team, designed to help you reach your career goals and develop the skills you need to be your best self.
• A safe environment for you to be yourself and challenge yourself.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At AND Digital we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process so please speak to our recruitment team.