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Shift Paradigm · 1 month ago

Senior Director, Technology Strategy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $175K/yr

10+ years exp

Shift Paradigm is a consultancy focused on transforming marketing and technology for clients. They are seeking a Senior Director of Technology Strategy to lead enterprise solution architecture strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable marketing and data technology solutions.

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Responsibilities

Lead solution architecture and data strategy across key enterprise engagements, ensuring alignment with client objectives and Shift Paradigm’s technology roadmap

Develop forward-looking integration frameworks that unify marketing automation, CRM, CDP, and CMS ecosystems into cohesive, data-driven operating models

Drive architectural standards, patterns, and governance models that support scale, performance, and innovation

Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders on emerging technologies, data strategies, and AI/ML enablement

Collaborate with Sales, Partner Alliances, and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams during pre-sale activities. This includes initial prospect conversations to assess client needs, pain points, and readiness, as well as scoping, shaping, and presenting multi-platform solutions and proposals

Lead or support scoping sessions, translating high-level business goals into technical recommendations and level-of-effort (LOE) estimates

Develop and present solution roadmaps, architecture diagrams, and phased delivery approaches aligned to client maturity and growth goals

Represent Shift Paradigm in co-selling scenarios with platform partners (Adobe, Salesforce, Braze, etc.), articulating solution value and differentiation

Provide thought leadership in RFP/RFI responses, ensuring technical feasibility, clarity, and alignment with best practices

Create and maintain reusable pre-sale assets (architecture templates, proposal frameworks, estimation models) to improve speed-to-proposal

Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure architecture designs are feasible, scalable, and align with Shift Paradigm’s solution IP

Work closely with Client Success, Project Management, and Delivery leaders to ensure projects are executed with excellence, maintaining architectural integrity through deployment

Mentor architects, platform experts, and consultants across teams, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and technical excellence

Embed AI/ML capabilities across client ecosystems to enhance personalization, predictive modeling, and marketing automation performance

Identify opportunities to leverage data science, generative AI, and automation frameworks to drive proactive insights and customer engagement

Partner with internal innovation initiatives to prototype new solutions, accelerators, and reusable frameworks that differentiate Shift Paradigm’s offerings

Qualification

Solution ArchitectureData StrategyMarketing TechnologyAI/ML IntegrationAPI DesignData ModelingCloud InfrastructureCommunication SkillsLeadership Experience

Required

10+ years in marketing technology, solution architecture, or data engineering roles within digital agencies or enterprise environments

Extensive experience leading client delivery discussions both in a pre-sale and a post-sale motion, with excellent communication, presentation, and consultative skills

Proven experience designing or overseeing integrations across at least three of the following ecosystems: Data Warehouses / CDPs – e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Adobe RTCDP, Salesforce Data Cloud, Segment, Hightouch; Marketing Automation Platforms – e.g., Adobe Experience Platform & Journey Optimizer, Marketo Engage, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Iterable, HubSpot; CRMs – e.g., Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot; CMS / Web Platforms – e.g., Adobe Experience Manager, AEM Edge Delivery, Contentful, WordPress, Sitecore

Deep understanding of data modeling, identity resolution, and customer 360 architecture

Experience integrating and operationalizing AI/ML and predictive analytics across marketing and data platforms

Strong background in API design, data contracts, microservices, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes for executive audiences

Proven leadership experience mentoring cross-functional teams and influencing strategic direction