Senior Director, IT Strategic Transformation

Gap Inc.

. Drive integrated execution across platform modernization, analytics enablement, data operations, AI capabilities, and engineering delivery — across multiple teams, vendors, and strategic partners including our execution partners and Google.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive integrated execution across platform modernization, analytics enablement, data operations, AI capabilities, and engineering delivery — across multiple teams, vendors, and strategic partners including our execution partners and Google.
Coordinate dependencies across product, engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, and operations.
Ensure the transformation delivers durable business outcomes.
Serve as a trusted advisor to SVP and executive leadership on transformation progress, risk posture, tradeoffs, investment decisions, and sequencing — with the judgment to surface the hard things early.
Design and run executive governance forums — portfolio reviews, QBRs, steering committees, and escalation mechanisms — that produce decisions, not status updates.
Help define and evolve the operating model required to scale Data and AI delivery across the enterprise.
Build, inspire, and develop a high-performing team that embodies accountability, collaboration, and innovation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of leadership experience spanning enterprise transformation, program leadership, technology strategy, or engineering and data operations.
Experience leading large-scale GCP, data, analytics, platform, or AI-related transformations — retail, consumer, or digital environments strongly preferred.
Experience designing or standing up AI-native delivery organizations, innovation entities, or new operating model structures.
Familiarity with modern enterprise delivery and planning tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Clarity, Power BI, or equivalent platforms.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline required.
Advanced degree, GCP certification, or program management certification advantageous.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

enterprise transformationprogram leadershiptechnology strategydata operationsAI capabilitiesanalytics enablementplatform modernizationlarge-scale transformationsAI-native delivery organizationsoperating model structures

Soft Skills

leadershipaccountabilitycollaborationinnovationtrusted advisorjudgmentrisk managementdecision-makingteam developmentexecutive governance

Certifications

GCP certificationprogram management certification