Sr. Principal Technical Program Lead
Chick-fil-A
Overview
The Staff Technology team enables the Chick-fil-A digital enterprise by partnering on purpose to empower business transformation. From technology consulting and design to implementation and maintenance, the team is responsive to stakeholder business requirements while bringing a forward-looking, systems mindset and approach to the work. Key audience segments within the purview of this sub-team include Chick-fil-A, Inc Staff members and select vendor partners.
This role will spearhead the Digital Experience strategy for Chick-fil-A's growing staff population. Partnering with senior leaders across the organization, they will define the strategy and objectives for the staff digital experience and provide strategic oversight to a portfolio of initiatives impacting the staff digital experience. This role is pivotal in enhancing the digital workplace for our employees, driving innovation, and ensuring a well designed integration of digital tools and platforms that support productivity, satisfaction and Chick-fil-A's mission to be the world's most caring company. This role requires a blend of experience in leading and implementing human-centered design systems, technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills to define the strategic vision and oversee the integration and optimization of technical systems that enhance Chick-fil-A's staff digital experience.
Potential components include productivity and collaboration tools, workplace applications, overall UI/UX, findability of content, artificial intelligence, support, training, employee feedback, and usage analytics.
Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and remotely, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.
Responsibilities
+ Define and implement the strategic vision for the staff digital experience, aligning with organizational goals
+ Lead user research, persona development, scenario mapping to understand staff experience
+ Influence and align a portfolio of technical initiatives and/or programs with impact across multiple areas of the organization
+ Lead quarterly planning for the staff digital portfolio
+ Demystify technology for multiple functional areas across the organization
+ Drive adoption and organizational change management related to initiatives
+ Oversee resources that gather requirements, create documentation, and support technical initiatives and programs through implementations, changes, and issues
+ Collaborate, interact with, and influence project leads, developers, stakeholders, system architects and various subject matter experts to manage the implementation of technical programs and/or initiatives
+ Act as Subject Matter Expert for the Staff Digital Experience and programs
+ Define lifecycle and design for technical initiatives and programs supported
+ Own the strategic relationship with functional and technical partners
+ Build strategic plans and communicate progress with business partners/stakeholders
+ Exercise expertise and thought leadership over areas of responsibility, initiatives and programs supported.
Minimum Qualifications
+ Experience leading large, complex technical initiatives and programs
+ Experience in leading and implementing human-centered design systems
+ Experience with driving major change initiatives and high user adoption
+ Experience with agile methodology
+ Experience in driving teams, management, and senior leadership to decisions
+ Strong ability to lead through influence
+ Ability to understand and influence business needs, then translate them to techno-functional requirements that deliver desired outcomes
+ Strong verbal and written communication skills
+ Excellent stakeholder management abilities
+ Excellent personal and relational intelligence
+ Demonstration of leadership and strong collaboration
+ Ability to quickly learn and comprehend technical trends and opportunities
+ Self-starter who completes responsibilities with minimal supervision
+ Team player who is committed to both the team and the initiatives
+ Strong decision-making skills with the ability to collaborate and make decisions in the gray
+ Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
+ Ability to effectively select and manage vendors
+ Servant spirit with strong sense of stewardship
Minimum Years of Experience
8
Travel Requirements
10%
Required Level of Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Preferred Level of Education
Bachelor's Degree
Major/Concentration
Technical Field of Study, Human-Centered Design, Human Computer Interaction
Job FunctionInformation Technology
Position TypeExperienced Professionals
Requisition ID2025-17829
Posting Location : LocationUS-GA-Atlanta
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