Collibra

Senior Director, IT Systems

Collibra$204K — $255K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of IT leadership experience in a SaaS or tech environment.
  • 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
  • Fluent in current AI tools and their applications.
  • Experience leading IT organizations across various functions.
  • Proven ability to develop and present IT strategies to C-suite stakeholders.
  • Deep knowledge of enterprise platforms and automation tools.
  • Experience in IT governance, vendor strategy, and risk management.

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute Collibra's IT roadmap aligned with business and engineering goals.
  • Lead and develop teams across IT Infrastructure, Applications, and Support.
  • Define and implement internal AI strategy and frameworks with the AI Committee.
  • Develop functional AI roadmaps to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Drive behavioral change in AI adoption across non-technical teams.
  • Set strategic direction for identity management and cloud environments.
  • Establish KPIs to monitor IT performance and improvement.

Benefits

  • Flexible benefits program supporting diverse needs and life goals.
  • Comprehensive health coverage.
  • Competitive total rewards package including bonuses and equity.
  • Pension/401k plans available for financial security.
  • Focus on inclusion and belonging in workplace practices.
Full Job Description
Senior Director, Information Technology 's at Collibra are responsible for
  • Own the strategy and execution of Collibra's IT roadmap by serving as the trusted technology partner to business and engineering leaders and ensuring reliability, business continuity, scalability, security, and AI-readiness across our global workforce and office environments
  • Lead and develop a team across IT Infrastructure, IT Enterprise Applications, and IT Support
  • Partner with the AI Committee to define an internal AI strategy and framework for implementation that also drives adoption of AI technologies across the organisation
  • Partner with senior leaders to develop functional AI roadmaps by identifying opportunities to build workflows across the business that improve operational efficiency, velocity and output
  • Drive the development of Collibra's internal AI deployment framework and lead adoption across non-technical teams - defining how the organization embeds AI into how work gets done, in partnership with the AI Committee and Engineering. The measure of success is behavioral change across the business, not tools deployed
  • Set strategic direction for identity and access management (Okta), endpoint management (WorkspaceOne), and cloud environments (AWS, GCP), ensuring the technical foundation is secure and built to support AI at scale
  • Establish and track KPIs across IT disciplines, using data to drive continuous improvement in system uptime, ticket resolution, employee satisfaction, and infrastructure performance
  • Partner with Security, GRC, Legal, People and Engineering to improve our governance, risk and security posture, improve risk mitigation, data privacy, and implementation of responsible AI across our platforms
  • Serve as the executive technology partner to business and engineering leaders, building trusted relationships that align enterprise technology strategy, AI adoption, and operational priorities while driving measurable business outcomes.
  • Own IT vendor relationships, participate in contract negotiations and budget planning, ensuring the company has the right tools to meet current needs and future growth
You have
  • 10+ years of 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: you are actively experimenting, current on where the technology is heading, and can translate firsthand knowledge into principled buy vs build decisions for the organization
  • A 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 (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
  • A 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, drive measurable outcomes, or streamline workflows.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent related working experience is required
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
You are
  • An executive-level leader who sets a bold vision and develops the leaders beneath you to execute with excellence
  • A hands-on builder: you have personally designed and shipped AI-powered workflows and bring that credibility into every conversation about what is possible
  • Genuinely curious and believe in the power of AI: you don't just follow the roadmap, you shape it, and you bring informed, practical opinions about where AI creates real business value
  • A systems thinker who connects infrastructure, automation, support, and AI into a coherent enterprise technology strategy
  • A strategic communicator who translates complex technical decisions into clear business narratives that drive executive alignment
  • A proven change leader who brings people along through ambiguity and has a track record of IT transformation
  • Outcome-oriented: you define success in measurable terms and hold your team accountable to project impact, SLA performance, and business value delivered
  • An operator who treats reliability, security, and service quality as baseline and not background noise behind AI


Measures of success
  • Within your first two weeks, you have completed a listening tour with the C-suite, cross-functional key stakeholders and your direct reports, reviewed the current IT stack, open vendor commitments, and already have a working hypothesis about where AI creates the most near-term leverage. You are not still gathering input - you have a point of view and you are pressure-testing it.
  • Within 30 days, you have mapped the critical gaps across Infrastructure, Integration Automation, and IT Support, identified at least one workflow to ship in the next 30 days, and presented a preliminary IT strategy framing to the CPO and key stakeholders. The team knows how you operate and what you expect.
  • Within 60 days, you have presented a full IT strategy and AI roadmap to executive stakeholders with baked KPIs. You have implemented a prioritization framework that enables us to build solutions for the most valuable workflows. You have shipped at least one workflow that is live and showing measurable impact - not in design, not in pilot, but running. A vendor evaluation framework is in place so the team is making informed buy vs. build decisions. You have assessed the team's AI fluency and have a development plan in motion.
  • Within 90 days, you have shipped at least one more workflow, IT support has measurably reduced ticket volume or resolution time through deflection or routing and you can show the number. At least one integration automation has been redesigned using AI tooling with documented time savings or error reduction. Collibra IT is operating as a strategic driver - not just a support function.
Compensation for this role

The standard base salary range for this position is $204,000.00 - $255,000.00 per year. This position is not eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, and location.

In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive total rewards package, including bonus potential, equity for eligible roles, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401k plans, and more.

Benefits at Collibra

Collibra recognizes and values that everyone has different needs, interests, and life goals. We built our benefits program with flexibility in mind to support you and your loved ones through a diverse range of circumstances and life events. These flexible offerings sit on a foundation of competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Learn more about Collibra's benefits.

We create inclusion and belonging through how we onboard, meet, connect, engage, and communicate. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Collibra.

About Collibra

Collibra is a data intelligence company that provides a cloud-based platform that enables organizations to access and understand their data. The company's platform allows users to collaborate on data, build data-driven workflows, and automate data management processes. Collibra's customers include large enterprises in industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City.
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Size
800 employees
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Founded
2008

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