Sr. Director, Technology and Product

About the Role:

The Senior Director of Technology & Product is a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for aligning technology, product strategy, and organizational goals. This role oversees product vision, engineering execution, and the successful delivery of platforms, features, and digital experiences. The Senior Director works cross-functionally with ClarusONE leadership, ClarusONE Member technology teams, engineering teams, product managers, and business stakeholders to drive technology led innovation. ClarusONE has developed a bespoke Sourcing engine (ARK) in house, with the majority of sourcing work being delivered in this system. Continued development of this system, including integration of AI, will be critical to the success the business and its Members.

This position will report directly into the Chief Operating Officer of ClarusONE and sit on the extended leadership team. They will be responsible for a team of 12 people plus multiple contractors. This role will actively partner with all ClarusONE business functions as well as the Members to align and support execution of technology advancements, system alignment, exploratory initiatives, delivery of AI initiatives through our in house developed Sourcing platform.

This role requires strong leadership skills with proven ability to develop strategy, lead across cross functional teams and disciplines, think commercially and have a proven track record of delivery value. The successful candidate must have a proven track record of project, process, and relationship management; budget management; contract negotiation and administration; and be capable of independent problem solving and decision making. Success in this role will require partnership and the influencing of business priorities within ClarusONE.

What You'll Do:

Technology Leadership

• Define and drive the technology strategy to support ClarusONE vision, product roadmap, and scalability while considering the needs and technology roadmap of Walmart and McKesson

• Lead engineering teams in architecture, development, quality assurance, and infrastructure.

• Establish technical standards, best practices, and processes to ensure high-quality delivery.

• Lead integration of AI functionality into ClarusONE in house developed sourcing technology.

Product Strategy & Management

• Lead the Product team, owning the strategic product roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle from discovery through delivery.

• Partner with senior stakeholders both internal to ClarusONE and in partnership with Walmart and McKesson to translate business objectives into actionable product initiatives.

• Bring best practice and inspiration from market leaders to create user-centric product development, leveraging research, analytics, and market insights.

• Co-own the ClarusONE digital strategy in partnership with the Senior Director Product and Technology

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering and product teams.

• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Build strong relationships across the company and with Member partners, creating alignment and clear communication channels.

Execution & Delivery

• Oversee end-to-end execution of product and technical initiatives, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with goals.

• Develop metrics and KPIs to measure success and drive performance.

• Manage vendor relationships, technology budgets, and resource planning.

• Partner with Senior Director AI, Data & Analytics to ensure technical delivery of AI roadmap

• Partner with Director of Process Improvement and Business Execution to both feed product roadmap as well as ensure business adoption of new technology

Risk & Compliance

• Ensure systems meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

• Maintains SOX compliant documentation and support all SOX-related activities and audit working in close partnership with the VP Finance as well as key leadership within McKesson

• Oversee disaster recovery planning, uptime, and business continuity protocols.

• (The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties.)

Basic Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 13+ years of professional experience AND 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience).

• 13+ years’ experience within technology and/or technical product management.

• 5+ years’ experience of leading cross-functional teams and working within a matrix organisation.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience in the healthcare field beneficial.

• Proven ability to lead a team to achieve goals by focusing on results.

• Demonstrated consistent ability to develop strategic and tactical plans as well as creative problem-solving capabilities.

• Exceptional organisational and project management skills are critical using a consultative approach.

• Time management, including ability to organise and prioritise your team’s work to consistently meet critical and/or conflicting daily deadlines while ensuring the highest level of accuracy.

• Proven ability to research, analyse and problem solve.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal, flexible and adaptive to changes in the business.

• Ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external business partners and to influence a diverse set of stakeholders.

• Ability to work autonomously.

• Strong understanding of SOX controls.

Physical Requirements:

• Candidate must reside within a commutable distance to London, UK.

• Candidate will be expected to be onsite at least 2 days per week at our ClarusONE location in London.

• Candidate must be able to travel to the Unites States and Ireland.

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