Principal, Technology Strategy – Planning

AT&T

. Serve as a strategic business partner for EASE, connecting infrastructure strategy, financial performance, investment choices, and measurable outcomes .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeAtlanta • United StatesLead💰 $116,700 - $175,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong business and financial acumen with expertise in technology business management, strategic planning, and investment governance. Capable of synthesizing complex financial and operational data into actionable insights for senior leadership while establishing effective management practices for technology economics and value realization.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Technology Business ManagementFinancial Analysis and ModelingStrategic Planning and Portfolio ManagementExecutive Communication and FacilitationInvestment Governance

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Hard Skills

Financial ForecastingVariance AnalysisCost AllocationBusiness Case DevelopmentInvestment ScenariosTechnology EconomicsOKR TrackingPortfolio MeasuresAnalytical JudgmentProblem-Solving

Soft Skills

Influencing SkillsFacilitation Skills

Tools & Technologies

ApptioNicusServiceNow Strategic Portfolio ManagementJira AlignPower BI

Certifications & Qualifications

Finance CertificationFP&A CertificationTBM CertificationProduct Management CertificationPortfolio Management CertificationAgile CertificationSAFe Certification

Industry Keywords

Technology FinanceInvestment GovernanceProduct EconomicsCost-to-ServeUnit-CostTotal-Cost-of-OwnershipService CostingTechnology-Value ApproachesExecutive ScorecardsValue-Realization Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a strategic business partner for EASE, connecting infrastructure strategy, financial performance, investment choices, and measurable outcomes
Support strategic planning and portfolio decisions by clarifying the economics of technology services
Maintain alignment across strategic priorities, OKRs, financial outlook, and investment needs
Direct and partner with finance resources to develop models, analyses, forecasts, and scenarios
Synthesize business, financial, operational, and strategic information into executive insights and decision support
Establish management practices for technology economics, investment governance, business cases, OKRs, and value realization
Track EASE strategic priorities, OKRs, progress, performance gaps, and leadership interventions
Govern and help develop business cases, including costs, benefits, assumptions, risks, measures, and value-realization expectations
Help leaders prioritize investments across competing needs and frame trade-offs
Collaborate with Portfolio Integration Leads on portfolio direction, roadmaps, outcomes, priorities, and major decisions
Interpret financial actuals, forecasts, variances, risks, and investment needs for senior leaders
Build and evolve EASE’s technology-economics approach, including unit-economics views for services, applications, infrastructure, and other technology services
Connect strategic priorities, technology plans, financial considerations, and expected outcomes into an integrated business view

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science or Business
7+ years of related experience
Certification is required in some areas
Experience in technology business management, technology finance, strategic planning, portfolio management, investment governance, product economics, or a related discipline
Strong business and financial acumen across budgets, forecasts, actuals, variance analysis, cost allocation, business cases, investment scenarios, benefits, and financial risk
Experience using and directing the development of financial or economic analyses and models
Ability to translate complex financial, operational, and technology information into clear insights, options, and recommendations for senior leaders
Experience partnering with Finance and technology leaders
Experience developing, reviewing, or governing business cases
Experience defining and tracking strategic priorities, objectives and key results, portfolio measures, or comparable outcome-management frameworks
Strong executive communication, facilitation, analytical judgment, problem-solving, and influencing skills
Working knowledge of infrastructure and enterprise technology services
No employer sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred: Master's degree or equivalent relevant experience
Preferred certifications in Finance, FP&A, TBM, product management, portfolio management, Agile, SAFe, or business cases
Preferred experience with Technology Business Management, cost-to-serve, unit-cost, total-cost-of-ownership, service costing, or technology-value approaches
Preferred experience with Apptio, Nicus, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Jira Align, Power BI, financial-planning platforms, or comparable tools
Preferred experience establishing OKRs, portfolio measures, executive scorecards, investment-review forums, and value-realization practices
Preferred experience designing, building, or deploying generative AI agents, intelligent workflows, or automation tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone