Senior Director, Technology Europe

Overview

When you join Hines you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence earning us a spot on Fast Companys esteemed annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies as well as recognition as one of U.S. News & World Reports Best Companies to Work For in 2024.

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The Senior Director Technology Europe will lead the technology strategy execution and delivery agenda across Europe in close partnership with the Senior Managing Director Global Head of Technology and Europe Leadership.

This role will serve as the primary technology leader for Europe ensuring one coordinated business-aligned technology agenda across Europe Global Technology / IT and U.S.

-based IT and Business Transformation teams. The Senior Director will translate global technology priorities into practical execution across European markets while ensuring European business regulatory market investor tenant and operator requirements are clearly represented in the global technology roadmap.

The role requires strong alignment with Europe Leadership while avoiding unnecessary technology silos duplication or conflicting direction. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Technology Strategy

• Lead Europes technology strategy and roadmap ensuring alignment with global technology priorities and European business needs.
  
  Responsibilities include:

• Develop and manage the Europe technology roadmap.

• Translate global technology priorities into practical execution across European markets.

• Align European priorities with the global technology roadmap.

• Represent European business regulatory market investor tenant and operator requirements.

• Influence the global roadmap where European requirements need to be reflected.

• Identify practical opportunities to use AI and emerging technology to improve business outcomes.

• Ensure the European technology agenda supports growth operational efficiency compliance and business transformation.

Implementation Software Rollout and Infrastructure Delivery

• Lead the implementation of technology initiatives across Europe including software platforms infrastructure integrations AI-enabled tools and technology programs.
  
  Responsibilities include:

• Manage the rollout of global and market-specific software solutions across Europe.

• Oversee implementation plans timelines adoption change management and post-launch support.

• Partner with U.S.
  
  -based IT teams global platform owners vendors and business teams to ensure solutions align with global standards and the shared roadmap.

• Work directly with technical teams on software infrastructure integrations data cybersecurity AI and platform delivery.

• Ensure projects are delivered with clear scope accountability budget discipline risk management and measurable outcomes.

• Coordinate infrastructure needs across European markets including networks workplace technology systems reliability cybersecurity controls and operational resilience.

• Ensure solutions are implemented securely and in compliance with European data protection cross-border data cybersecurity and audit requirements.

• Ensure new systems tools and AI-enabled capabilities are adopted by the European business and supported after launch.

Team and People Leadership

• Lead and manage the technology teams and people responsible for software infrastructure support and delivery across Europe.
  
  Responsibilities include:

• Manage technology leaders project teams application owners infrastructure resources vendors and support partners across Europe.

• Set clear goals priorities roles and accountability across the Europe technology team.

• Develop technology talent build team capability and ensure appropriate coverage for critical technology functions.

• Create a service-oriented business-focused technology culture across Europe.

• Encourage practical use of AI and automation to improve productivity service delivery and problem-solving.

• Build strong relationships across Europe Leadership Global Technology / IT U.S.
  
  -based IT teams operations legal compliance data and business teams.

• Maintain clear decision-making and escalation paths to avoid duplication conflicting direction or misalignment.

• Manage performance resource planning team capacity and delivery expectations.

Minimum Requirements include:

• Senior technology leadership experience in a European market-facing or international environment.
• Experience serving as a technology leader within a global organization.
• Hands-on technology experience across software platforms infrastructure integrations data cybersecurity enterprise systems and AI-enabled tools.
• Proven experience leading software implementations platform rollouts infrastructure programs and technology transformation initiatives across multiple markets.
• Experience managing technology teams application owners infrastructure resources vendors and delivery partners.
• Experience…