Principal, Technology Strategy & Planning

About the role

AT&T is hiring a Principal, Technology Strategy & Planning (Tech Business Management) in Atlanta, Georgia, to act as a strategic business partner for EASE. The role connects infrastructure strategy, financial performance, investment choices and measurable outcomes, bringing strong business and financial acumen to strategic planning and portfolio decisions. It is a full-time onsite position, five days a week, with no relocation offered.

Key responsibilities

• Synthesize business, financial, operational and strategic information into executive insights and decision support.
• Help establish common practices for technology economics, investment governance, business cases, OKRs and value realization.
• Maintain and track strategic priorities, objectives and key results, and govern and develop business cases.
• Help leaders prioritize investments and interpret financial actuals, forecasts and variances into clear options and recommendations.
• Partner with finance resources to build financial analyses, forecasts, investment scenarios and cost views.
• Build and evolve EASE's technology economics approach, including unit-economics views for services, applications and infrastructure.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree desired in Computer Science or Business; preferred Master's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of related experience; certification required in some areas.
• Experience in technology business management, technology finance, strategic planning, portfolio management, investment governance or product economics.
• Experience partnering with Finance and technology leaders, developing business cases, and tracking strategic priorities and OKRs.
• Preferred: experience with TBM, cost-to-serve, unit-cost, total-cost-of-ownership, service costing or technology-value approaches.

Required skills

• Budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, cost allocation, business cases and investment scenarios.
• Building and directing financial or economic models linking technology cost and consumption to business outcomes.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure and enterprise technology services (applications, cloud, compute, storage, network, platforms, security).
• Preferred: Apptio, Nicus, ServiceNow Portfolio Management, Jira Align, Power BI, financial-planning platforms, OKRs and portfolio measures.

What we offer

• Salary range of $116,700 to $175,100 USD annually, depending on geography, experience and education.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) plan and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off (at least 23 days of vacation per year) and paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Adoption reimbursement, disability benefits, life insurance and employee assistance programs.