Director, Business Systems Technology

**About Amplify** Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit http://amplify.com. Amplify is seeking a strategic, operationally focused Director of Business Systems Technology to lead the evolution of our enterprise ecosystem. As we scale, this leader will move beyond traditional system maintenance to architect a high-velocity delivery model across our "Core 4" suite (NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, and Boomi), as well as other related applications. You will be the primary catalyst for integrating AI-driven interventions and machine learning workflows across our value chain, driving operational efficiency and informed decision-making across the organization. Serving as the bridge between technical execution and business efficiency, you will ensure our platforms are not only stable and scalable but are actively driving innovation and data-led decision-making across the organization. **Essential Responsibilities** - Team & Resource Management: Lead the Technology delivery team, managing resource capacity and delivery velocity while fostering professional development through industry best practices. - System & Process Optimization: Own and continuously improve the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process across the organization. Drive the long-term roadmap for core enterprise applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, technical debt management, and measurable ROI aligned to organizational KPIs. - AI & Automation Leadership: Responsible for implementing the strategic roadmap for AI-driven workflows and "interventions" across the enterprise. This includes identifying and deploying specific Generative AI and Machine Learning use cases—such as automated ticket classification in Salesforce, predictive financial modeling in NetSuite, and AI-enhanced employee self-service in Workday—to significantly enhance organizational productivity and data-driven decision-making. - Strategic Staffing & Vendor Management: Manage vendor relationships with third-party consultants and staff augmentation partners, ensuring performance meets defined success criteria. - Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Systems leadership and business teams to align technology initiatives against business goals. - Data Strategy: Work closely with the Amplify data team to ensure alignment and integrity of data across enterprise systems and data platforms. - Process Improvement: Establish and continuously improve technological "ways of working" and operational processes for internal delivery teams to streamline execution and improve output quality. **Required Qualifications** - Platform Mastery (The Core 4): 10+ years of experience in business systems development leadership, with expert-level architectural knowledge in at least two of our primary platforms: NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, or Boomi. - Strategic Technical Leadership: Experience managing the evolution of a complex SaaS ecosystem, moving beyond maintenance to proactive optimization and scaling. - Delivery & Velocity Management: Demonstrated expertise in establishing and managing high-output delivery teams. You should have experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and a clear philosophy for balancing "delivery velocity" with system stability. - External Resource Orchestration: Extensive experience managing high-output consultant teams and staff augmentation models,…