Director of Business Systems Technology

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.

• 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.

• 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, with a focus on ensuring quality of deliverables and fiscal health of technical spend.
• Communication & Stakeholder Influence: Responsible for implementing the strategic roadmap for AI-driven workflows and enterprise automation initiatives.
• Integration Architecture: Deep understanding of middleware and integration patterns (e.g., Boomi, Mulesoft, etc.) to ensure data integrity and seamless flow across a best-of-breed tech stack.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

• Fully remote position.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.