Associate Director-Technology II

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

AT&T will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll build it.

The Artificial Intelligent (AI) Accelerator Team is a strategic AI product, solutions, and data science organization focused on rapidly identifying business opportunities, developing AI-powered capabilities, and delivering measurable business impact across organization. The team partners across the enterprise to accelerate innovation, integrate AI into core business processes, and drive value realization at scale.

We are building a high-performing team of leaders, architects, AI experts, product managers, data scientists, and delivery professionals who can transform ideas into deployed solutions, accelerate adoption, and deliver sustainable business outcomes quickly and effectively.

What you’ll do:

• Lead AI Solutions Delivery across product, delivery, architecture, and technical teams.

• Own portfolio roadmap, execution plan, priorities, and delivery outcomes across multiple organizations.

• Connect business strategy, technology capability, data needs, and operational priorities into one execution roadmap. Business-to-technology translator.

• Partners with business and technology leaders identify, prioritize, and deliver high-value AI opportunities.

• Manage cross-functional teams, vendors, dependencies, risks, and barriers to keep initiatives moving.

• Establish governance, metrics, operating rhythms, and accountability across AI portfolio.

What you’ll bring:

As an Associate Director-Technology II, within the AI Accelerator Team, this position owns AI Solutions Delivery across product, architecture, data, and technical teams, driving the roadmap, execution, priorities, and outcomes for AI initiatives across multiple organizations. A strategic business-to-technology translator, this leader develops high performing teams, manages complex portfolios and dependencies, and simplifies complexity to deliver large-scale transformation and measurable business value.

Lead and supervise a team of IT professionals ensuring the development, delivery, and optimization of IT operations across various technical sub-families to align with organizational goals and drive innovation. Sub-family areas are Agile, Software Design and Delivery, Tech Business Support for IT orgs, Database, Systems Architecture and Engineering, Systems Technical Support, and Software Delivery Project/Program Management.

What you’ll need:

• Required Experience:

  • 5+ years of related experience in area of professional responsibility

  • 5+ years in a technology architect and/or developer role

  • 5+ years' experience managing direct reports.

• Desired Qualifications:

  • Strategic leader driving execution and delivery discipline.

  • Strong leader who develops high-performing delivery teams.

  • Manage complex portfolios, roadmaps, risks, and dependencies.

  • Turn operational challenges into measurable AI solutions.

  • Able to simplify complexity, delivering large-scale transformation.

  • Drive alignment and rapid solutioning.

  • Partner across teams to drive alignment and strategic direction.

• Desired Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in Computer Science is preferred

Supervisor: Yes

Our Assoc Director-Technology II jobs earn between $171,000.00 - $287,200.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, 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 but is unprotected
• 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

Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Regular

Location: Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas

Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $287,200.00

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