Technical Director, Project specific

We are currently seeking a Technical Director to join the project team for one of our most innovative and complex Digital Twin projects at Journey. In this role, you will work closely with Client Services, Production, and Creative teams to deliver technology solutions for a large Middle East client. You will serve as the bridge between client requirements and the Journey product and platform teams, ensuring that we deliver on the client's needs and project objectives. You will spend time both on the client’s site and at Journey’s UK offices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Part of the client-facing project leadership team, working closely with Project Directors, Business Development, and Client Account teams, and others to ensure delivery of projects at Journey quality level and to client satisfaction.
• Directly responsible for the technology products and services aspects of the project.
• Serves as a stakeholder representing the project for the delivery of Journey Technology products/services, including existing platforms and any new features or capabilities.
• Attend relevant client meetings, including requirements-gathering sessions, regular cadence meetings, and client presentations.
• Capture client needs from a tech product/service perspective and represent the complexity and time scales of development efforts.
• Collaborate with the overall project production team to build a schedule and budget, and prioritize client requests.
• Represent the project on any client technology and security reviews, requirements, and communications.
• Work with Journey IT teams to deliver on infrastructure and security deliverables.
• Represent Journey and the project in any client vendor communications in terms of technical design, architecture, development, security, and technical compliance.
• Lead the technical design and architecture, and present to the Journey Technical Advisory Board for review and approval.
• Drive the balance between Journey's strategic efforts and project delivery and needs.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS

• 10-15 years of experience as a software developer and leader.
• Direct experience with software architecture and building large-scale systems.
• Experience working directly with high-profile clients or customers.
• A collaborative and team player with excellent communication skills.
• Experience working in the Middle East, especially with PIF projects.
• Familiarity with 3D digital workflows such as video games, XR, Digital Twins, CG animation, or visual effects.
• Experience with creative production environments.

About Journey

Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneering multidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world. With studios in New York, London, Miami, and Dubai, we blend strategy, design, technology, and narrative to create sensory-rich journeys that ignite emotion and deepen connections between people, brands, and culture. Journey was formed in 2022 by visionary leaders who refuse to accept limits. United through the acquisitions of award-winning studios ICRAVE, Squint/Opera, 59, and VMI Studio, together, we form something new: a multidimensional design practice with unparalleled expertise across the physical, immersive, and digital realms. We are a framework of layered design capabilities akin to a technology stack for software companies. Our Journey Experience Stack allows us to design for every touchpoint and create cohesive brand universes, drawing on our expertise in interior design, lighting design, media design, interactive design, and content creation to deliver industry-first solutions for entertainment, healthcare, retail, hospitality, real estate, and cultural institutions.