Group Technology Director

About R/GA In our 40-year history, we’ve changed a lot—from a culture-defining film title studio to an interactive advertising agency; to an award-winning product and marketing agency with design, technology, communications, ventures and IP practices. We like change, and like to navigate our clients through it too.

Our approach to work is always human first. This unwavering focus helps us create meaningful and memorable experiences that live across digital platforms and often blur the line between the digital and real worlds. We believe disruptive thinking happens when you collide experts in design, technology and culture.

About the Role As a Group Technology Director at R/GA, you will own the technical delivery strategy and scaled operations for our retained product team - responsible for multiple engineering pods, multiple concurrent workstreams, and multiple client stakeholders, each with their own requirements, timelines, and agendas. You will lead cross-functional engineering teams in building scalable, high-performance fullstack solutions, with a strong focus on global flagship web properties and web-based tools; and are the connective tissue between what the client is trying to achieve and what actually gets built.

This is a hands‑on leadership role that requires deep expertise in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be a primary problem-solver, challenging teams to adopt efficient architectures, rigorous testing standards, and effective delivery methodologies. Most importantly, you will serve as the bridge between client business needs and technical execution, ensuring that our output is not only technically sound but also strategically aligned with the client’s long‑term objectives.

Here’s what you should know if you want to be a Group Technology Director at R/GA:

• Lead technical delivery for concurrent programs spanning multiple engineering squads, overseeing the full requirements lifecycle.
• Help clarify detailed functional requirements and ensure they are prioritized, formally signed off, and rigorously maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Own the operating model of a scaled team, including capacity planning and allocations, role definition and growth paths, and monitoring health metrics.
• Read team operational signals early, surface constraints before they become blockers, and rebalance the team accordingly.
• Partner with internal program managers and client stakeholders to scope and roadmap upcoming work.
• Translate where the client is headed into a sequenced, resourced technical plan.
• Develop trusted relationships with client stakeholders, engaging them proactively.
• Analyze client business processes and requirements and map them to robust technical solutions.
• Lead and develop a group of technical and engineering leads, managing the overall engineering effort.
• Engage engineering and QA to build a strong technical culture.
• Stay close enough to the work to lead it well by reading and reviewing code when it matters.
• Act as the technical driver for performance and lean delivery.

The ideal person demonstrates a delivery‑operations mindset focused on capacity planning, resourcing and allocations, budgeting, and team-health management across multiple workstreams. Shows proactive innovation through the ability to identify areas of opportunity to add value to clients. Possesses a knack for integrating AI‑based solutions that drive value and cost savings. Is a proven client partner with the ability to act as a technical strategist. Brings people‑leadership that shows up in outcomes. Displays exceptional communication skills.

You Bring:

• 10+ years of delivery leadership experience at scale.
• Strong engineering and architecture expertise.
• Up-to-date knowledge on technical best practices.
• Deep SDLC and delivery fluency.
• Deep technical breadth and familiarity with modern web stacks.

This role is based in the United States. Candidates must be located in the United States and able to work PST hours. Some travel is required for in‑person collaboration for team and/or client workshops.

The hiring range for this position is $220,000 to $250,000.