• Ensures department goal setting aligns with long-term AutoNation and Technology strategies. • Develops business case and ROI to support initiatives and tracks and reports on performance. • Establishes plans, processes and departmental strategies needed to meet those objectives. • Typically leads diverse functions or processes, coordinating and integrating across organizational and functional boundaries as appropriate. • Partners with and integrates across other areas of the organization, resolving conflicts and managing competing priorities, to provide a complete solution. • Is accountable for the technical direction of the group, leveraging technical experts and fostering technical innovation. • Creates and maintains their organization and contributes to the design of the overall Technology organization to optimally support the business. • Drives medium-term (e.g., 1-3 years) strategic and policy decisions impacting the organization. • Counsels and advises leadership on relevant technology strategies and policies. • Proactively makes recommendations to business partners regarding the development of new services, projects and goals that further support and strengthen the capabilities of the business unit and AutoNation. • Ensures quality, compliance, regulatory, and fiscal standards are met for their areas. • Develops budget for their areas and ensures budget objectives are achieved through managers and other team members. • Makes hiring decisions. • Is responsible for all performance-related activities, including preparing and delivering performance reviews and any disciplinary recommendations