Director, Strategic Digital Technology

The posting, as Archer Aviation wrote it

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform that delivers air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), aviation-related physical artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions, and other technologies to customers worldwide across the commercial aerospace and defense sectors.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

About The Role

The Digital Technology Office builds and runs the enterprise systems, data, AI, infrastructure, and security capabilities that Archer depends on as it grows from development into production and commercial operations. We are looking for a Director, Strategic Digital Technology to serve as a trusted strategic partner and operating leader for the Chief Digital Officer.

In this role, you will turn the Chief Digital Officer's priorities into plans, decisions, and measurable results across the Digital Technology Office and its partner teams. You will run the operating rhythm of the organization, lead cross-functional initiatives that do not belong to a single team, and make sure the Chief Digital Officer and the leadership team have what they need to decide well and decide on time.

This is a high-trust, high-ownership position with daily access to senior leaders. It calls for sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to lead through influence as well as authority.

What You'll Do

Strategy and Planning

• Partner with the Chief Digital Officer to turn digital strategy into a multi-year roadmap, an annual operating plan, and quarterly objectives and key results (OKRs), each with a named owner, milestones, and success measures.
• Lead the annual and quarterly planning cycles, including budget, headcount, and investment prioritization, in close coordination with Finance and People.
• Frame decisions for the Chief Digital Officer with clear options, trade-offs, and recommendations backed by data.

Operating Rhythm and Governance

• Own the cadence of leadership meetings, business reviews, steering forums, and decision logs for the Digital Technology Office, and make sure decisions lead to follow-through.
• Build scorecards and executive dashboards that cover delivery, spend, risk, and organizational health, and turn them into insights and actions.
• Set up lightweight governance that keeps speed high while meeting the demands of a regulated aerospace company.

Cross-Functional Initiatives

• Lead strategic initiatives that span engineering, manufacturing, operations, finance, legal, security, and people teams. Clear blockers, keep dependencies visible, and hold work to its commitments.
• Work with the Digital Tech

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ports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $248,800 - $311,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Additional Information

Archer cannot provide work visa sponsorship for this position at this time.

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Certain positions may be eligible for visa sponsorship.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com . All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.