Here at Valiantys, we are one of the world’s largest Atlassian partners, helping organizations work better through scalable, people-centered solutions. As an Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner with a global footprint, we support customers across industries.
Our teams work at the intersection of strategy and delivery, partnering closely with customers to translate complex business challenges into clear, actionable solutions built on best practices and leading platforms.
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The SDLC Transformation Director is a commercially accountable growth leader responsible for building pipeline, winning strategic transformation engagements, expanding enterprise accounts, and achieving revenue and margin objectives across Valiantys’ transformation portfolio. The role combines enterprise sales leadership, market activation, strategic offering enablement, and client delivery excellence.
The Director will own growth across a portfolio of strategic and enterprise accounts, including new-logo acquisition, account expansion, qualified pipeline, pursuit leadership, and client value realization. They will act as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and SVPs of Engineering.
The successful candidate will be equally comfortable with business executives, sales teams, engineering leaders, enterprise architects, technology partners, and delivery teams. They will translate complex business needs into compelling multi-year transformation roadmaps, differentiated commercial propositions, and measurable outcomes spanning enterprise strategy, SDLC platform modernization, governance, and AI.
What you’ll be working on
Own the SDLC/DevOps transformation portfolio across assigned strategic and enterprise accounts, with accountability for qualified pipeline, bookings, revenue, margin, client outcomes, satisfaction, and growth.
Partner with Sales Account Executives to identify, qualify, and prioritize transformation opportunities across strategic and enterprise accounts, including new-logo acquisition and existing-account expansion.
Serve as the Transformation Consulting lead from opportunity identification through executive alignment, solution shaping, proposal, negotiation, and close.
Co-develop and execute account strategies that expand Valiantys’ footprint across strategy, modernized SDLC platforms, governance, and AI.
Identify market needs, client problems, and emerging technologies that should become repeatable Valiantys propositions in SDLC/DevOps transformation.
Create clear offer definitions, target audiences, value propositions, delivery approaches, qualification criteria, pricing assumptions, and proof points.
Convert successful client work into reusable methods, accelerators, case studies, and expansion plays while mentoring consultants and enabling SDLC/DevOps practice development.
Co-design and deliver end-to-end transformation frameworks that connect strategy, operating model, governance, processes, technology, organization, adoption, and value realization.
Lead solutioning for complex pursuits and shape engagements spanning business and technology, that expand Valiantys' footprint across SDLC tooling (Atlassian, GitHub/GitLab), platform engineering, AI/Agentic-enabled delivery, DevOps, CI/CD, security, and cloud infrastructure.
Help clients define practical target states, phased roadmaps, investment cases, governance models, and measurable success criteria.
Engage credibly with technical and business stakeholders while keeping the conversation anchored to business value and outcomes.
Co-develop and execute a robust go-to-market strategy for the SDLC transformation portfolio in partnership with Sales, Marketing, Practices, regional leadership, and strategic technology partners.
Create repeatable industry, account, and use-case plays.
Equip Account Executives with messaging, discovery questions, qualification guidance, case studies, proposal content, and commercial plays.
Lead executive briefings, client workshops, industry events, thought leadership, QBRs, and joint campaigns that generate qualified demand and position Valiantys as a trusted transformation partner.
Serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, SVPs of Engineering, and business executives.
Act as the senior client relationship and value-realization leader, maintaining executive alignment through steering committees, QBRs, and outcome reviews.
Partner with Engagement Directors, engagement managers, and delivery teams on execution, governance, risks, and escalations, ensuring delivery quality and translating success into account expansion.
10+ years in consulting, professional services, or enterprise technology roles, with at least 5 years in client-facing leadership (Client Partner, Engagement Director, or equivalent), including significant enterprise sales or commercial leadership experience.
Commercial leadership: experience scaling consulting offerings and GTM plays and leading multi-million-dollar portfolios and complex pursuits in close partnership with Account Executives and delivery leadership.
SDLC expertise with a proven track record modernizing software delivery lifecycles — requirements, source control, CI/CD, test automation, release management, and value stream metrics.
AI-enabled delivery with demonstrated experience embedding AI/LLM capabilities (e.g., code assistants, agentic workflows, AI-driven testing, intelligent ITSM) into enterprise SDLC and DevOps practices.
DevOps Solution Architect background with hands-on or architectural depth in CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, container platforms (Kubernetes/EKS), IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), and observability tooling.
Leadership and influence: proven ability to develop high-performing teams, align cross-functional stakeholders, communicate with executives, and sell consultatively.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.
Experience within the Atlassian ecosystem (DX, Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, TWG/Rovo).
Active AWS, Azure, or GCP Solutions Architect Professional certification; TOGAF certification
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), ITIL, SAFe, HashiCorp Cloud Engineer
Experience scaling AI platform capabilities (RAG, MCP, agent orchestration) in regulated industries.
Established network within AWS or Azure partner organizations and joint GTM motions
Prior P&L ownership in consulting or systems integration is a plus.
Partner with the Global/North American SDLC Practice leaders to:
Location: This role can be located in Canada or in the United States. We offer flexible remote working policy.
Why you should apply ?
Our team members are our greatest asset and we work hard to ensure that Valiantys is not only a great place to work, but also a platform for you to grow.
Sense. We're committed to giving you the level of information you need to make sense of your assignments. You will witness the impact of your actions.
Training. We will provide you with the necessary time and budget to help you develop your skills and continue to build your career.
Flexibility. We understand that life is all about balance and we offer you the flexibility and support to help you maintain balance across the different pillars of your life.
What we offer - Employee Perks & Benefits
- Competitive compensation with an annual performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive Health Insurance401(k) with Company Match
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - 4 weeks per year, plus public holidays
- A flexible remote work policy
- A multicultural and international team environment
Valiantys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Valiantys provides a barrier-free workplace and embraces all qualified applicants with varied perspectives and backgrounds.
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