IS Technical Lead

Location(s): Franklin, TN
Job Schedule: Full-time
Degree Level: University Degree

Sponsorship: No

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Nissan is currently seeking a dynamic individual to fill an opening for IS Technical Lead at our Franklin, TN Americas’ Headquarters.

A Day in the Life:   

Serves as a hands-on technical leader for one or more products within a value stream. This position provides architectural guidance, ensures adherence to engineering standards, and mentors developers to build technical capability. It partners with Product Managers to align technical priorities with business objectives and manages outsourced development teams to ensure quality and timely delivery of solutions.

Job Activities

• Own technical design and implementation for assigned products.
• Ensure code quality, security, and performance through reviews and automation.
• Collaborate with Product Managers on backlog refinement and technical debt prioritization.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, cloud-native patterns, and DevOps practices.

Additional Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment: Partner closely with business and technology leaders to understand strategic objectives and align project portfolios, initiatives, and budgets with both regional and global priorities.
• Roadmap & Architecture Planning: Develop and maintain comprehensive roadmaps that sequence initiatives, support cloud migration, ensure hardware/software currency, and incorporate regulatory, security, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Business Value & Innovation: Proactively identify opportunities for automation, digitalization, and process optimization that enhance customer experience, solve business challenges, and deliver measurable value across the organization.
• Operational Excellence & Project Intake: Oversee the project intake and prioritization process, ensuring resources are allocated to the highest‑impact initiatives and maintaining transparent communication of portfolio status to leadership and stakeholders.
• Vendor & Service Management: Lead technology vendor relationships by defining SLAs, managing performance, ensuring cost‑effective service delivery, and maintaining consistent administration of services across affiliates.
• Program, Product & Financial Management: Guide project managers, ensure adherence to cybersecurity and technology standards, oversee business cases, forecasting, and funding approvals, and contribute to annual budget planning with a focus on cost optimization.
• People Leadership & Culture: Provide coaching, performance management, training, and career development for internal and external teams; promote diversity and inclusion; balance workloads effectively; and drive continuous improvement and business process reengineering efforts

Who We’re Looking for:      

The following qualification statements reflect the minimum skills and abilities required of the qualified applicant.

1.            Job Knowledge and Skill:

Knowledge of vendor management, contract management, customer relationship management; project management skills; strong working knowledge of automotive business systems; oral and written communications skills; interpersonal skills; and conflict resolution skills.

2.            Experience:

Five or more years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in technical leadership

3.            Supervisory Experience:

Five or more years as an intermediate level manager or supervisor, providing leadership, coaching, guidance, and training and contributing to staff development. Supervised subordinates or contractors whose roles were diverse in roles and objectives (e.g., Project Managers, Solution Architects, Business Analysts, etc.).

4.            Education:

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline. Advanced degree preferred. Technology, Management or Program/project management certifications a plus.  Cloud Practitioner certification is preferred.

5.            Computer Skills:

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, forecasting, portfolio management and/or collaboration tools.

What You’ll Look Forward to at Nissan:

Career Growth and Continuous Learning Opportunities: Benefit from diverse career paths, cross-departmental moves, and innovative learning platforms. Enhance your skills through seminars, leadership training, and tuition reimbursement programs, all while playing a vital role in shaping the future of transportation. From day one, you'll have the support to tackle challenges and contribute to impactful solutions across our organization.

Rewards: Be supported with a Comprehensive Benefits Package, including medical, mental health, parental leave, retirement savings & unique Nissan perks, including discounts on lease vehicles as part of our Employee Lease Program and a Vehicle Purchase Program (VPP). For more information, access our Nissan Benefits Overview Guide.

Nissan is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon the successful completion of drug and background screenings in accordance with Nissan policies and in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Nissan will consider qualified candidates with arrest or conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with these laws.

It is Nissan’s policy to provide Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, gender, military status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility at the time of hire; Nissan uses E-Verify to validate employment eligibility.

NISSAN FOR EVERYONE

People are our most valuable assets, and diversity and inclusion are the key to maximizing the power of each individual member of our team.  When everyone belongs, the power of NISSAN is undeniable.  Our Corporate Diversity Initiative aims to improve business results by ensuring that our workplace and core businesses meet the unique needs of our employees and customer base.

Nissan is committed to creating a culture where everyone belongs and employees, customers, and partners feel respected, valued, and heard.  We have over 10 Business Synergy Teams (BSTs) across the U.S. and Canada that connect employees – with shared characteristics or interests – build allies, and foster a company culture where all employees feel supported and included.

Nissan also values inclusion in all areas of our business as we strive to mirror the diversity of our customer base and the communities where we do business. We are committed to procuring innovative goods and services, retailing our products and communicating from a diverse perspective which will help us continue to offer our customers competitively designed, market-driven products.

Join us as we carry our commitment to diversity and inclusion into the future.

Franklin Tennessee United States of America