Technology Obsolences – Task Force Lead

Responsibilities:

Task Force Leadership & Coordination.

• Establish and lead the Technology Obsolescence Task Force, comprising application, infrastructure, security, architecture, procurement, and finance stakeholders
• Define task force scope, success criteria, timelines, and governance
• Ensure rapid issue resolution, escalation, and decision-making

Obsolescence Identification & Assessment.

• Conduct accelerated assessments to identify end-of-life (EOL), end-of-support (EOS), and obsolete technologies
• Classify obsolescence risks by severity, business impact, and urgency
• Evaluate operational, security, compliance, and financial risks

Remediation Planning & Execution.

• Develop prioritized remediation action plans (upgrade, replace, migrate, isolate, or decommission)
• Drive execution of critical remediation initiatives within agreed timelines
• Coordinate dependencies across teams to avoid delivery blockers
• Track execution progress and intervene where delays or risks emerge

Risk & Stakeholder Management.

• Act as the single point of accountability for obsolescence-related risks within the task force scope
• Communicate risk posture, trade-offs, and remediation status to senior stakeholders
• Facilitate informed decisions where technical, cost, or timing constraints exist

Governance, Reporting & Closure.

• Define task force metrics, dashboards, and reporting cadence
• Provide regular status updates to steering committees or executive sponsors

Requirements:

• Technical & Domain Expertise
• Strong experience in technology lifecycle management, obsolescence management, and technical debt remediation.
• Hands-on experience with CMDB (Configuration Management Database) governance, asset inventory management, and technology dependency mapping.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure environments, including servers, operating systems, databases, middleware, networks, cloud platforms, and end-user computing technologies.
• Experience leveraging ORSA (Operational Risk and Self-Assessment) frameworks, risk registers, and control assessments to identify, assess, and mitigate technology obsolescence risks.
• Broad understanding of infrastructure, platforms, applications, and vendor support lifecycle models, including End-of-Life (EOL) and End-of-Support (EOS) management.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, regulatory, audit, and operational risk implications associated with obsolete technologies.
• Ability to assess technology risk exposure and prioritize remediation activities based on business criticality, operational impact, and regulatory requirements.
• Leadership & Delivery Experience
• 10-12+ years of experience in IT leadership, infrastructure management, technology risk, architecture, or enterprise program delivery roles.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional remediation programs, technology refresh initiatives, infrastructure modernization efforts, or crisis response task forces.
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to drive outcomes under tight timelines and elevated risk conditions.
• Experience managing senior stakeholder governance, reporting, and risk escalation processes.
• Stakeholder & Communication Skills
• Ability to influence stakeholders across Infrastructure, Application Development, Security, Risk, Architecture, Operations, and Business teams without formal authority.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to translate complex technology obsolescence risks into clear business impacts and actionable remediation plans.
• Experience presenting technology risk posture, ORSA findings, and remediation progress to senior management, risk committees, and auditors.