Director, Executive Content Development

Function

IT

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.

Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job description

The Team

The Office of the CIO serves as the strategic and operational hub for the Technology organization, enabling the successful execution of the CIO agenda while advancing enterprise transformation, innovation, and business growth.

Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Director, Executive Content Development serves as a trusted advisor, executive storyteller, and thought leadership partner. This role is responsible for developing compelling executive content, technology narratives, market insights, research, and strategic communications that support the CIO's internal leadership responsibilities and external industry presence.

The successful candidate will combine strong business acumen, technology awareness, research capabilities, executive writing expertise, and storytelling skills to translate complex technology concepts into impactful and business-relevant narratives for executive, customer, partner, analyst, and board-level audiences.

This position plays a critical role in shaping the CIO's voice, point of view, and strategic messaging across topics including Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Platforms, Technology Operations, and Innovation.

The Role

Strategic Research, Market Intelligence & Thought Leadership

• Serve as the CIO's strategic research and thought leadership partner, providing insights into emerging technologies, industry trends, competitive positioning, and market developments.

• Conduct secondary research and analysis across key technology domains including
• Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI

• Agentic AI & Intelligent Automation

• Cloud Computing & Hyperscalers

• Cybersecurity & Digital Trust

• Enterprise Platforms & SaaS

• Digital Engineering

• Data & Analytics

• Technology Operating Models

• Industry-Specific Technology Trends

• Monitor analyst research, market developments, technology investments, competitive movements, and disruptive trends impacting the business.

• Synthesize complex information into actionable insights and executive recommendations.

• Develop executive-level points of view (POVs), opinion papers, strategic narratives, executive briefs, and recommendation memos for the CIO and Technology Leadership Team.

• Create benchmark analyses, technology trend reports, market intelligence summaries, and industry landscape assessments.

• Support development of annual technology strategies, technology vision statements, innovation roadmaps, and organizational narratives.

Executive Content Development & Storytelling

• Develop high-impact executive content for internal and external audiences on behalf of the CIO.

• Draft and curate
• Thought Leadership Articles

• Whitepapers

• Executive Briefs

• Industry Perspectives

• Keynote Presentations

• CIO Messages and Communications

• Customer-Facing Content

• Executive Blogs

• Strategic Position Papers

• Technology Vision Documents

• Build compelling narratives that articulate the organization's technology vision, transformation journey, innovation agenda, and business value realization.

• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and business-focused communications for executive audiences.

• Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and executive positioning across all communications.

Executive Communications & Leadership Reporting

• Develop executive communications, leadership presentations, board materials, strategic narratives, and organizational updates on behalf of the CIO.

• Prepare executive briefing documents, talking points, speeches, reports, presentation materials, and dashboards.

• Support CIO communications for
• Board Meetings

• Executive Committee Reviews

• Leadership Town Halls

• Customer Executive Briefings

• Analyst Interactions

• Industry Conferences

• Partner and Investor Engagements

• Develop executive summaries that clearly communicate progress, opportunities, risks, and business outcomes.

• Ensure consistent communication of technology priorities, achievements, and transformation initiatives across the organization.

Executive Positioning & External Engagement

• Support the CIO's external thought leadership strategy and executive brand development.

• Partner with Marketing, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, and Business Leaders to elevate the organization's technology leadership profile.

• Create content supporting analyst briefings, media engagements, customer meetings, industry events, and speaking opportunities.

• Develop messaging frameworks that strengthen the organization's position as a leader in AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Digital Transformation.

• Identify opportunities to increase executive visibility through conferences, publications, industry forums, and customer engagements.

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