<div class="content-intro"><p>At Cortland, we operate with a forward-thinking approach that challenges conventional norms and actively seeks insights beyond traditional industry boundaries. As a recognized leader in the multifamily sector, our focus on performance, innovation, and disciplined execution continues to drive strong growth and market leadership. We are committed to building a best-in-class organization by empowering top talent with the resources, autonomy, and support needed to deliver results and advance their careers in a high-performance environment.</p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Role Overview</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As the Manager, Technology Strategy and Transformation, you'll translate business goals into technology strategies, investment cases, and prioritized roadmaps that deliver measurable value. You'll lead discovery from problem definition through solution selection and remain accountable for adoption and business outcomes after delivery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Technology Strategy & Roadmap</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build and maintain technology strategies and roadmaps that define target business capabilities, success measures, and the initiatives required to achieve them.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate executive priorities into clear problem statements, requirements, and sequenced initiatives in partnership with AI & Analytics, Data Science, Software & Data Engineering, Enterprise & Community Applications, and Digital Experience teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead intake and discovery to uncover underlying business problems, challenge assumptions, and prioritize opportunities against transparent standards.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create a clear, shared view of what technology will build, buy, or enable and when, ensuring investments align with the highest-value business needs.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Emerging Technology & Solution Strategy</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify and advance AI, data, and emerging technology opportunities that address measurable business needs and create sustainable value.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions through market research, vendor and SaaS evaluations, RFPs, requirements analysis, fit-gap assessments, and recommendations.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with technical teams to ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture, data platforms, integration requirements, and long-term technology strategy.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Business Cases & Investment Analysis</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop investment cases using a consistent enterprise framework, including ROI, three-year total cost of ownership, quantified benefits against established baselines, and defined benefit-realization checkpoints.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate technology cost structures and operating models and recommend changes that improve business value and investment efficiency.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Make technology investments comparable through consistent financial and strategic analysis, helping direct capital toward the highest-value opportunities.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate complex business, financial, and technology analyses into clear, actionable recommendations for executive leaders.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Stakeholder & Change Leadership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build trusted partnerships with business