Vice President, IT

Scope of Position

Provide strategic direction and oversight of Information Technology Organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and operationalize the Company’s information technology strategy.
• Provide technical direction and leadership to help advance the company’s strategic agenda by delivering technology-enabled solutions that drive business performance and growth.
• Work with business leaders to assess needs and determine the best technology solution. Oversee the planning, design, installation, control, and maintenance of the solution. Coordinate with team to ensure successful completion of projects.
• Select infrastructure technologies, tools, and processes that will reduce operational complexity and cost, while maintaining performance, reliability, and security standards.
• Provide expert and strategic advice to members of the leadership team on all technology matters affecting the Company, including the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of hardware and software solutions.
• Works with IT team to develop short and long-term goals and objectives for installation, upgrade and deployment of network systems, computers, printers, software, and telephony systems.
• Develop leadership, talent strategies, and tactics to maximize the effectiveness and output of core IT teams; infrastructure, business systems, IT support, and IT security.
• Mentor and develop a team of IT professionals, leading them to meet or exceed the company’s expectations for productivity, quality, and achievement.
• Create a culture of IT professionals focused on deep business alignment, accountability for outcomes, customer service and continuous improvement.
• Define and communicate corporate policies and standards for acquiring, implementing and operating IT systems.
• Create and establish the foundations for sustainable policies such as data privacy, data security, data availability, and data quality. Lead IT initiatives for evaluating and managing IT risks.
• Develop and implement clearly defined and reasonable information security policies and related standards/procedures with appropriate governance to ensure ground level adoption.
• Facilitate communication between the internal team, leadership, vendors and other technology resources within the organization.
• Recruits and trains employees in accordance with company guidelines.
• Build enterprise information and technology architectures that are agile and capable of supporting digital optimization and transformation.

Desired Experience

• Familiarity with digital transformation initiatives
• Experience with Salesforce, eCommerce, digital asset management, quality management, and data analytics

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 10+ years’ experience in a Senior level IT position, overseeing multiple projects.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.