Our progressive client is a leader in developing, engineering, and deploying turnkey power solutions. They are adding a Senior Director of Business Systems / Applications to their dynamic team. This rolewill assume all strategy and oversight of day-to-day operations for all business systems and DevOps across the enterprise.
This role will add more forward-thinking vision and support procedures related to process, SLC and data standardization. In addition, it will help mature legacy environments for mid-sized market leaders.
This is a direct hire position requiring four days a week in office hours. Some relocation assistance is available. Excellent salary and bonus.
What you will be doing:
- Understand organizational business goals (ex. Optimize margins, reduce lead times, improve EBITDA, improve business intelligence reporting), IT strategies, and IT industry trends to develop comprehensive technology strategies and next generation roadmaps.
- Manage / mature performance of business systems (CRM, ERP).
- Lead and grow an IT organization and oversee relationships with key IT and non-IT (i.e., customer supply chain and technology organizations) vendors and third parties to support continued growth.
- Plan and direct the strategic goals and initiatives of information technology organization in alignment with company objectives.
- Manage IT products, platforms, and back-office environments including web portals, SaaS applications and cyber security functions.
- Revise SDLC, DevOps, enterprise architecture practices to assure best practices and scalability.
- Oversee the leadership and team responsible for infrastructure and cybersecurity
- Define, deliver, and support strategic plans for implementing IT solutions across a multi-site organization, including selection and implementation or upgrade of existing enterprise applications.
- Plan and execute major implementations and modifications to organizational systems and IT processes
- Select and manage MSPs and other 3rd party vendors.
- Lead IT organization in strategic and operational planning related to the corporate IT environment, including fostering innovation, organizing the allocation of resources, planning support structures, and incorporating IT best-practices.
- Manage IT spend by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, analyzing variances, identifying inefficiencies (process and pricing) and initiating corrective actions.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and strategies.
- Provide reporting to C-levels and key Senior Leader Team
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelor's Degree required. Preferably focused on Technology, Comp Sci or Engineering discipline.
- 3 to 5+ years of department– level IT leadership (Business Systems, DevOps and infrastructure)
- Experience in an Azure environment with legacy in-house systems and large ERPs and CRMs.
- Track record in achieving KPIs and articulating/reporting the department’s ROI.
- Strong program management and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and culture.
- Ability to work on-site 4-5 days/week and travel to other facilities as necessary – travel 25- 30% to support 17 + facilities
