Our well-regarded client is a global packaging company who has retained our services to hire a Director of IT for this growing organization. In this role, you will have the ability to bring your leadership, project management, and IT experience to make a significant impact at this thriving organization.
Ideally we are looking for an experienced technical leader to lead our IT organization, spearheading our technology strategy and infrastructure support, supporting our company goals of innovation, cost effective customer solutions, and sustainability. The role will work together with the Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Operations and Director of Procurement to execute our IT roadmap. This highly cross-functional role will manage our IT resources as well as drive key strategic initiatives that impact the entire company and make our employees more efficient. Partnering with key stakeholders from the executive team members to key members in each department, you will own projects from ideation to wide adoption that is critical to the company’s scalability and growth. The role requires a collaborative and consultative approach with a diverse workforce at all levels. This pivotal role demands an innovative leader with a deep understanding of IT systems, a capability for strategic planning, and a passion for driving digital transformation.
NOTE:
The client is not providing relocation assistance and is ideally looking for candidates who reside in the Portland Oregon Metro Area.
What you will do:
- Develop, advocate, and execute a comprehensive roadmap to enhance company's IT infrastructure, security protocols, and internal processes.
- Oversee the network, systems, security, and help desk teams to ensure they achieve their goals, providing mentorship, strategic direction and vision, and support.
- Implement and manage robust security measures to protect company’s data and systems from internal and external threats.
- Ensure the efficient operation and maintenance of internal IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and workstations; ensure seamless collaboration across the company in a cost-effective manner.
- Streamline and enhance help desk operations to provide exceptional support to all internal users, resolving issues promptly and effectively.
- Collaborate with department leaders to identify and address coverage gaps, inefficiencies, and pain points within and across departments and locations.
- Devise and execute on a strategy around internal information management that is logical, centralized, and easy to search and maintain.
- Analyze and utilize KPI’s and metrics to drive continuous improvement in IT processes, infrastructure, and service delivery.
- Lead complex technical projects from initiation to completion, ensuring feasibility, detailed planning, effective implementation, strong communication with stakeholders and leaders, and seamless integration.
- Preserve and strengthen relationships with third-party vendors, managing RFI/RFP processes, and contract negotiations.
- Achieve the IT budget, ensuring it aligns with company’s profit and growth objectives and infrastructure needs.
Who you are:
- Patient and thoughtful; Detail oriented with the ability to juggle many projects in parallel.
- Proven leadership and people management skills.
- Able to foster effective working relationships and build consensus across the organization including C-suite.
- Familiar with the challenges in scaling knowledge and creating education within the non-technical areas of a company, and an intuitive understanding of how scaling and knowledge are linked.
- Knowledgeable with the information technology and knowledge sharing needs of the non-technical functions of a company.
- Conversant with IT industry best practices across networking, infrastructure, application management & security.
- Familiar with emerging trends on new business & productivity tooling on the market.
- Assertive when needed to drive the IT roadmap and clearly communicate with stakeholders throughout the project.
- Strong project management skills from inception to completion.
- Methodical in identifying, stack ranking, documenting, and communicating projects and project requirements, scope, & risks to stakeholders.
- 8+ years of experience driving cross functional IT projects.
- 5+ years of experience leading IT organizations with diverse skillsets across infrastructure and technical support.
- Domain knowledge and expertise of multiple disciplines including IT systems, networking, security, and compliance.
- Knowledge with integration of information systems with specific organizational business needs and plans, such as a company intranet portal.
- Proven experience in vendor management and contract negotiations.
- Experience with hardware, operating systems, software, IP management, and application development.
- Skilled with implementing ERP and CRM systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working with a globally distributed workforce.
- Position can be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or Portland Area.
- NOTE: At this time, the company is not offering relocation assistance or any type of sponsorship.
Compensation:
The current pay range is $206,000 - $226,000 base salary annually. Final compensation package will be determined by the work experience, education, and/or skill level of the candidate along with internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.
Benefits include:
Medical, Dental and Vision Benefts
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Plan
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
Health and Wellness Programs
Life Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability Coverage.
