Director, IT

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DUTIES:

•           Provide consultative strategic and ongoing leadership for planning, development, delivery and coordination of information services and initiatives ensuring they are aligned to the SUD business' strategic imperatives.•           Partner with broader IT, Digital and Group / Division leadership to ensure we optimize our resources and capabilities, and focus on the areas that matter most.•           Develop a deep understanding of business requirements and be the link between business needs and IT technical roadmaps to ensure that IT delivers value in every initiative / investment we make.•           Provide status reporting to IT and executive leadership, call out and handle risks at the appropriate levels within IT and the business.•           Objectively analyze strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of current people and organizational capabilities, and resolve appropriate solutions.•           Lead change and resolve creative, cost effective solutions for business challenges.•           Utilize understanding of the long-term vision for all business areas supported, making decisions that support the company’s strategic priorities, and helping shape these priorities through influence.•           Build and evolve the technology roadmap to ensure that our capabilities continuously improve and evolve with the business and digital transformations.•           Identify and lead the development of talent strategies, workforce planning, succession planning and career development for the department.•           Actively evaluate and develop people and organizational capabilities and implement a human resource strategy which accelerates business growth and drives value.•           Responsible for an annual operating budget, and a capital program budget working closely with Finance partners.•           Forecast and plan for future financial needs for existing application management and projects.•           Collaborate within IT to ensure adequate flow of project information, resourcing and budgeting.•           Compare, contrast and benchmark services or costs against others.Travel: Up to 20% domestic and international travel required.                                                                                                                                   

REQUIREMENTS:    

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field of study plus 10 years of experience leading IT/Digital teams, including senior-level leadership and reporting, or related experience.  Required knowledge or experience with:•           Working in a highly matrixed environment;•           Developing and implementing a Digital/IT strategic plan;•           Customer Engagement digital capabilities;•           Translating technical terminology into terms understandable to management, customers and employees;•           Establishing and maintaining effective collaborations with senior leadership; and•           Team building, organizational and staff development skills.