Director, Technology serves as a key Senior Leadership Team member within CPNA, leading technology strategy to support business transformation, data and analytics structure, cybersecurity, and operational technology capabilities that leverage digital innovation to create measurable and sustainable business value for the organization.
THIS ROLE PRIMARILY EXISTS TO:- Lead CPNA technology strategy and roadmap
- Advance data, analytics and AI capabilities
- Ensure business risks are mitigated while current platforms are modernized and technical debt is minimized
- Develop and uplift capability and skills of IT organizational
- Drive a culture of innovation by identifying, incubating, and scaling emerging technologies and digital capabilities that differentiate CPNA and accelerate business value creation.
- Continuously assess and introduce innovative technologies (e.g., AI, automation, advanced analytics) to improve competitive advantage, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes.
THIS ROLE ALSO HAS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR:
- Technology investment governance
- ERP, CRM and cloud initiatives
- Cybersecurity management and business continuity
- IT/OT integration and MES enablement
- Talent development and succession planning
- Enterprise stakeholder management
KEY RESULT AREAS AND KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS:
- Business value realized from the transformation portfolio
- % strategic initiatives on track / on budget / delivering objectives
- Availability of critical business and plant-facing systems
- Critical cyber vulnerabilities past SLA + backup recovery test success
- IT spend vs. budget + savings / TCO reduction
- Team succession coverage + priority skill readiness
DIMENSIONS:SCOPE: Leading the Information Technology function supporting two vertically integrated business: Steelscape and ASC Profiles.
BUDGET: $2M-$5M annual operating and project spend.
IMPACT: Direct influence on business transformation and operational performance.
REPORTS: Two managers, 8 business analysts
Matrixed: 20 technology FTEs sit within the business reporting into regional and global leaders, requiring day to day leadership and direction.
OTHER: Requires working with regional and global peers to ensure business service levels and needs are met. .
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Required:- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
- Postgraduate in business or technology desirable.
Experience Required:- Significant experience in leading an IT/OT function and managing in a complex and diverse IT structure, global organization preferred.
- Demonstrated experience transforming business through value creation within technology platforms like ERP, CRM
- Manufacturing acumen with understanding of manufacturing systems like MES, preferred to have experience implementing modern MES platforms
Competencies: - Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience in partnering within complex and matrixed businesses.
- Highly resilient and can lead and deliver in a matrixed environment.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with and influence key stakeholders to enable strategy development and implementation.
- Ability to translate strong technology acumen to strategic business value creation.
- Customer and business process centricity.
- Continuous improvement drive.
Additional InformationThe preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.
The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.
