Pay Range: based on experienceSummaryThe Vice President of Information Technology is a senior executive leader responsible for leading and overseeing the implementation, maintenance, and administration of information systems and equipment in accordance with organizational goals and business objectives. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this role defines and prioritizes business needs, develops initiatives, and drives the strategic planning, road mapping, and execution of high-impact IT projects across all functional areas. Providing leadership, innovation, and comprehensive oversight, the VP ensures the seamless integration of corporate business processes with IT systems, applications, and network infrastructure. Additionally, this role monitors performance reports, facilitates cross-departmental coordination, and converts data-driven insights into corporate-wide strategy, stepping in to spearhead enterprise-level governance, executive committee sessions, and long-term technological vision under the guidance of the CIO. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Strategic Planning & Enterprise IT Strategy: Drive long-term road mapping, innovation, and the alignment of technology initiatives to establish the department's corporate direction, priorities, and broad business objectives. Partner directly with the C-suite and senior executive team to translate complex technical milestones into high-level business drivers, ensuring IT strategies proactively support overarching company performance and long-term board requirements.
- Global Systems Architecture & Long-Term Capacity: Determine and evaluate the organization's long-term system requirements, managing the overarching strategy for Business Systems, infrastructure hardware, software applications, network capacities, and critical third-party support agreements. Formulate and scale global IT architecture with a deep operational understanding of international compliance, cross-border business requirements, and global regulations affecting the enterprise as a whole.
- IT Operations & Departmental Management: Oversee daily operations and the administration of the information systems ecosystem, ensuring that all computing infrastructure, corporate hardware, and software platforms operate at peak efficiency across all international sites including the UK, Italy, and France.
- Operational Policy, Governance & Compliance: Establish, approve, and enforce corporate IT operating policies, compliance roadmaps, and IT governance strategies to guarantee that technology assets comply with internal standards and external regulatory metrics.
- IT Program, Technical Audit, & Project Sponsorship: Lead large-scale IT programs, evaluate ongoing technical projects, and prioritize initiatives. Serve as an active Project Sponsor, Co-Project Manager, or primary resource on critical business projects while managing internal and external IT audits.
- Cyber Security & Network Resilience Strategy: Oversee corporate network architectures and collaborate directly on the development, deployment, and execution of the company's enterprise Cyber Security and risk mitigation plans.
- Asset Management & Mind Map Frameworks: Oversee the implementation of the IT Asset Management Framework (ITAM) via specialized software, while maintaining a unified big-picture mind map of active issues, innovative opportunities, and future technology integrations.
- Executive Liaison & Meeting Management: Organize, facilitate, and execute directives stemming from monthly IT Steering Committee meetings, monthly Key User information sessions, and cross-functional leadership assemblies with Executives, Senior Management, and vendors. Prepare and deliver corporate IT update presentations for quarterly Board of Directors meetings as required. Serve as a key executive interlocutor who speaks the native language of business operations, confidently articulating IT risk, ROI, and technological velocity to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
- Process Improvement & Change Management: Monitor systemic performance metrics, industry trends, and user feedback to safely drive continuous efficiency improvements, technical migrations, and digital transformations across the entire organization.
- Personnel & Direct Report Leadership: Manage the broader departmental functions with full accountability for staffing, training, knowledge development, and evaluations. Conduct weekly tactical planning, alignment, and control meetings with direct reports overseeing Support Services, Infrastructure, and Business Systems.
- Budget Development & Fiscal Oversight: Own the design, approval, and daily tracking of the comprehensive departmental budget alongside the key IT domain leaders to ensure cost-effective, high-impact technology investments. Go beyond foundational IT budget management to review, evaluate, and align technology expenditure against macroeconomic company performance metrics, cash flow goals, and board-level fiscal mandates.
- Multifunctional Business Partnership: Actively lead, collaborate, and partner with multifunctional business units (Finance, HR, Operations, Supply Chain, and Legal) to establish IT as an operational growth catalyst rather than an isolated siloed function.
Other duties may be assigned.
QualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field required. A Master's degree is highly preferred.
- Experience:
- 8+ years of proven managerial experience directing multi-site IT departments, systems, or broader corporate functions, with a clear history of steering cross-functional initiatives and presenting to C-suite or board-level stakeholders.
- Must demonstrate a documented track record of active partnership with Senior Leadership and Boards of Directors, showing the ability to confidently present technical roadmaps in business-fluent metrics.
- Skills:
- Comprehensive knowledge of overall enterprise IT functions, multi-site network topologies, and modern cloud/on-premise IT operations.
- Master-level expertise in strategic corporate planning, capital budget development, and advanced project valuation techniques.
- Strong background in managing enterprise Cyber Security frameworks, IT compliance auditing, and building robust IT Asset Management Frameworks (ITAM).
- Demonstrated experience with IT Change Management methodologies, enterprise-wide software/ERP integrations, and executing smooth technical migrations.
- Exceptional leadership and communication capabilities to effectively oversee staffing, coordinate vendor partnerships, make critical pay decisions, and supervise highly technical director-level teams.
- High-level fluency in general business operations, global regulations, international corporate requirements, and enterprise-wide financial metrics.
- Proven ability to cross-functionally build alliances and collaborate outside of the IT sandbox to drive operational excellence.
Education and Experience: Benefits: - Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Company Matched 401(k)
- AD&D, Disability & Basic Life - no cost to you!
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Development programs
- Career Advancement opportunities
- 9 paid holidays each year.
- Paid Vacation
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