Director of IT - Randstad USA

job summary:

Essential Duties:

• Plan for and manage local IT staff, ensuring optimal coverage and support to terminal operations.
  
  
• Manage software development timelines with vendors, holding them accountable to delivery date commitments, demonstrated QA checks, and adherence of agreed terms.
  
  
• Collaborate with remote and our client's IT support to build tiered support system.

• Develop and maintain working relationships with internal business stakeholders, client's Shareholders, and application vendors.

• Align with business needs and facilitate IT/operational processes for optimal productivity and process improvements.
  
  
• Ensure cost effective services and performance metrics met by all terminal operating system supporting vendor groups.

• Recommend and plan information technology operating solutions that meet operational objectives and are congruent with terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• Develop and direct projects within approved fiscal budget limits.
  
  
• Develop annual IT Budget & 5 Year CAPEX Plan to support our client's Business Initiatives
  
  
• Direct, organize, and lead projects to implement new and existing applications and systems within approved fiscal budget limits.

• Set priorities, evaluate engagement, initiate projects, and issue directives regarding innovation.
  
  
• Identifies industry trends and opportunities.
  
  
• Develop strategy for project prioritization, business alignment, and execution of terminal and customer solution projects and initiatives.
  
  
• Present and lead discussion on technologies and innovation materials (benchmarking, technology reviews)
  
  
• Collaborate with Business and Market Intelligence to map out competition matrices for technology.
  
  
• Provides guidance and counsel to staff in examination and definition of objectives for existing or proposed customer systems, and in the design of system improvements.
  
  
• Direct review of present customer systems to determine appropriate changes to effect improvement, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency where possible.

• Build relationships with external shipping community (including but not limited to: PANYNJ, major carrier customers, government agencies, IT vendors).
  
  
• Onsite 100%
  
  
• Travel - 20%

Capabilities:

• Strategic thinking ability.
  
  
• Ability to manage complex business situations.
  
  
• High-level communication skills -- verbal and written.
  
  
• Executive presence and ability to speak effectively to large groups in public forums.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
  
  
• 10+ years of progressive technology management experience within terminal operating environment.
  
  
• 8+ years of senior-level operations experience.
  
  
• Experience with computerized operating and financial systems (desired) and P&L accountability

Financial Responsibility

• Responsible for Capital Expense budget of: $5,000,000+ annually.
  
  
• Oversees annual operating expense budget of $2,500,000

Supervisory Responsibility

• Supervises an IT team consisting of Service Delivery, Application Support, EDI, and Infrastructure/Hardware professionals.

 
location: Newark, New Jersey
job type: Permanent
salary: $190,000 - 210,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
 
responsibilities:

The Director of Information Technology leads the local technology team and establishes the strategic direction of our Client's Information Technology & Cyber Security platforms. The role leads all IT related activities in regard to integration of software, new technology, and business processes for the client and identifies key business requirements and plans appropriate IT resources to execute IT projects in support our client's Operations.

This role will also lead cybersecurity initiatives in conj