Director of IT Strategy & Governance - Rain Bird Corporation

Overview

The Director of IT Strategy & Governance oversees the development of technology strategies, IT portfolio and planning processes, and governance standards across the IT organization and in support of IT strategic and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of the business-aligned technology strategy and roadmaps while working collaboratively with business and IT leaders• Facilitate the planning process for IT, including collecting business demands, determining annual projects/initiatives, and completing all necessary operating and capital planning.• Establish approach, measurements, and tracking for: IT-specific performance of assets, resources, IT-related business cases, project/solution delivery, roadmap execution, and progress against committed objectives.• Lead vendor management, including definition of strategy and processes for assessing, selecting, and managing vendor relationships and overall contract management.• Lead IT financial management, including defining the budget, tracking the budget, and making changes throughout the fiscal year.• Lead IT-related communications throughout the company

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in information technology, preferably in the manufacturing and software industries.• Proven ability to collaborate with senior business and IT Leaders on strategic planning and roadmap development and provide guidance on leading industry practices / methodologies to drive improvement across the IT function.• Experience in developing and implementing IT processes and controls for budgeting, monitoring, and forecasting financial and economic aspects of the organization.• Experience executing a vendor management strategy, and evaluating and monitoring internal and external service providers, contractors, and consultants.• Strong understanding of the principles of change management, effective communication to stakeholders, and associated activities to engage stakeholders and mitigate risk.• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, demonstrating the business value of enterprise architecture and data management initiatives.• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:• Certifications such as ITIL (Info. Technology Infrastructure Library), Scaled Agile, etc

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