Title:  Vice President, Global IT

POSITION SUMMARY:

This person will develop and manage the company’s global Information Technology (IT) systems, provide strategic leadership and oversight for the IT function and coordinate with Hitachi’s IT leaders on compliance and network security initiatives. The Vice President, Global IT will have a proven background in IT infrastructure leadership, cybersecurity, project management and IT operations in a midsized organization.  The Vice President, Global IT shall take a leadership role while not being afraid of getting hands on and be able to recommend and implement solutions to existing and potential problems.

It is the responsibility of every H-E Parts International employee to insure a safe work environment.  All H-E Parts International employees share the responsibility to insure at the end of the day we return home safely to our families.  Our safe work environment value surpasses all other responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Safety – conduct all activities in a safe manner, utilizing PPE and adhering to company policy and alerting others regarding potential concerns. Safety is # 1.
2. Take leadership role in support and operations of global ERP system. Support ongoing system integration for ERP and other corporate systems including accounting, HRIS, ADP payroll and Salesforce.
3. Set vision and strategy for enabling a highly efficient workforce by working with management teams to identify and implement new tools for improving employee productivity, such as communication tools (e.g., Teams,) and data sharing/collaboration (SharePoint).
4. Active role with parent company implementing policies, procedures, required software and hardware.
5. Own desktop / help desk support, including provisioning and maintaining of desktops and laptops for all employees. This includes supporting corporate headquarters, as well as multiple satellite offices and remote workers, both in the U.S. and internationally.
6. Develop strategic roadmap and manage security posture by implementing new technology in align with corporate directives.
7. Lead the team providing corporate IT services, including Active Directory, Outlook/O365, system monitoring and security, backup, and disaster recovery, etc.
8. Ensure the consistency and maintainability of existing applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards/procedures for implementing technical solutions.
9. Direct and prioritize the workload of subordinate personnel.
10. Conduct hardware and software evaluations and maintain vendor contracts.
11. Deliver & maintain integrations between systems to support efficiencies for business.
12. Create momentum & vision for AI technologies and other technologies to support business productivity and differentiation.
13. In addition to security elements, support and deliver and well designed, efficient and effective network environment.
14. Deliver effective master data management policies, structures and results.
15. Deliver change management disciplines and procedures.
16. Implement disaster recovery and mitigation plans.
17. Serve on executive management team.  Support corporate strategy development & execution.
18. Develop, direct, and manage educational stack for her/his staff.
19. 15-20% travel is required, and open to fluctuation depending on current and ongoing projects.
20. Create and manage global yearly CAPEX budget.
21. Create and manage global OPEX budget for all locations.

DECISION MAKING:

Position will be required to make decisions that will directly impact employees and customers globally. This position will also have direct reports.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

Position requires collaboration with employees, department managers, C-level suite, and current/potential customers.

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.  Master’s Degree preferred.
• 15+ + Years progressive experience supporting corporate IT Infrastructure in a midsized organization.
• 5+ + Years leading an IT support structure across multiple locations, preferably internationally.
• Enterprise software experience, either as an implementation team member or project manager. Pronto experience preferred, otherwise Oracle/PeopleSoft/SAP or related experience.
• Strong Microsoft experience, including O365, SharePoint, Azure and Intunes. Certifications preferred.
• Strong networking experience to include Cisco, Trend Micro and Azure  Express route. Certifications preferred.
• Good hardware knowledge including PC, MAC.
• Experience supporting MITEL or other VOIP phone system,
• Experience with global procurement of IT hardware, software, and services
• Project management experience, preferably with PMI/PMP certification
• 5+ year’s experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability assessments, penetration tests/remediations, multi-factor authentication, single sign on through Azure and Cybereason EDR.
• 3+ years experience managing, configuring, and deploying Intunes.
• CISSP/CISSISMP or equivalent training and or experience.
• Digital transformation experience, supporting the organization strategy to migrate on premise data to the corporate Intranet.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Planning and Organizational Skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Customer/Client Focus (internal and external)Fluency in Spanish and English (Orally and Written)