Director of Information Technology

About Panera Tech, Inc.

Panera Tech is a high-tech company that serves manufacturers in over 40 countries. Our disruptive technology offers unparalleled solutions that are often patent-protected. Industries that use high-temperature processes, such as glass and steel, rely on Panera Tech to solve the major challenges they face. We leverage both AI and human expertise to improve efficiency, worker knowledge, and safety. We help in two major areas:

Asset Life Extension – Our patented Digital Vessel Management solution helps glass and steel manufacturers make data-driven decisions using advanced sensors, data, and AI. This results in longer refractory campaigns, reduced downtime, and increased annual production.

Enabling the next generation of workers – We bridge the experience gap in heavy industries through accessible technology and actionable data. Our tools support earlier-career operators and engineers to perform with confidence and consistency in complex production environments.

At Panera Tech, you'll be part of a global, innovative, and hybrid team. Our corporate office is based in the U.S., with teammates across Europe, Asia, and South America. Our collaborative culture values creativity, curiosity, and continuous improvement, and we're excited to welcome professionals who thrive in fast-moving environments and care deeply about making a real impact.

We've built technology that's transforming how manufacturers operate. Now, we're transforming how our systems work. But successful transformation is less about the tools themselves and more about execution discipline: process definition, data integrity, governance, cross-functional coordination, and change management.

We're looking for a technology leader who understands that enterprise transformation requires both strategic vision and operational rigor. Someone who can own the execution of complex change initiatives while building the architectural foundations that enable AI-augmented operations and long-term scalability.

This role is about delivering clean implementations, establishing governance, partnering across Finance, Operations, and Sales to formalize workflows—and simultaneously architecting systems that position us for an AI-driven future.

If you're execution-focused, deeply collaborative, understand enterprise architecture, and get energized by building the foundations for transformative technology—this is your opportunity to lead.

• Lead the execution of ERP initiatives, maintaining tight ownership of scope, data structures, integrations, and controls
• Partner closely with Finance, Operations, and Sales leadership to formalize business processes, document workflows, and establish governance before automation
• Own technology change enablement including system adoption, user readiness, training, and cross-functional coordination across enterprise platforms
• Actively bridge vendor limitations translating business requirements into executable system design and practical solutions
• Manage implementation timelines, budgets, vendor relationships, and stakeholder communication to deliver clean, on-time results
• Establish accountability frameworks for technology-driven change, ensuring clarity on ownership, deliverables, and success metrics across initiatives

• Ensure architectural decisions today to support AI-augmented operations—building the foundation before deploying advanced capabilities
• Design and deliver Salesforce integrations with ERP, creating unified data flows across sales, operations, and finance
• Build API-first architectures that connect enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, BI, e-commerce) while maintaining data integrity and enabling future extensibility
• Establish data governance frameworks including master data management, data quality standards, and cross-system reconciliation processes
• Create integration architectures that expose clean interfaces for AI and automation capabilities as the organization evolves

• Partner with leadership to articulate the vision for AI-driven scalability, where autonomous…