VP IT Strategy & Transformation

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The VP of IT Strategy & Transformation serves as an executive leader aligning business strategy with technology execution across North America. This role defines, operationalizes, and evolves the three-year IT strategy, translating enterprise priorities into actionable, value-driven execution plans. As a key strategic advisor to the CIO and executive leadership team, this role drives cross-functional alignment, resolves systemic operational challenges, and leverages data-driven insights to maximize technology investment returns across all business units.

The position bridges executive stakeholders, vendor partners, and delivery teams, building a high-performing technology portfolio that enhances agility, supports scalable growth, and delivers measurable business outcomes.

• Executive Strategic Leadership:
  Serve as an authoritative strategic partner in executive decision-making, driving cross-functional problem-solving across complex business, technical, and commercial ecosystems.
• Enterprise & Global Integration:
  Align regional and global technology teams across North American business units to foster operational synergy, consistency, and streamlined execution.
• Financial & Commercial Governance:
  Lead enterprise vendor strategy and high-stakes commercial negotiations while managing total cost of ownership (TCO) and budget governance across technology portfolios.
• Multi-Year Strategic
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Synthesize inputs across Corporate Systems, Infrastructure, and Application Development to construct and govern a unified three-year IT roadmap.
• Cross-Functional Portfolio Orchestration:
  Oversee portfolio dependencies, program sequencing, and resource allocation across teams to maximize delivery capacity and strategic impact.
• Executive Presence & Board Governance:
  Develop board-level communications, executive briefing materials, and market trend analyses to inform corporate strategy and champion key technology initiatives.
• IT Operating Model Modernization:
  Define and evolve the IT Operating Model to accelerate speed-to-market, mature Agile practices, and establish adaptive governance frameworks.
• Business Relationship Management:
  Direct the IT Business Partnering function across North American business units to ensure technology leadership is embedded as an active co-creator of business strategy.
• Strategic Vendor Ecosystem Management:
  Partner with Procurement to maintain an enterprise IT vendor strategy, driving partner performance and alignment with scaling and ROI targets.
• Capital & Operational Budget Leadership:
  Oversee the IT Cap Ex and OpEx budgets, optimizing sourcing strategies and leveraging key strategic partnerships to maximize enterprise value.
• Change Enablement & Technology Adoption:
  Collaborate with HR and business leaders to drive change orchestration, user adoption, and proficiency to realize expected investment outcomes.
• Enterprise PMO Governance:
  Direct the Enterprise PMO and portfolio governance to deliver financial transparency, disciplined program execution, and post-implementation ROI measurement.
• Demand Shaping & Strategic Prioritization:
  Establish a structured demand-shaping framework to guide executive leadership trade-off discussions and ensure IT resources focus on high-value business priorities.

Education Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business, or Engineering; MBA or advanced degree highly preferred. Equivalent experience also considered.

Experience 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in IT Strategy, Management Consulting, or Portfolio Operations. 7+ years of experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing significant departmental budgets. A track record of leading large-scale digital transformations or pivot-points within complex, matrixed organizations.

• Proven ability to move emerging technologies (e.g., Generative AI, Edge Computing) from pilot to…