VP IT - Global Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute a global IT strategy spanning AI security, enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, and service management to support business growth, resilience, and digital transformation.
• Partner with executive leadership, operations, supply chain, and engineering teams to align technology investments with enterprise priorities.
• Build and lead a high‑performing global IT organization across infrastructure, cloud operations, cyber security, AI security, enterprise platforms, and IT service management.
• Establish enterprise standards, governance models, and roadmaps for infrastructure architecture, cloud adoption, service delivery, cyber security, and software asset and license management.

• Oversee global infrastructure services, including networks, compute, storage, end‑user computing, collaboration platforms, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead modernization of on‑premises and cloud‑based compute environments, ensuring scalability, resilience, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Drive platform engineering, automation, monitoring, and observability practices to improve uptime, speed of delivery, and operational consistency.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and business continuity for critical infrastructure and cloud services worldwide.

• Lead the company’s global cyber security and AI security program, including strategy, architecture, governance, threat management, and incident response.
• Protect enterprise environments from cyber threats, including ransomware, third‑party risk, cloud misconfiguration, data exposure, and risks introduced by AI tools and models.
• Oversee identity and access management, network security, endpoint protection, data security, cloud security, AI governance, and zero trust architecture.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, SOX, GDPR, industry‑specific requirements).
• Lead cyber incident response planning, tabletop exercises, and executive communications.

• Ensure reliable, scalable, and secure global IT operations across infrastructure, cloud services, workplace technology, and enterprise platforms.
• Establish and mature IT service management capabilities, including incident, problem, change, request, asset, and configuration management, with clear SLAs, KPIs, and continuous improvement practices.
• Optimize sourcing strategies, vendor relationships, managed service partnerships, and enterprise software licensing to maximize value, compliance, and cost efficiency.
• Drive cost‑effective technology operations through service optimization, cloud consumption governance, and proactive software asset and license management.

• Champion innovation through modern infrastructure, cloud platforms, AI enablement, automation, and secure adoption of emerging technologies.
• Enable data‑driven decision‑making across manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and commercial functions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for business value, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.

• Manage IT operating and capital budgets, including infrastructure investments, cloud spend, cyber security funding, and enterprise software licensing.
• Establish strong governance for project delivery, architecture decisions, and risk management.
• Ensure audit readiness and compliance across global operations.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including enterprise‑scale environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise infrastructure, cloud operations, and service delivery in complex, global environments.
• Proven leadership of cyber security and AI security programs, including identity, data, cloud, and governance controls.
• Strong executive presence with experience influencing senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Experience leading…