Director of Information Technology

The Director of Information Technology is the senior Information Technology leader responsible for developing and executing the company’s enterprise technology strategy in alignment with Jonathan Louis’ business objectives. The Director provides leadership and governance across enterprise applications, technology architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and analytics, IT service delivery, technology investments, and strategic vendor relationships. The position partners with senior leadership and functional leaders translate business needs into scalable technology solutions and ensure the company’s technology environment is secure, reliable, integrated, cost-effective, and positioned to support future growth.

The Director leads the internal IT organization and external technology partners and is responsible for establishing technology standards, prioritizing investments, managing technology risk, developing the IT roadmap and budget, and ensuring successful execution of major technology initiatives.

The Director works closely with the Director of Manufacturing Systems & Digital Transformation to support manufacturing transformation. The Manufacturing Systems & Digital Transformation Director leads manufacturing business requirements, process improvement, adoption, and operational benefit realization, while IT retains responsibility for enterprise technology architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, integrations, technical governance, and IT standards.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the company’s enterprise technology strategy and multi-year IT roadmap in alignment with business objectives and priorities.
• Serve as a strategic technology advisor to executive leadership and functional leaders across the organization.
• Establish enterprise technology architecture, standards, policies, governance, and lifecycle strategies.
• Lead and develop the IT organization, establishing clear accountability, priorities, performance expectations, succession planning, and development of team members.
• Develop, manage, and track the annual IT operating and capital budgets and ensure technology resources and investments are effectively utilized.
• Maintain and prioritize the enterprise technology project portfolio based on business value, strategic importance, risk, resource requirements, and expected ROI.
• Partner with business leaders to identify technology requirements and translate business needs into scalable, practical technology solutions.
• Provide enterprise governance and technical oversight for ERP and other critical business applications, including architecture, integrations, security, availability, vendor management, lifecycle planning, and alignment with business requirements.
• Partner with the Director of Manufacturing Systems & Digital Transformation to translate manufacturing business requirements into secure, scalable, integrated technology solutions while maintaining enterprise technology standards.
• Establish and maintain the company’s cybersecurity strategy and governance, including technology risk management, security policies, identity and access governance, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response preparedness, third-party technology risk, and security awareness.
• Ensure appropriate disaster recovery, backup, business continuity technology capabilities, testing, and recovery plans are established and maintained.
• Provide leadership and governance over enterprise infrastructure, networks, cloud services, servers, telecommunications, end-user computing, and technology service delivery.
• Establish performance expectations and metrics for system availability, service delivery, cybersecurity, infrastructure reliability, and IT operational performance.
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