Director, Enterprise Network Services

Position Summary

ITT is a leading manufacturer of critical components for harsh environments that serves fast‑growing end markets in flow, aerospace and defense, energy and transportation. With more than 11,700 employees globally and operations in roughly 40 countries, ITT partners with its customers to deliver solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

The Director, Enterprise Network Services is responsible for full ownership of ITT’s global enterprise networking, voice, and video platforms. This individual leads a high‑performing, globally distributed team of network architects, engineers, and administrators to ensure reliable, scalable, secure, and cost‑effective network operations and modernization initiatives. The role includes 24/7 operational accountability and strategic oversight across LAN, WAN, WLAN, firewall, NAC, voice/telephony, cloud connectivity, segmentation, and observability platforms.

This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring strong technical acumen, operational discipline, strategic foresight, and exceptional people leadership. The Director will oversee all planning, execution, and delivery of network projects and services, including network transformation efforts, cloud and data center initiatives, compliance readiness, M&A integration, and lifecycle refresh programs. This role is integral to ITT’s broader infrastructure strategy and plays a vital role in enabling business growth, operational resilience, and cyber risk mitigation.

The ideal candidate brings a people‑first leadership philosophy, strong cross‑functional communication skills, and a passion for continuous improvement. They thrive in high‑energy environments where accountability, clarity, and results matter. Equally comfortable in technical deep dives or executive discussions, they are a trusted partner to senior leaders and a steady, strategic presence across teams.

For a person to be successful in this role, they will need to be highly driven (“high motor”), able to balance many active priorities, detail oriented, planful, comfortable in searching out and addressing ambiguity, able to consistently drive results to achieve intended business outcomes, persists with a naturally curious and highly accountable mindset, and approaches situations in a thoughtful and process‑oriented manner.

Preferred candidate would reside in US Eastern or Central Time Zone.

• Own and maintain the enterprise network, voice, and video strategy and roadmap in alignment with ITT’s business and technology goals.
• Drive continuous modernization initiatives, which may include segmentation, SD‑WAN, SASE, NAC, observability, and cloud integration efforts.
• Guide and prioritize network‑related investments to ensure scalability, performance, and cost‑efficiency.
• Partner with security, application, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment between infrastructure, cyber risk management, and business requirements.
• Lead regular periodic sessions with IT Infrastructure leaders from each of our three Value Centers to assess and prioritize efforts, both active and upcoming.
• Curate and maintain an active and up‑to‑date project portfolio.

• Lead 24x7 operations for all network services, ensuring reliability, uptime, and service excellence across global regions.
• Oversee incident, change, and problem management processes, driving root cause analysis and continuous service improvement.
• Ensure consistent execution of patching, vulnerability management, configuration management, inventory/CMDB accuracy, and lifecycle refresh programs.
• Own observability and monitoring strategies for proactive issue identification and resolution.

• Provide leadership for all networking, voice, and video project execution, including lifecycle refreshes, data center migrations, M&A integrations, and compliance initiatives.
• Ensure project delivery adheres to timelines, budgets, and scope, with measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with PMO, infrastructure, and application teams to coordinate dependencies, resources, and sequencing.
• Lead his/her team…