Chief Information Officer

The Chief Information Officer will serve as a strategic technology and business partner across all functions, working closely with executive and functional leaders to understand business strategies, operational needs, process gaps, data challenges, cybersecurity risks, and emerging capability requirements. This leader will shape and execute an enterprise technology roadmap that advances Master Data Management, strengthens cybersecurity and resilience, modernizes infrastructure and operational technology, and accelerates responsible AI transformation.

The CIO will foster a collaborative, service-oriented, high-performing technology organization that delivers secure, reliable, scalable, and business-aligned solutions for SI Group.

• Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Define IT performance metrics based on overall business objectives.
• Cultivate and empower a more highly skilled, motivated, and effective IT organization

• Lead the strategy, reliability, modernization, and performance of global infrastructure, network, cloud, workplace technology, core systems, and enterprise platform environments.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and site leadership to ensure operational technology environments at manufacturing plants are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with business continuity, production, and modernization needs.
• Advise senior management on strategic systems conversions, integrations, infrastructure investments, and operational technology priorities that strengthen resilience, scalability, reliability, and business value.

• Own the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, including information protection, identity and access management, cyber risk management, third-party risk, vulnerability management, incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
• Establish cybersecurity governance, policies, controls, and awareness programs that reduce risk while enabling practical, secure ways of working across the enterprise.
• Partner with manufacturing and operations leaders to ensure cybersecurity expectations extend appropriately to operational technology and plant environments.

• Partner with executive and functional leaders to understand business strategies, operational pain points, process gaps, and emerging capability needs.
• Translate business priorities into an enterprise technology roadmap that balances value creation, risk reduction, scalability, integration, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead AI transformation through the technology roadmap by identifying high-value use cases, enabling responsible AI governance, partnering with functions on adoption, and embedding automation and intelligence into business processes.
• Document, design, harmonize, and optimize enterprise processes through technology, data, AI, and automation-enabled solutions.
• Establish strategic service provider partnerships and review major contracts for computing, information technology, cybersecurity, data, AI, and related services.
• Oversee the development, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications, integrations, platforms, and changes to existing systems.

• Build and mature enterprise Master Data Management capabilities, including ownership models, data governance, data quality standards, stewardship processes, and accountability across functions.
• Develop analytics, reporting, and decision-support capabilities that provide trusted insights, forward-looking metrics, and performance visibility for executive and functional leaders.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or related field is required, MBA preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of IT leadership
• Minimum of 5 years business leadership experience
• Experience as a CIO and business functional leader in a global environment
• Experience in a global manufacturing environment
• Experience in the chemical industry preferred
• Experience with ERP software, preferably SAP

We strive for all employees to nurture physical, mental and emotional health both personally and professionally. Our commitment to health and wellness centers around prevention, early detection and embracing a healthy lifestyle. Some offerings may vary by role or region, but may include:

• Physical Health benefits including competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision packages, company contribution to Health Savings Account, cash incentive for Annual Physical and reimbursement
• Financial Wellness opportunities including company paid life insurance and disability plans, 401(k) Retirement Plan with generous company match, and certified Financial Planning & Investment services
• Mental Health benefits including generous Paid Time Off and 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Bonding…