VP, Business Technology and Digital Enablement

Grow with Welch's!

Welch's is on a journey toward becoming the global leader in convenient, good‑for‑you fruit‑based food and beverages. To turn this goal into reality, we need exceptionally talented, agile, and innovative individuals who are eager to contribute to something extraordinary.

At Welch's, we’re not just offering a job; we're inviting you to be part of a vibrant, authentic, and inclusive culture where you belong and have opportunities to unleash the best, most authentic version of you.

The VP, Business Technology and Digital Enablement is a senior technology executive responsible for shaping and executing the company’s technology strategy in support of enterprise growth, operational excellence, and digital transformation. Reporting to the CFO and serving as a key member of the extended leadership team, this role aligns technology investments, capabilities, and governance with business priorities while ensuring the organization remains secure, resilient, and positioned to create long‑term value.

The role is expected to operate as a business executive first and a technology leader second—setting priorities, making investment tradeoffs, aligning resources to enterprise goals, and ensuring Welch’s gets the right balance of internal capability and managed services. The VP also leads cross‑functional governance with Finance, HR, Operations, Commercial, and the EPMO to keep technology decisions tied to measurable business outcomes.

This role will be based out of our Waltham, MA headquarters. Our in‑office schedule is designed to maximize collaboration and relationship building balanced with flexibility and well‑being: 3 days in office and Thursdays/Fridays remote, flex days.

• Lead the Welch’s IT Center of Excellence and establish priorities across all four towers:
  Enterprise Applications and Business Technology;
  Infrastructure, Service Management and Plant Tech;
  Cybersecurity, Identity and Risk Resilience;
  Data, Analytics, Automation and AI.
• Own the technology operating model, annual budget, workforce plan, and managed‑services strategy.
• Serve as the primary business partner to the CFO and executive team for enterprise technology matters.
• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to identify opportunities where technology, data, automation, and AI can accelerate business growth and productivity.
• Guide value realization from recent ERP and other system investments.
• Lead technology investment planning and portfolio prioritization to maximize business value and return on investment.
• Set governance for cybersecurity, business continuity, service performance, and vendor accountability.
• Chair or sponsor key technology governance forums with business leaders and the Enterprise Project Management Office.
• Approve major architecture, sourcing, and platform decisions in partnership with tower leaders.
• Ensure technology supports close‑to‑customer planning, plant operations, compliance, and commercial execution.
• Develop leadership talent and maintain succession plans for critical roles.
• Develop and maintain a multi‑year technology roadmap aligned to Welch’s strategic priorities.
• Act as an executive sponsor for enterprise transformation initiatives requiring cross‑functional change management.

• A strategic leader who can connect business needs to technological solutions and drive measurable business outcomes.
• A trusted executive advisor capable of influencing senior leaders and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• A collaborative leader who balances internal capabilities with outsourced and managed‑service partnerships.
• A disciplined decision‑maker who can prioritize investments, manage risk, and drive organizational simplification.
• A talent developer committed to building high‑performing teams and future leaders.
• A visionary leader who balances innovation with disciplined execution and risk management.
• A change agent who can simplify complexity and lead transformation initiatives.

Any equivalent combination of education and experience that proves competence in the role may be considered.

• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership…