Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence

Careers Opportunities at AVI Food systems

Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence

AVI Food systems is looking for an energetic and optimistic team member to fill the role of Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence
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Founded in 1960, AVI Food systems has evolved into one of the most respected and trusted food service companies in the nation. Providing comprehensive food services with a focus on the highest quality and freshest ingredients, impeccable service and total value is the reputation we have earned and live up to everyday.

Reports to: Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Direct Reports: 1 (Initial) scaling to 6+ (Strategic Growth)

The Mission

As the Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence, you serve as the "COO of IT" and the CIO’s primary strategic partner. Your mission is to transition the organization from a traditional, process-heavy PMO to a high-velocity Value Management Office (VMO). This is a Player-Coach role: you will personally lead high-stakes strategic initiatives while building a lean, world-class team that treats IT as a value-driver, not a cost center.

Modernized

Value Management (The VMO) Outcome-Led Governance

Replace "heavy" PMO checklists with automated governance. Focus on Value Velocity—the speed at which an idea becomes a business result.

Investment & Fin Ops

Act as the "CFO of IT," managing the Cap Ex/OpEx budget and implementing Fin Ops to optimize cloud spend and TCO transparency.

Strategic Intake

Implement a "Value-First" prioritization framework to ensure the enterprise focuses on the best initiatives.

M&A & Transformation

Personally lead the IT integration playbook for new acquisitions, ensuring rapid time-to-value for the ownership group.

II. Agile Delivery & The "Light" PMO Adaptive Delivery

Design a "Lean-Agile" framework where Project Managers act as Enablers, not "Taskmasters."

Organizational Change Management (OCM)

Lead the human side of digital transformation, ensuring user adoption is measured as a key project success metric.

Self-Service Enablement

Build "Project Kits" that allow business units to run smaller initiatives without heavy IT oversight, keeping the central team lean.

III. Business Relationship & Workforce Strategy Strategic BRM

Act as the primary partner to the CFO, COO, and Sales VPs to co-author their long term digital roadmaps.

IT Digital Branding

Own the "Story of IT." Use intentional internal communications to market IT’s successes and value to the board and ownership.

Workforce Evolution

Design the talent roadmap to upskill the organization in AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making.

The "1-to-Many" Team Evolution

This role follows a phased growth model, allowing the leader to establish credibility as a Player-Coach before scaling the organization.

Phase 1:
Foundation (The Player-Coach) The Focus

Personal leadership of the enterprise’s top 2–3 strategic initiatives.

The Goal

Stand up the "Business of IT" framework (Intake, ROI Tracking, and Fin Ops) and establish a "Light PMO" culture.

Phase 2:
Scale (The Strategic Core) The Hire

Add a Value Analyst (IT Finance/ROI) and a Delivery Orchestrator (Agile/OCM).

The Goal

Offload tactical execution to focus on long-term IT Strategy and M&A integration playbooks.

Phase 3:
Maturity (The Strategic Partner) The Hire

Expand to include Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) and Technical Writers/Change Specialists.

The Goal

Full integration of IT into every business unit, shifting the team from "executors" to "strategic consultants."

The Ideal Profile Experience

3+ years in IT leadership or Management Consulting. You have seen "Big Tech" scale but prefer the agility of a privately owned environment.

The Player-Coach DNA

You are just as comfortable building a 3-year financial model in Excel as you are presenting a transformation roadmap to the Board.

Modern SDLC Knowledge

You advocate for Dev Ops and Product-centric delivery over "Waterfall" status reporting.

Influence

Ability to push back on the C-Suite with data-driven insights while maintaining high-trust relationships.

• A family culture and atmosphere
• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time team members
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Immense training and growth opportunities

We conduct pre-employment drug testing. EOE

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