Regional Director of Infrastructure Operations, Americas
Come Innovate Motion With Us!
Johnson Electric is a leading global organization in Manufacturing. We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Information Technology to lead our IT operations in the Americas region. As the Director of IT, you will play a critical role in shaping our technology strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring seamless IT services across the region.
Your Responsibilities Would Be:
Develop and execute the IT strategy for the Americas region, aligning it with overall business goals and corporate IT strategies.
Lead a team of IT professionals, including managers, engineers, and support staff, ensuring high performance and employee development.
Participate in evaluating modern machine learning and generative AI based solution evaluations, adoption to build self-healing IT infrastructure.
Provide thought leadership in accelerating reengineering of enterprise workloads to hybrid clouds; and developing team skills, engaging with business partners, enterprise system team leaders on benefits, ROI and risk averse migration planning.
Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of server systems, networks, data centers, clouds and securities for Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, identify technology needs, evaluate solutions, implement best practices, manage project progress, and measure results against assumptions.
Manage IT budgets, vendor relationships, project planning and contracts.
Ensure compliance with security standards, data privacy regulations, industry best practices, and audit requirements.
Drive and support digital transformation initiatives, data analytics, automation, and enterprise applications.
Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on technology trends and opportunities.
Define performance KPIs and metrics, and conduct regular reviews to track performance.
Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of infrastructure service delivery methods and procedures.
Collaborate with global infrastructure teams in identifying opportunities to simplify IT Service management through continuous improvement initiatives.
Our Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master's preferred).
Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in IT leadership roles.
Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale IT projects and teams, particularly infrastructure transformation migrating and modernizing infrastructure with cloud.
Strong understanding of infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strategic thinker with the ability to drive innovation and change.
What We Offer:
JE offers talented employees exceptional opportunities to learn and grow professionally with rewarding careers. We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, prescription plan, vision, disability coverage, life insurance coverage, 401K match, and holiday/vacation benefits.
Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company's most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.
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