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Position Available: Director of Information Technology
Show CategoriesThe Director of IT at J.W. Speaker is critical to our organization, as he/she is one of our technology drivers. This is a rare opening for us, and one where we need to find a leader in the industry. Are you the one?
Interested candidates should submit their resumes (with salary expectations) by emailing our Talent Acquisition Manager, Michelle Greiner at greinerm@jwspeaker.com.
Here at J.W. Speaker, we live by the words “Driving Technology, Building Bright Futures.” Our technology focus has been instrumental in our success for over 80 years, and has allowed us to experience tremendous growth for more than a decade! However, we couldn’t keep our eye on technology without people who are DRIVEN TO SEE MORE!
Our Ideal Candidate:
The ultimate techie! We are talking “go home, read your pile of tech magazines and blogs, and dream about how to apply that cutting-edge technology at our company.” Of course, you also need to be that person who is savvy enough to say “yeah, this is cool stuff, but it doesn’t make sense to use it here.” You are a big-picture, systems thinker. Ideally, you would have experience in a manufacturing environment. If not manufacturing, experience with a company who utilizes an ERP system is a must.
In our wildest dreams, you would know Syteline – our ERP system. Additionally, you will love to lead, and will have at least 5+ years of experience leading an IT team. We have a great team of IT professionals for you coach, mentor, and develop. Not only them, but you are leading our entire organization when it comes to our technology needs, so you need to have integrity, a strong business acumen, excellent customer service, project management, listening skills (how else will you learn what your customers need/want?), and a sense of humor to balance it all out.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
You will INNOVATE:
- By establishing strategies for our corporate initiatives and prepare design specs to streamline IT efforts
- By living (understanding, communicating, encouraging) our J.W. Speaker vision and strategy
- By providing a flexible and scalable infrastructure that is properly sized to accommodate our anticipated future growth
- By developing experts within our core business systems at our company
- By promoting “system-thinking” and following the “USA” approach (Understand, Simplify, and Automate) to streamline key processes
You will EXPLORE:
- By constantly looking at emerging technologies and recommending those that would allow us to move our technology needle
- By continually seeking opportunities to share knowledge and provide clarity and improvements to our business
- By creating and maintaining our IT roadmap and facilitating our annual company-wide and department IT goals
You will PERFORM:
- By directing the security, data integrity, integration and availability of systems to reduce waste and maximize value
- By managing resources and technologies to ensure timely completion of key company initiatives
- By directing the integration of multiple networks, communication systems and remote facilities in an efficient manner, transparent to others
- By ensuring data integrity, including SQL and Oracle database maintenance activities (You must have a strong background in SQL Server)
- By driving projects related to IT throughout the organization, working with other leaders to ensure the success of all
- By establishing appropriate policies, processes and controls to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction, efficiency, reliability, utilization, understanding and upgradability
Qualifications:
- Required: Bachelors or better in Information Technology or related field.
- Required 5 years: IT Leadership
Interested Candidates:
This is an immediate opening, and salary will be commensurate with experience. Please submit your resume (with salary expectations) directly by emailing our Talent Acquisition Manager, Michelle Greiner at greinerm@jwspeaker.com.