VP, Information Technology
About the Opportunity The Vice President, Information Technology is the senior leader responsible for defining and executing enterprise IT strategy and ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, scalable, and cost-effective technology capabilities that support business objectives and long-term organizational growth. Partnering with the Senior Vice President, Technology and executive leadership, this leader establishes the vision, priorities, operating model, and multi-year roadmap for enterprise IT. This role maintains executive accountability for corporate infrastructure, enterprise applications, the enterprise data warehouse and related data platforms, modern workplace capabilities, identity and access management, service desk operations, business relationship management, IT governance, and business continuity. As a strategic advisor to business and functional leadership, the Vice President anticipates organizational needs, translates business priorities into enterprise technology investments, and drives IT organizational performance, financial stewardship, operational resilience, risk management, regulatory readiness, employee technology experience, and measurable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Define and own the enterprise IT strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap in alignment with organizational and technology priorities. Partner with executive and functional leaders to identify business needs, evaluate technology opportunities, prioritize enterprise investments, and communicate strategy, performance, and risks. Translate business strategy into scalable technology capabilities, transformation initiatives, investment plans, and measurable outcomes while monitoring emerging technologies and industry trends. Build, lead, and develop the enterprise IT organization, establishing effective organizational structures, decision rights, succession plans, performance management, coaching, and career development. Define and maintain IT governance, policies, standards, controls, operating procedures, and sourcing models across internal teams, managed service providers, and vendors. Direct the strategy, architecture, implementation, operation, and lifecycle management of the corporate technology environment, including networks, cloud platforms, identity and access management, endpoints, telecommunications, and workplace technology. Establish the enterprise applications strategy and oversee platforms supporting functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Operations, and employee productivity. Direct the strategy, architecture, operation, lifecycle management, and integration of the enterprise data warehouse and related data platforms, collaborating with data, engineering, and security leadership on governance, quality, access, retention, lineage, and security. Own the modern workplace strategy and IT service delivery model, overseeing service desk operations, incident management, request fulfillment, knowledge management, and technology onboarding and offboarding for office-based, remote, and distributed teams. Establish and lead a business relationship management capability to connect functional priorities with IT roadmaps, demand intake, prioritization, and value realization. Partner with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, and Compliance leaders to maintain secure IT operations, implement IT controls, oversee audit and compliance reviews, and maintain business-continuity and disaster-recovery capabilities. Direct enterprise IT portfolio planning, operating and capital budgets, forecasts, multi-year investment plans, and strategic vendor management, including licensing, contract negotiations, and cost optimization. Lead the IT components of enterprise transformations, cross-functional initiatives, office expansions, and mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and integrations.
Required Qualifications
Education and experience requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) with at least 20 years of related experience; or Master’s degree in a related field with at least 18 years of related experience; or Doctoral degree in a related field with at least 12 years of related experience. Significant senior leadership experience within enterprise IT, including leadership of managers, multidisciplinary teams, and complex technology portfolios. Demonstrated success defining and executing an enterprise IT strategy aligned with business objectives and organizational growth. Proven experience leading enterprise IT operations within a complex, distributed, or rapidly evolving organization. Deep understanding of cloud platforms, enterprise SaaS, identity and access management, endpoint technologies, networking, collaboration platforms, modern workplace capabilities, and IT service management. Demonstrated experience overseeing enterprise applications and data platforms, including an enterprise data warehouse. Experience leading service desk operations and establishing measurable service-management and employee-experience practices. Experience establishing business relationship management functions, including demand management, prioritization, roadmap development, and value realization. Proven ability to lead large-scale technology transformations and complex, cross-functional initiatives. Experience developing and managing significant budgets, investment portfolios, strategic vendors, and outsourced service providers. Strong knowledge of IT governance, data governance, operational risk, business continuity, disaster recovery, and security-control practices. Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders, communicate complex technology matters clearly, and make sound decisions with incomplete or evolving information. Strong business and financial acumen, connecting technology investments to measurable business value.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a regulated or compliance-driven environment. Working knowledge of security, privacy, and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or other applicable standards. Experience supporting global or geographically distributed organizations. Experience leading IT integrations for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or significant organizational transformations. Experience presenting technology strategy, performance, investment priorities, and risk considerations to executive leadership or board-level audiences. Relevant industry certifications, such as ITIL, PMP, CISSP, Certified Business Relationship Manager, or cloud platform certifications. Work Schedule and Travel Employment Type: Full time. Location: United States (Remote). Travel: May require periodic travel, up to three times per quarter, to support business operations, team collaboration, or strategic initiatives. Flexibility: May require intermittent work outside normal business hours, including evenings or weekends, to provide executive oversight for critical incidents, system upgrades, or major initiatives. Incident Escalation: Participation in executive escalation and major-incident response processes is required.
Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary Range: $261,000 - $391,600 per year. Additional Compensation: Bonus eligible; equity grant eligible. Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, and standard leave programs. Base salary is determined through multiple evaluation factors during the hiring process, including skills, experience, education, internal equity, and market conditions. Base salary is exclusive of bonus, equity, and other incentives. Additional Information Work Authorization: The hiring organization is not currently sponsoring candidates requiring work authorization support for this position. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process upon request.