VP IT Infrastructure & Operations

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Senior Vice President of Infrastructure is responsible for all aspects of the IT Infrastructure and related technical applications used to support the Varsity Brands businesses.  Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, this position is accountable to deliver, manage, and improve the IT infrastructure across the enterprise in a cost-effective, timely, high quality, and innovative manner to drive business growth.  The position plays an influential role as a member of the Senior IT Leadership team in shaping IT strategy, making investment and priority trade-off decisions, reducing unit costs, and negotiating and managing vendor relationships.  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA, BS or Master’s degree in a Computer Science or Information systems related discipline
• 15+ years’ experience in infrastructure leadership experience in a matrixed IT environment across multiple operating divisions
• Strong background in: Multi-platform hardware and software technologies
• ITIL standards
• Network Management
• Outsourced data center and managed services
• Availability, performance and capacity management
• Data security, disaster recovery, and contingency planning
• Integration and use of Cloud, PAAS, and IAAS technologies
• Strong financial acumen and cost management skills
• Excellent communications, team management, mentoring, and team development skills
• Ability to develop strong business partnerships

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Communication: Excellent communications and presentation skills, both written and verbal, including confidence and presence to engage effectively with senior executives. Must be a positive change agent and be able to influence at all levels
• Critical Thinking & Business Acumen: Superior analytical skills, strong judgment, curious around the right questions, can quickly understand where and how an organization creates value. Able to identify insights that lead organization to better understanding of opportunities or risks
• Ability to Work High & Low: Think strategically, but also with the ability to roll up the sleeves to ensure commitments are delivered and processes are improved
• Leadership: Has the ability to lead people through a process or change. Possess an energetic, positive can-do attitude, influence the outcome of workstreams and recognize when to take charge
• Influencing Skills: Able to work cross functionally at all levels of the organization and manage / prioritize multiple tasks on tight deadlines. Strong project management, strategic communications and/or change management skills are extremely important
• Driven: Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven, rapidly changing environment. Maintain a positive, service-oriented attitude while managing competing priorities
• Discretion: Exercise sound business judgement around the sensitivity of the information you are privy to and maintain the utmost confidentiality and discretion in business relationships

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Develop, organize and lead the management of the IT infrastructure to ensure IT systems are available across the organization in accordance with agreed-upon service levels
• Manage the delivery and relationships with third party providers to ensure they meet/exceed agreed upon service level agreements
• Effectively manage the IT infrastructure in a secure, cost effective, and timely manner to ensure maximum value for the organization
• Responsible for managing the IT enterprise risk management as it relates to infrastructure – compliance, security, privacy, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and provisioning
• Partner with peers in the IT organization in the delivery of new business capabilities 
• Effectively acquire, develop, and manage talent to consistently deliver business results and build future IT leadership capability 
• Identify and recommend strategic direction for servers, hosts, and system infrastructure as well as systems monitoring and management practices
• Researches emerging infrastructure-related trends, assesses potential impact on the organization, and aligns decisions with overall IT strategy