SVP, Information Technology

Job Summary

We are seeking a non-traditional, transformative Senior Vice President of IT to lead a bold reimagining of our organization's technology capabilities and culture. The ideal candidate is a disruptive thinker with a proven ability to challenge the status quo, drive enterprise-wide digital transformation, and create innovative technology ecosystems that enable business growth. This role demands a visionary leader who thrives on pushing boundaries, embracing emerging technologies, and fostering a culture of agility and innovation. The SVP will serve as a catalyst for change, leveraging technology to unlock new business opportunities, enhance operational performance, and position the organization as a leader in technological excellence.

Purpose

• Lead transformation: Spearhead disruptive strategies to redefine how technology drives the organization’s long-term success.
• Reimagine IT culture: Foster an agile, forward-thinking technology organization with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and adaptability.
• Enable growth: Develop technology ecosystems that empower scalable growth, enhance decision-making, and create competitive advantages.

Organizational Scope

• Provide enterprise-wide strategic technology leadership that drives transformational change across all business units and functions.
• Oversee cross-functional technology governance frameworks to ensure alignment with business goals and a seamless integration of new innovations.
• Exercise full decision-making authority on technology investments and disruptive innovations that create measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

• Disrupt and innovate: Challenge existing IT norms and processes, delivering bold, transformational strategies that position the organization as a technology leader.
• Lead digital transformation: Design and execute enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives to support organic business growth and operational excellence.
• Embrace cutting-edge technology: Leverage SaaS platforms, AI, data-driven decision-making tools, and emerging technologies to create a future-ready organization.
• Drive scalability: Build technology architectures that scale with the business and enable rapid innovation and growth.
• Create value: Develop technology strategies that directly contribute to long-term revenue growth and market differentiation.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Foster a culture of disruption: Empower teams to take risks, embrace failure, and think creatively to solve complex challenges.
• Strategic partnerships: Cultivate relationships with technology innovators, thought leaders, and emerging startups to stay ahead of industry trends.
• Build talent pipelines: Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse pipeline of forward-thinking technology leaders.
• Champion security: Collaborate with security teams to ensure robust and adaptive cybersecurity frameworks that enable innovation without compromising integrity.
• Advocate for change: Educate executive leadership and key stakeholders on the value of disruptive technologies and their impact on the organization.
• AI Leadership: Leads the design, implementation, and governance of AI-enabled solutions, ensuring alignment with business strategy, ethical standards, compliance requirements, and long-term workforce impact.

While the job description describes what is anticipated as the requirements of the position, the job requirements are subject to change based upon any changing needs and requirements of the business.

Technical/Professional Skills

• Visionary leadership with a focus on challenging traditional IT paradigms.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with building scalable, agile technology ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of cutting-edge solutions in AI, predictive technologies, and data-driven decision frameworks.
• Robust knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and scaling AI solutions, including governance frameworks, change management, and cross-functional adoption.
• AI strategy development and roadmap planning
• Risk, ethics, bias, and compliance management
• Human-in-the-loop design and workforce enablement
• Vendor evaluation and AI solution governance

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in technology, business, or related field preferred.

Professional Experience

• 15+ years of technology leadership, including experience driving enterprise-level digital transformation.
• Proven track record of creating and implementing disruptive technology strategies that generate measurable business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex organizations through periods of significant change and innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in global technology leadership roles.
• Expertise in emerging and disruptive technologies, including enterprise AI, advanced analytics, and cloud ecosystems.

Tungsten Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vets