Director of IT Workplace & Regional Services

Job title: Director of IT Workplace & Regional Services

Company: McCain Foods

Job description: Position Title: Director of IT Workplace & Regional Services

Position Type: Regular – Full-Time ​

Position Location: Florenceville GTC

Requisition ID: 5726

JOB PURPOSE:

Reporting to the VP Infrastructure & Operations, the Director IT Workplace & Regional Services is responsible to deliver a quality client computing experience globally for McCain employees to enable business capabilities and services throughout the organization.

The Director IT Workplace & Regional Services brings current knowledge and future vision for the function including its strategy, service offerings and workforce. The Director is a senior stakeholder in all relationships with externally sourced support and operations capabilities.

As a key member of the senior I&O leadership team this role contributes to the development and execution of the I&O strategy and is responsible for ensuring the Workplace & Regional Services team is aligned to positioning I&O to deliver compelling busines value.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with the VP Infrastructure & Operations and other senior stakeholders to shape our I&O Strategy
• The functional areas of IT Workplace & Regional Services include desktop/laptop and mobile hardware, desktop operating system standards, desktop productivity software, IT Service Catalogue development, and printing services management
• Responsible for the deployment and adoption of Microsoft 365 productivity and collaboration tools (Office, Teams, Yammer, SharePoint)
• Overseeing support activities in conjunction with other I&O teams, such as Operations & Platform Support, Network & UC Services, and OT Support, to ensure the services and technology perform well in production
• Improve functional and organization performance through the application of original thinking to existing and emerging methods, processes, products and services
• Works with the VP Infrastructure & Operations on the service portfolio and governance required to prioritize resources, including budget
• Collaborates with the Information Security team to ensure all support and operations embrace and apply the security strategy
• Provides oversight for strategic vendor and partner relationship management
• Define and report on operations KPIs and metrics that represent progress against goals
• Create a broad network of business relationships to strengthen our understanding of the market and best practice, and industry trends
• Partner with the HR function to build talent within the function

KEY QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES:

• Degree in computer science or a technology-related field, or equivalent work- or education-related experience
• Minimum of 7 – 10 years of previous experience in technology operations, technology development & support management (at least three must be in a senior leadership role)
• Experience managing budgets over $10M and administrative management and team development of at least 30 staff
• Up-to-date knowledge of methodologies and trends in both business and IT
• Proven track record for developing, managing, measuring, improving, and scaling regional support operations. Performing these functions within an ITIL based structure is a must
• Excellent analytical skills, the ability to manage multiple projects under strict timelines, as well as the ability to work well in a demanding, dynamic environment and meet overall objectives
• Strong experience in managing third-party relationships

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global IS
Department: ​IT Workplace & Regional Services ​
Location(s): CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Bathurst || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Centreville || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Edmundston || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Hartland || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Saint John || CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Somerville

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

Expected salary:

Location: Florenceville-Bristol, NB

Job date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:13:23 GMT