Vice President, Information Technology

Sterling Crane Canada

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

Come join a team where People make the difference As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we're committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

The Vice President, Information Technology for Marmon Crane Services will develop and execute best-in-class strategies for IT systems and services for an established crane business with 4 operating companies and over 1600 employees.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Assess current IT strategy and design an IT organization that supports our businesses’ strategic direction and technology simplification efforts.
- Drive IT simplification/standardization across 4 businesses.
- Rationalize and optimize software, hardware and subscription solutions to reduce variability across the businesses in the group.
- Build and lead a high-performing IT team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
- Manage and champion Cybersecurity and align strategies with Marmon policies.
- Work closely with business leaders to understand opportunities for IT to enable business operations, maximize revenue streams and improve profitability.
- Work with the business to develop a unified data strategy and data management strategy.
- Build effective relationships across the business and oversee the preparation of business cases to support proposed IT initiatives.
- Manage vendor relationships to ensure cost-effective and high-quality delivery of IT services
- Manage the IT budget, ensuring cost efficiency and alignment with strategic priorities including overseeing procurement of technology solutions and negotiate contracts with vendors.
- Be a hands-on IT leader to ensure activities and projects are managed effectively, accurately and completed on time.

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Strong technical foundation to include a bachelor’s degree, ideally in computer science
- MBA and/or advanced technical degree, and/or PMP certifications are highly preferred.
- Minimum of 8 plus years of IT leadership experience.
- Prior experience leading a significant technology group in a large corporation.
- Proven track record in developing the IT strategy and roadmap linked to business objectives.
- Prior exposure to project planning, execution, and organization change-management efforts to successfully complete a complex ERP conversion is critical.
- Significant project management experience highlighting an ability to plan and execute multiple complex IT projects against project plans, budgets and timelines.

**Business**Experience**
- Experience working in the construction/equipment rental industry is preferred.
- Prior experience in a transformational environment is highly preferred.
- A demonstrated passion, energy and drive to understand requirements in a complex services environment will be important.
- Demonstrated experience leading functional teams of professionals of varying disciplines and experience.
- Experience leading effective cybersecurity strategies, including implementing best practices and ensuring full compliance with corporate head office cybersecurity mandates/policies.

**Personal**Characteristics**
- Building good relationships with the business, peers, and teams across a diverse group of companies and the corporate holding company is important.
- Communicate a clear set of objectives, delegate effectively and drive accountability to fit within the group’s culture.
- Results oriented, combined with strong influencing skills will be required to drive results and integrate effectively into the culture.
- A track record of managing to a plan, setting high standards of performance and a “roll up the sleeves” attitude to tenaciously achieve goals will be expected.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are imperative for success.