Position Summary:

• The Lord Divisions located in Cary, NC are seeking a dynamic team member to lead its Information Technology organization.  
• In this position, you will develop and manage the direction and daily activities of the centralized Information Technology group that supports 3 divisions (NVH, APS, and EPM).
• We are looking for a thought leader and change agent.  You must be a high energy process driven individual with a proven track record of initiating and leading change.
• You must have a deep knowledge of IT Infrastructure, business processes, and have supported ERP, Financial, operations and engineering applications.
• You will be responsible for embracing and driving lean enterprise systems throughout the division supply chain.
• This position is on-site in Cary, NC with 4 days onsite 1 day work from home schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development of the annual division information technology plan, budget forecast, and subsequent review and reporting. Ensures IT budgets are fully developed and agreed upon by division leadership.
• Responsible for working directly with division leadership to develop IT strategic plan to aid the business in meeting financial and operational commitments.
• Responsible for improving IT operational efficiencies, leading Lean initiatives, driving cost efficiencies, and implementing best practice standards and documentation.
• Responsible for working with division, group and corporate resources to implement best practice Infrastructure and security processes and technology.
• Responsible to the group and assisting the division in the business acquisition process from the onset of initial evaluation, due diligence and integration plans. 
• Responsible for recruiting, developing and maintaining a high performing staff and divisional IT organization.
• Work directly with division functional teams to understand needs and develop a roadmap for delivering enhanced capabilities, new technology and systems.
• Lead team that is responsible for maintaining systems and process to keep existing systems running and meeting performance SLA’s of the business.
• Keep existing systems up to date and secure by upgrading, enhancing, and patching systems.
• Work with corporate IT teams to determine which systems should be Division solutions and which should be Enterprise solutions. Develop plans for each and execute.
• Lead, motivate, coach and recruit staff.
• Enhance systems and process to be SOX compliant, this includes Disaster recovery plans vulnerability remediation, and compliance with government regulations such as DFARS and CMMC.
• Dotted line manages Global IT teams. Help develop strategy and oversee execution of projects.
• Lead Group level and corporate High-Performance Teams where appropriate.
• Lead Division IT project review and stage gate processes.
• Own the Digital operations strategy for Lord Divisions

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Information Technology Discipline.
• 10+ year’s managerial experience in Information Technology.
• Proven track record in leading an IT organization.
• Hands-on leadership of major IT change initiatives.
• Background in Lean, Quality, Finance, or business operations.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven Project management skills.
• Excellent budget management skills.
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s degree in Information Technology.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

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