IT Director, Enterprise Business Partner & Portfolio Management

Job Summary

The IT Director - Enterprise Business Partner & Portfolio Management serves as a strategic interface between the Enterprise Team and IT organizations, with primary responsibility for driving the implementation of the Enterprise Digital Strategy within the Enterprise Team.  This role is responsible for leading the development, adoption and value realization of information and technology solutions that are part of the Enterprise functional strategies (e.g Environmental Health & Safety, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Facilities, Contract Management, etc.) and the Enterprise Digital Vision. A primary responsibility of this role will be to lead Cirrus Aircraft through the continued implementation of our EHS tool, selection and implementation of a Contract Lifecycle Management system, a potential new HRIS implementation, build a Portfolio Management capability for the company, lead the Investment Steering Team and partner as a key Enterprise Services stakeholder on the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation.

This role is a member of the IT Leadership team, reporting to the SVP Information Technology. 

Duties and Responsibilities/Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High Performing Team: Build high performing enterprise teams while leading large scale implementation programs. Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional teams to drive the digital transformation. Directs, leads, and develops the IT team to design and implement technology solutions and programs.
• Vision & Strategy focus: Develop a vision with a 5-yr strategy and roadmap for a scalable, secure, and resilient IT ecosystem to align with the business goals. Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements to proactively assess risks and opportunities for the company. Prioritize projects, financials, demand intake process and KPIs to ensure IT is helping achieve the company goals.
• Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders whom the business has given the budget and authority to fund development and make decisions regarding data and technology priorities. Facilitate and drive alignment among key stakeholders to lead them to converge on an Enterprise IT vision and roadmap that aligns with business goals and outcomes. Develop and maintain effective relationships with Strategic Partners (e.g. software providers and consulting services).
• Business Transformation Focus: Leverage trendspotting to anticipate how technological and non-technological trends could help the organization prepare for and navigate change and disruption. Create new digital business technology platforms and the technology to support them. Work with business leaders to understand customer and market opportunities to translate them into potential digital products and services that enable new business models and drive strategic business outcomes.
• Portfolio Management Capability focus: Develop portfolio management capability to consistently manage projects, financials and dependencies across the company based on Earned Value and ROI. Create an IT financial portfolio to prioritize initiatives, financials, demand intake process and KPIs to ensure all business areas are working on the most important things to achieve the company goals. Implement an Investment Steering Team across all business capabilities to govern program priorities, financials and dependencies.
• Project Management focus: Develop a project management methodology, framework, templates and score-carding for all IT projects to ensure we deliver our projects consistently, on time and on budget. Define, track and communicate IT key performance indicators, including shared business results achieved using information technology. Establish and drive an adaptive and agile portfolio management process focused on continuously introducing new features and functionality. Implement and maintain standardized processes aligned with Enterprise standards (e.g. NPIS) to manage all stages of the information service lifecycle: concept, design and development, adoption and optimization, maintenance and utilization, retirement and replacement.
• Product Management focus: Develop a product management methodology, framework, and dashboard for all IT Product Teams. This includes improving the work intake process, how priorities are vetted against the roadmaps, work moves into the backlog, and how the requests move into a release. Mentor and guide product managers to mature product management practices across the organization. Promote a customer-centric, outcome-driven culture that focuses on value delivery rather than feature output. Encourage experimentation, agile ways of working, and continuous improvement. Balance resource allocation between new initiatives, enhancements, and sustainment work. Partner with finance and executives to ensure ROI and value realization from product investments.
• Emerging Technologies focus: Identify and evaluate new and emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, edge computing, IoT, automation) for potential business value. Lead pilots and proof-of-concept initiatives to assess feasibility and ROI. Champion innovation and continuous improvement across the technology landscape. Maintains currency on new technologies and platforms, including artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing, and provides direction on what emerging technologies should be assimilated, integrated and introduced in Enterprise Services. This will ensure that IT drives technology solutions to align with the Enterprise Services business strategy.
• ERP Business Transformation focus: Partner as a key Enterprise Services stakeholder on the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation across all Enterprise Services capabilities.
• HRIS focus: Work with the HR team post SWOT assessment on the current HRIS system, determine gaps and deliver on the executive readout. Partner with the HR team on optimization opportunities and fixes to better utilize the existing system capabilities going forward. Negotiate a new HRIS contract.
• EHS focus: Partner with the EHS team to continue to deploy new modules and capabilities within the new EHS system. Evolve their reporting capabilities and data needs for investigations.
• Contract Lifecycle Management focus: Partner with Legal, Supply Chain, Procurement and other teams to perform a SWOT analysis on the current challenges, requirements, software assessment and provide a recommendation for the best solution that meets the business needs.
• Vendor Management focus: Develops and maintains effective relationships with Strategic Partners, software providers, vendors and consulting services to lead the Enterprise Services business through a transformational journey.
• Financial Management focus: Develop and manage IT capital and operating expense budgets to support Business Capability areas. Drives cost-effective delivery of IT services to meet business needs and responds with the agility required to address changing business priorities. Works with Enterprise Services Stakeholders and IT leadership team to manage the service portfolio and governance required to prioritize resources, including budget.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/Or Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, business administration or related field.
• 12+ Years of relevant experience in IT and business/industry; including diverse responsibilities in IT Service Management, IT infrastructure and network, client tech operations, data center operations, data management, application management, DevOps, database management, portfolio/program management, solution architecture, software implementation, custom development, vendor management and contract management.
• 12+ Years of relevant experience in IT and business/industry that give the candidate a close-enough view of the Business Unit domains (e.g. sales, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, aftermarket service, etc.) to understand what they do and what they see as valuable. Experience in diverse roles and increasing responsibilities in IT (i.e. business relationship management, portfolio/program management, solution architecture, software implementation, custom development, etc.). 
• Required experience in optimizing HRIS and implementing regular releases for continuous improvement in partnership with the Human Resources function.
• Required experience in building a portfolio management capability with reporting metrics.
• Required experience in creating project management framework, methodology and processes of which all projects shall follow.
• Required experience in leading an Investment Steering Team.
• Required experience in software evaluation, contract negotiation and implementation.
• Required experience in building a portfolio management capability with emphasis on demand management.
• Required experience of engaging and influencing executives and other stakeholders to drive digital transformation initiatives.
• Required experience leading diverse and cross functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience with working in lean and agile delivery teams.
• Demonstrate excellent executive presence, communication and presentation skills to all levels of audience.
• Demonstrate experience partnering with front of the house functions such as sales, marketing and customer service through capabilities supporting the back of the house and through customer delivery.

Demonstrated Proficiencies/Skills/Abilities:

• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate strategy, inspire and motivate the staff, and maintain alignment across the business.
• A high degree of political savvy, astuteness and the ability to use informal power structure of the organization to achieve program success and overcome obstacles.
• Strong business acumen, including manufacturing industry and IT domain specific knowledge. 
• Deep understanding of how organizations can use current technologies to drive digital business.
• Ability to develop programs and deliver them with financial and resource constraints.
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate between, and connect, business and technology

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: 

• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.  This competency includes building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external to the organization.  It is demonstrated by understanding and proactively managing the expectations and needs of various stakeholders, balancing their interests and resolving conflicts to fairly meet the demands of all.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.  This competency includes leveraging emotional intelligence to pick up on situational cues and adjusting in the moment, as well as adapting to different personal, interpersonal and leadership styles.  Leverages different approaches in different situation to drive to desired results.
• Builds Effective Teams: Builds strong effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.  This competency includes selecting individuals and building a team with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience.  Creates a team environment via establishing common objectives and a shared mindset resulting in feeling of belonging and strong team morale.  Recognizes and celebrates team wins.  Fosters open dialogue and collaboration among the team.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.  This competency includes acting with a clear sense of ownership, following through on commitments and ensuring others do the same.  Takes personal responsibility for self and team’s decisions, actions and failures.  Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results, including feedback loops.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.  This competency includes engaging with the business unit on resolving trade-offs of scope, priority, business and technical risk, and business impact of dependencies among multiple Information Services.  Ensures full transparency and no surprises, keeping stakeholders up to date with the latest delivery status and risks.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  Work beyond 40 hours per week may be required. 

Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our Benefits: Cirrus provides a range of exciting benefits, including:

• 401(k) Plan: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% after 90 days, with 100% vesting.
• Employer-Paid Coverages: Group term life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, vision, dental, with additional dependent coverage options.
• Free Health Tracking: With rewards for meeting health goals.
• Generous PTO: 200 hours accrued within the first year.
• Employee Referral Bonus: For referring talented candidates.
• Career Development: Tuition reimbursement and professional growth opportunities.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access to partner and marketplace discounts.
• Community & Engagement: Company and employee clubs at various locations.

These benefits are designed to support your well-being, growth, and enjoyment at Cirrus!