IT Head of Strategy & Enablement

Patagonia, Inc
Ventura, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2023 CLOSED ON 1/7/2024

Job Posting for IT Head of Strategy & Enablement at Patagonia, Inc

Role: IT Head of Strategy & Enablement
Location: Ventura, CA
Reports To: Chief Information Officer / Global Head of IT
COVID-19 Vaccinations: Patagonia requires all employees to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment.
Patagonia is in business to save our home planet and the IT Head of Strategy & Enablement will serve a leading role in championing this mission in the technology space.
In this role you will enable IT to work efficiently and in accordance with best practices while supporting the needs of business partners. Operations within this responsibility include Vendor Management, Agile CoE, IT Employee Training, IT Customer Training, Knowledge Management / Documentation, Sustainable Practices, IT Org. Performance, Hybrid & Employee Experience

What You’ll Do
  • Own roadmaps and budgets for IT enablement projects
  • Provide project management resources and manage, centralize Agile methodology, process, and best practices
  • Train IT customers and ensure productivity enablement
  • Create and maintain sustainable IT practices
  • Create and maintain relationships with vendors
  • Ensure implementation and maintenance of training programs for IT employees
  • Measure and report on IT organization performance and improvement opportunities
Key Competencies for Success
  • Service Level Management: Can develop and maintain service level agreements with business partners and manage service levels to support business outcomes.
  • User Support: Can address user or technical issues in a way that results in high customer satisfaction and fewer reoccurring requests.
  • Service Delivery: Can consistently meet all established service level agreements, resulting in the delivery of high value outcomes for IT’s business partners.
  • Vendor Management and Partnership: Can create and foster productive partnerships that ensure vendor performance meets explicit and implicit expectations that enable the success of both parties.
  • Solutions Proposal Development: Can develop technical proposals that meet business partner requirements and align with IT’s service portfolio.
  • Solutions Proposal Development: Can develop technical proposals that meet business partner requirements and align with IT’s service portfolio.
  • Contract Management: Knows how to effectively manage contract development, negotiation, execution, and renewal to maximize financial and operational performance.
  • Embedding IT Culture: Can establish and embed IT’s desired culture through formal and informal leadership actions, behaviors and decisions.
Who You Are
  • Passionate: cares deeply about saving our home planet, and innovative technology
  • Leader: acts as a thought leader, builds trusted relationships, influences decisions and drives urgency on critical priorities
  • Innovative: proven skill at problem-solving and thinking outside of the box
  • Strategic: able to think big picture and drive work accordingly
  • Strong Communicator: excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Emotionally intelligent: high level of self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills
Experience You Bring
  • 10 years’ experience in information technology, with at least 4 years of leadership in an IT function
  • Deep experience in IT Planning, Agile, IT Sourcing & Facilities, IT Performance & Analytics, IT Training & Knowledge Management
  • Proven experience working and managing teams across difference in respectful and inclusive ways
  • Current on business applications, trends in IT and experience evaluating/implementing outsources solutions and service providers
  • Advanced knowledge of e-commerce, CX, digital project development, and related technologies
  • Strong analytical skills (experience building, evaluating, and clearly presenting complex business models is critical)
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to influence others without formal authority
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills
  • Significant strategy development and management experience
  • Must be able to manage a complex and diverse workload
Pay range: $186,665 - $289,748 USD Annual
Hiring range: $225,000 - $265,000 USD Annual
At Patagonia, pay ranges are assigned to a job based on the location specific market median of similar jobs according to 3rd party salary benchmark surveys. Individual pay within that range can vary for several reasons including skills/capabilities, experience, and available budget.
Employee Conduct
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
Patagonia requires all employees who enter a Patagonia owned or operated facility or who physically interact with others as part of their job duties to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
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