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Deputy Airport Director – Information Technology & Innovation (IT Director)

John Wayne Airport
Orange County, California
Salary: $149,885 - $207,584 DOE/DOQ

Orange County’s John Wayne Airport is seeking a Deputy Airport Director – Information Technology & Innovation (IT Director) to lead its newly created Technology Services Division. If you have significant airport experience, IT systems knowledge, and strong management skills, then you may be the ideal candidate for this exciting role! The IT Director will report directly to the Airport Director while overseeing a team of 19 and a Division operating budget of $9.3 million, along with additional capital improvements. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is well-versed in Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS), payment card systems (PCI), baggage handling systems, and building automation and wants to become part of a fast-paced, progressively innovative executive team, leading technology and innovation at a medium-hub airport. The IT Director will be responsible for overseeing several exciting projects, such as the replacement of the Common Use Passenger Processing System (CUPPS), Parking Access Revenue Control System (PARCS), and the development of a multi-year technology strategy. This role requires strong relationship-building skills, as you will regularly collaborate, and sometimes negotiate, with airport business owners, security, airlines personnel, airport staff, and leadership and work often and effectively with other County centralized and decentralized information technology personnel. It’s essential that the incoming IT Director be innovative, self-driven, and eager to disrupt the status quo in order to thrive in this highly rewarding position. If you are ready to bring John Wayne Airport up to the forefront of the technology landscape, then apply today!

For more information, please see the complete recruitment brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/c7d3915f-7397-4ee1-b0cd-08460b86dc29

THE JOB / IDEAL CANDIDATE
As the Deputy Airport Director – Information Technology & Innovation (IT Director), you will have the opportunity to shape the direction and success of technology innovation, including improved services, infrastructure, and outcomes and be a key member of the Airport’s leadership team driving innovation and excellence. Reporting to the Airport Director, you will oversee 19 staff and an approximate budget of $9.3 million. This is a period of dynamic change and growth in the Airport’s infrastructure. As the leader of the Technology Services Division, you will oversee a range of exciting projects and initiatives that will develop information systems and infrastructure to support the business needs of the Airport into the future. 

The ideal candidate must have experience working in an airport setting as well as live and breathe innovation. The ability to provide strategic leadership, change management oversight, and alignment between IT solutions and business needs is critical to the success of this role. You will need strong systems administration and airport experience, along with a desire to build upon your current skills and capabilities to meet the ever-changing needs of the Airport. You will champion a dynamic work environment and be a part of a great management team that strives to develop staff and encourage new ideas and solutions to long-standing challenges. The successful candidate will understand how data can drive decision-making and will have the ability to utilize key performance metrics to measure the success of operations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Desired:

• Six years managing complex, multi-disciplinary Information Technology teams providing a diverse array of IT solutions (hardware, software, networks, cybersecurity, systems integration, and project management) in a senior leadership role with substantial decision-making

• At least two of supervisory experience
• At least two years of airport/aviation specific experience (including IT support for CUPPS, baggage handling systems, ticketing systems, PCI Compliance, parking systems, building automation, physical security, and/or networks)
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders (e.g. maintenance, OCIT, electrical, airlines, concessions, physical and technical security agencies)

• Valid California Driver's License, Class C or higher, by date of appointment
• Valid Airport Access Badge, contingent upon Criminal History Check, and Security and Threat Assessment, with an Airport Driving Endorsement within ten (10) days of employment

• cgolding-martinez@ocair.com
• (949) 252-5177