Vice President, Information Technology (Vp)

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Vice President of Information Technology (IT) for an engineering client in Minneapolis, MN.

• Base Salary: $200k - $220k DOE plus 25% bonus opportunity and excellent benefits

• Role is 100% in-office Monday – Thursday / Friday flexible

• Experience in engineering services or EPC sectors preferred

• Relocation assistance is available for the selected candidate (if not local)

Responsibilities:

• Sets the mission and vision of the IT organization to foster business-oriented culture and mindset.

• Leads the development of the IT strategy and roadmap; ensures its integration with the enterprise's strategic

planning process, and the resulting business strategy and plans.

• Acts as a trusted advisor and builds and maintains relationships with C-level executives and business

unit leaders to develop a clear understanding of business needs.

• Provides direction on what emerging technologies to be assimilated, integrated and introduced within the

enterprise to ensure IT capabilities respond to the needs of the enterprise's digital business strategy.

• Provides strategic direction and oversight for the design, development, operation and support of IT systems

and programs that fulfill the needs of the business.

• Develops and controls annual operating and capital expenditure budget for IT to ensure it is consistent with

overall strategic objectives of the enterprise and is within plan.

• Directs the development of IT sourcing strategy and provides executive oversight for strategic vendor and

partner relationship management.

• Develops and maintains an IT workforce with the appropriate mix of business knowledge, technical skills and

Competencies.

• Provides leadership, coaching and direction to the IT leadership team and staff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or related

field and 10+ years of experience in IT leadership / management roles

• 5+ years of experience in related, industry-leading, large, cross-functional teams and/or

enterprise-wide programs, influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders through periods of

growth organically and through mergers or acquisitions.

• Demonstrated experience in IT strategic planning, organization design and development.

• Experience in engineering services, EPC or related sectors preferred

• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills.

• Expertise in budget planning and financial management.

• Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies to drive digital business.

• Ability to drive organizational change and build capabilities that effectively balance the needs between

continuously exploiting capabilities to optimize operational efficiency.