VP, Global Corporate Applications, Data and Architecture

Americold Logistics - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Executive

Atlanta, GA

Warehousing and Storage

About the position

The VP of Global Corporate Applications, Data, and Enterprise Architecture at Americold is a pivotal role responsible for shaping the long-term vision and strategic direction of the company's global corporate applications, data management, and enterprise architecture. This position encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including the support and optimization of critical software applications such as Oracle ERP, Oracle HCM, Oracle PPM, Oracle EPM, RecVue, Tax Applications, Kronos, and i3PL. The VP will oversee the integration and management of data systems, including Data Lake, Reporting Tools, and Master Data Management, ensuring that all data integration processes are efficient and effective. In addition to managing corporate applications, the VP will lead the enterprise architecture efforts, ensuring that all information technology systems are aligned with operational technology architecture. This role requires a global perspective, as the VP will interact with functional and IT leads across various regions to establish priorities and incorporate regional needs into a cohesive global roadmap. The VP will act as a change agent, driving positive business outcomes through the implementation of strategic initiatives and ensuring that the technology application teams are aligned with business functions. The VP will also be responsible for supervising a diverse team of IT professionals, overseeing hiring, training, performance evaluations, and professional development. This leadership role involves determining application architecture and strategy, managing projects from initiation to delivery, and maintaining relationships with both internal and external customers to achieve business objectives. The VP will also play a key role in budget management and contract negotiations, ensuring that the organization is leveraging technology effectively to meet its long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide a global perspective on all information technology applications and data used across all regions and functions globally, incorporating regional priorities and requirements into global plan and roadmap.
• Interact with global functional and IT leads to establish key priorities and themes to address and incorporate into the roadmap.
• Act as a global change agent and leader who enables good business outcomes for the global functional teams and operations through the implementation of the roadmap they are responsible for executing against.
• Direct the operations and work activities of the Technology Application Owners, Business Analyst and Development teams in support of business functions.
• Develop short and long-term strategies and roadmaps for all functional technologies within this area.
• Provide supervision of the team to include hiring, work allocation, scheduling, training and professional development, problem resolution, performance evaluation and related supervisory activities.
• Determine applications architecture and strategy, providing vision, problem anticipation and problem solving to the teams involved in systems analysis, reporting and applications development.
• Ensure Master Data is maintained and managed through Master Data Management tools and processes in cooperation and coordination with the global data owners and process owners.
• Communicate with Executive Management in establishing strategy, goals and priorities.
• Plan, execute, monitor and manage projects / sprints from initiation through delivery and commissioning.
• Provide leadership to multiple parties, both within and outside the company, to define requirements, establish the system design and manage to deliverables and timelines.
• Support the negotiation and implementation of contracts and manage budgets when for their cost center.
• Identify new technologies and determine their applicability to the organization's long-term needs and goals.
• Develop and maintain appropriate relationships with all customers (external/internal) to facilitate the successful accomplishment of business objectives.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the information technology field.
• Minimum 10 years leading global enterprise-wide system management.
• Demonstrated success in leading a large and diverse team of IT professionals to create and maintain a professional, service-oriented environment.
• Oracle ERP required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience supporting global operations.
• Strong financial acumen and business savvy.
• Ability and willingness to travel for business as requested.
• Experience working in a geographically distributed business is required.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution.

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefit programs to meet health and financial well-being needs.