Director, Technology Solutions

UTLX

Come join a team where People make the difference!  As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we're committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

Union Tank Car Company (“UTLX”), and its Canadian affiliate Procor Limited, manufacture, lease and repair railcars in North America for railroads and industrial companies who ship by rail. Owned by the Marmon Group and Berkshire Hathaway, UTLX headquarters is in Chicago’s financial district, and Procor headquarters is in Oakville Ontario.

Chicago-based hybrid position requiring at least 2 days in Chicago HQ office per week with about 25% travel. Must have eligibility to work in the US without sponsorship current and future.

DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

This is an opportunity to play a leading role in the information technology and organizational transformation of a business looking to set a course for the future.  We are in a period of rapid change.  The Director of Technology Solutions is a new role offering the opportunity to build an organization responsible for supporting and continuously improving our business technology.

In collaboration with fellow IT directors, the Director of Technology Solutions will assist our business partners and customers in improving our processes.  They will develop structures around which technology projects are envisioned, prioritized and delivered.   They will promote continuous improvement and be a leader in simplifying and modernizing the way we work.

SUMMARY

• Lead the process of definition and development of technology solutions for the Repair and Manufacturing business units, while delivering world class technology deployment execution
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to determine potential impact on the business and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Lead a team of project managers and business analysts, augmented at times by consultant firms and contractors.  Direct reports are split between Chicago and Oakville, ON locations and remote locations.
• Work with the business user community and business unit leadership to identify, estimate and prioritize technology initiatives.  Lead process to gain funding approval for projects when required.
• Manage the organization and deployment of multiple new and legacy applications throughout the enterprise such as: LeanKit, Dynamics AX, RailcarRX, MARS, A/S400, Engineering Toolkit, Rail Link, RailCar Manager, CPS, Star Query, etc.
• Lead workouts to ensure technology investment is applied to strong processes.
• Working with fellow directors, apply appropriate technologies to the business processes.
• Develop capability to scope development work utilizing both internal and external resources.
• Develop capability and processes to lead projects through agile, waterfall or hybrid methodologies.  Lead projects from inception to support transition.
• Create and implement principles of a program management office (tollgates, standard deliverables, status, risks etc.)
• Manage the organization and deployment of MS SharePoint applications throughout the enterprise.
• Lead efforts to standardize and promote use of collaboration tools within and beyond IT initiatives.
• Develop an organization and staffing plan to identify and fill areas of need and training plans to promote growth of team members.
• Develop requirements/design documentation standards and best practices.
• Participate as member of senior IT leadership team, in other initiatives as required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• BS in Information Systems or similar field or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to quickly understand business processes and requirements and translate those into actionable project plans that ensure the business requirements are fully met.
• At least seven years’ experience as a technology program leader or manager of technology project managers. 
• Demonstrated leadership of complex business process workouts.  Exposure to LEAN or Six Sigma tools is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience building business cases for technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to take IT projects from concept to implementation.
• Experience with waterfall and agile SDLC.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale projects to successful outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage geographically dispersed projects and teams.
• Exposure to a wide range of application technologies.  This position will partner with technical teams to identify appropriate technology for the task.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technology plainly to people with a wide range of experience (developers to non-technical senior executives).
• Demonstrated ability to attract and develop team members using tools such as learning plans, succession planning and effective delegation.  Demonstrated background mentoring employees.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and lead by influence.
• Experience with MS SharePoint desired.  Experience implementing other collaboration tools desired.
• Eligible to work in the US and Canada w/out sponsorship now or in the future.

CANDIDATE SKILLS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Critical Thinking: Ability to assess existing platforms, develop and implement long-term IT strategies aligned with business goals.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify problems and develop cost effective innovative solutions.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a specialized technical team towards achieving common goals.
• Program Execution: Ability to deliver/deploy business solutions, while recommending long term technology needs and parameters.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of current and emerging technologies and their potential impact on the business.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?

We take pride in offering our employees rich benefits packages and career opportunity. We appreciate hard-working and passionate individuals… which is why we offer:

• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Medical, dental, vision, etc.
• 401K with matching & discretionary retirement contributions.
• Flexible paid PTO policy.
• Maternal and parental leave.
• Berkshire Hathaway employee discount program . . . and much more!

We are an equal opportunity workplace (EEOC).

Base annual salary range target: $180K – $197K plus bonus

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.