Director of Information Technology

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Position Summary

TriVista Directors lead teams that scope and deliver consulting engagements for a diverse set of clients, including Private Equity firms, portfolio companies, and corporate enterprises across industries. They design and implement solutions to solve clients’ most complex and high-impact business challenges, with a focus on strategy, operations, technology, and enterprise value creation.

Digital & Technology Directors are seasoned technology and operations strategy leaders with significant hands-on operational leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies and/or middle-market enterprises. They bring a proven track record of coaching, leading, and executing transformation initiatives at both site and enterprise levels.

Directors are responsible for leading project teams on a range of diligence, assessment, and execution engagements. These engagements can span pre-transaction diligence (buy- and sell-side), operational and digital transformation, and performance improvement initiatives focused on supply chain, manufacturing, footprint optimization, enterprise systems, and information technology. Directors work closely with both TriVista and client teams, managing day-to-day project delivery, executing key project components, and always aligning efforts to the client’s broader strategic and financial goals.

TriVista’s Directors are the face of the firm and are critical to maintaining its credibility and reputation. This role requires consistent engagement with C-suite executives, board members, Private Equity investors, and senior corporate leaders. Directors must be prepared to travel up to 75% domestically and internationally. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are non-negotiable.

Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Responsible for all aspects of client management and project execution, from scope development, leading a diagnostic phase, through the development of the planning phase and delivery of the implementation
• Accountable for the quality of client engagement deliverables through effectively leading project teams to ensure exceptional performance
• Manage daily client relationships and interaction including responding quickly to emails, remediating risks and issues, and presenting check-ins and final deliverables
• Lead TriVista engagements day to day through the creation and monitoring of project scope, timeline, budget, and deliverables while meeting the needs and expectations of colleagues and customers
• Drive projects to completion by overseeing, managing, assisting, or executing project activities, workstreams and/or deliverables
• Establish trusted advisor relationships with senior client management during engagements
• Develop practical and actionable recommendations for the client while providing a strong foundation for and driving potential follow-on work
• Lead project teams through data gathering and analysis and perform the technical QA of work done by the team
• Drive the development/enhancement of TriVista’s methodologies and approaches to client delivery
• Identify, quantify, and prioritize enterprise value improvement opportunities and solutions
• Provide subject matter expertise across functions
• Utilize various project management tools and best practices such as Gantt Charts, budget, risk assessment, work breakdown structures, RACI’s, etc.
• Effectively communicate TriVista tools and methodologies through the use of case studies and prior experiences

Practice Specific Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge in industry trends and innovations
• Clearly communicate vision of what “state of the art” looks like in your field of expertise
• Ensure roper staffing of projects in the practice
• Proactively participate in TriVista practice development through the identification, development, and rollout of standard tools, templates, and innovative methodologies
• Collaborate with other team members in the Digital & Technology Practice to ensure project information is shared efficiently and effectively
• Develop intellectual capital to support the capability growth of the Digital & Technology Practice

Business Development Support

• Engage in regular dialogue and communication with existing and potential customers to identify new business opportunities
• Provide insight and assessment of client business issues during business development calls with private equity clients and portfolio company executives
• Responsible and accountable for conversion of diagnostics into implementation or additional engagements
• Assist firm business development through the creation of work-plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments as requested
• Connect with clients during and post engagement to identify additional needs
• Support the development and presentation of proposals and engagement letters during business development activities
• Ensure proposals and engagement letters are aligned with solving clients’ complex business problems
• Engage in industry professional organizations to broaden experience and increase visibility (network)

People Development

• Build, lead, and coach teams of internal and external resources, as appropriate and as required
• Coach and lead project teams through project engagements as well as in internal growth opportunities
• Provide frequent and authentic feedback to direct and indirect reports
• Proactively provide training to staff
• Actively participate in the performance management process

Practice/Firm Development

• Participate in thought leadership activities
• Lead internal projects that build firm capability

Behaviors

• Embody and uphold the firm's values and act as a conscientious member of the organization
• Ability and willingness to undertake up to 75% travel domestically and internationally is required
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested

Skills and Qualifications

• 10 years of combined experience, preferably in corporate and consulting  environments required
• Minimum of 8 years of results-driven project leadership required 
• Profound understanding of IT and business enablement, strategy, and value drivers required
• M&A  experience, with expertise in IT due diligence desired 
• Proficient user of PowerPoint, Excel, Word. Other analytical and data visualization tools are beneficial (e.g., R, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with Business financials including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow.  Ability to track value creation initiatives to bottom line results
• Ability to collaborate across traditional business functions and understand impact of business process changes across the organization
• Knowledge and understanding of how high performing teams operate, understand gaps and inefficiencies
• Demonstrated leadership in managing, coaching, and inspiring teams to achieve business goals and objectives
• Strong project management methodology background, including schedule, scope, issue, and risk management experience, change management, planning, and analysis
• Excellent financial and business acumen as well as operational analytical skills
• Self-motivated with high initiative and drive to complete assignments on time with exceptional quality
• Excellent client engagement skills
• Excellent presentation and written communication skills
• Passionate attention to detail and accuracy
• Highly organized and able to balance multiple priorities
• Authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis

Education

• 4-year degree, preferably with a focus in systems, computer science, finance, engineering, business, or related field and/or combination of education and relevant experience required
• MBA preferred but not required
• Lean and/or Six Sigma training preferred

Base range between $190,000-$230,000. Exact compensation may vary on skills, experience, and location. 

About our Firm:

One of Consulting Magazine’s Fastest Growing global operational management firms, TriVista is an award-winning company passionate about our people, their growth, and how we collaborate together to support our clients through their most complex challenges. Our culture fosters creativity, new ideas, and fresh perspectives. We embrace continuous learning, reward great work, and seek out people who want to make a difference. We are a unique consulting firm of results-driven industry subject matter experts who thrive on the excitement generated by working on challenging projects.