What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of IT, Americas position at Kone Mxico?
Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes , Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.
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Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team and lead the interface between KONE IT, Americas Leadership team, and our area / front lines in Americas as our Head of IT, Americas ?
- Candidate must be based in Chicago, IL / surrounding area
Do you have a strong background in establishing value as it relates to IT and business target cohesion?
Is collaborating with leadership stakeholders from local to global backgrounds an area you thrive in?
Have you supported the development of direct / indirect reports on your teams in the past?
Does problem-solving and having a continuous improvement mindset come natural to you?
Have you managed an area budget with P&L in mind?
If you answered a resounding YES to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you!
As our Head of IT, Americas , you will be leading a team of IT Managers, IT specialists and other roles while promoting adherence to various mandatory and recommended policies related to IT. Your role is to act as a trusted business partner to stakeholders and seek to continuously optimize the value and costs relating to IT in Areas and front lines while supporting them in realizing speed, growth and agility from digitalization. This includes value creation, deeper engagement / collaboration with the business / global teams, and developing offering / teams through strategic roadmap practices.
The ideal candidate will bring 10 years of IT leadership experience with a successful track record of working / leading in a global matrix organization. Coupling with your educational background obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree / MBA in Computer Science, Information Technologies, or any related field, your background in financial management, collaboration among cross country stakeholders, and background in digital technologies (cloud, data, cybersecurity, etc.) will benefit you as you take on this role. This will require 25% of travel on a monthly basis visiting various branches across the Americas (and the occasional global trips in a year to Finland / India primarily).
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Come share your passion and energy to make a positive impact at KONE for our customers and your career !
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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