IT Director North America

Job Summary: The Information Technology Director North America has total responsibility for all business application systems, IT infrastructure, and projects that support the business units in North America.  Scope of work includes business relationship management, staff management, project execution, strategy development, business support, operating and capital budgeting.  The position plays the key role between the Global IT organization and the North American regional IT activities. 

Responsibilities

• Business partnering at the senior management level within the three Business Units present in the region (Aerospace & Transportation, Automotive Structures and Industry, Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products).
• Developing ideas and business needs into IT solutions that bring strategic value to the plants and business units
• Management of people, performance management, succession plans and communication within the region to have the right people / skills for success.
• Define regional IT roadmap and change management plans in-line with Global IT strategy.
• Responsible for budgeting and cost control within the region.
• Successful delivery of major projects currently active or planned (SAP, Supply Chain Planning and Manufacturing Execution/Shop Floor systems).
• Responsible for all disaster recovery processes and procedures.  Create and/or maintain an up-to-date IT business continuity plan.
• Project portfolio management for the region.
• Overseeing local service management, in line with the global set-up.
• Liaison and close collaboration with Global IT teams for solution delivery of global initiatives and process standardization.
• Understand the technology and business strategies of the organization to make continuous improvement recommendations.
• Representing the region at the IT Leadership Team, as well as being a global team member sharing accountabilities for the overall success of the IT function.
• Proper management of SOX controls and processes within the sites and for all relevant local systems.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in IT with 5-10 years in a senior leadership role, bachelor’s degree in information technology required with a master’s degree preferred. 
• Experience working in a multinational company with centralized functions and de-centralized accountability.
• Ability to work, collaborate and get things done in a global matrix organization and in collaboration with different Global IT, local IT teams and local business teams. 
• Good leadership skills and ability to manage and develop a regionally distributed information technology team.
• Strong and convincing communication and interpersonal skills to work in various business organizational levels effectively.
• Good skills in making operational and project budgets (including business cases), forecasting, tracking, living and promotive a financial discipline.
• Ability to manage projects as a project manager and to supervise team members who are managing projects.

About Constellium

Constellium is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high value-added aluminum products and solutions, and in aluminum recycling.  The company employs over 12,500 employees globally across 31 locations in Europe, North America, and Asia with 2023 revenues of €7.2 billion.  Constellium serves a well-diversified spectrum of customers from the aerospace, transportation, automotive and the packaging industry. To serve these dynamic and challenging industries, Constellium invests in R&D in order to develop high value-added products and to drive forward its roadmap towards a sustainable future. This requires Constellium IT to provide reliable, cost-effective, and secure IT services that support its production and business processes. 

The Global IT organization is responsible for the governance, development, implementation and support of all Information Technology and digital services and systems within Constellium.  The IT Director North America is part of the Global IT Leadership Team reporting to the SVP CIO & CDO.

Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.