IT Infrastructure Steering Manager

Location

Greenville, SC | United States

Job description

• Steers and governs arms of all IT infrastructure in the region, including budgetary controls, process improvements, and adherence to
  corporate policy and procedure.
• Responsible for the process implementation within department and all IT products and respective services throughout the entire life cycle in the above-mentioned context
• Leads in the definition and delivery of the IT strategy within their Department, in collaboration with various Business and the relevant FG
  organizations; influences the delivery of the IT strategy within the region
• Drives improvements and changes in existing processes. Crafts concepts or methods that allow for sustainable enhancements in ways of working.
• Anticipates technological and environmental changes in the respective area of responsibility and drives changes within organization and process to enable adoption.
• Enables innovation through forward-looking skills and capacity management
• Identifies new technologies and trends as they support business processes and improve IT efficiencies, in close collaboration with
  business and other FG functions
• Influences the definition and delivery of technology-based elements of business strategies within their Business Unit through relevant
  Business/IT roadmaps and product visions
• Initiates, designs and controls the development of the IT processes and procedures for the Business within their direct span of control
• Ensures the stable and efficient operation of the IT products as aligned with product portfolio for all domains/products mentioned above.
• Ensures adherence to all IT governance requirements (including IT security, IT compliance, IT risk and IT architecture).
• Leads the fulfillment of business requirements in a globalized environment which requires highly developed influencing and
  communication skills (e.g. convincing, mitigating, and influencing in order to find the right balance between Group solutions/directions and
  local needs)
• Convinces stakeholders of the benefits of following standard methodology and processes
• Lobbies for project and funding approvals with management across the business and IT, in the Region, in Munich and with IT locations
  worldwide.
• Manages escalation with vendors and service providers, in collaboration with other impacted BMW Stakeholder (e.g. purchasing, finance, legal,
  compliance)
• Promotes networking with the IT functions across FG, and with IT product organizations in business departments, and uses good networking
  practices to standardize and improve efficiency.
• Understands and models VPS (Value Added Production System) Principles and concepts of Standard Work and Problem Solving.
• Adheres to 5S and Safety Standards and Principles.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
• Understands and models VPS (Value Added Production System) Principles and concepts of Standard Work and Problem Solving.
• Adheres to 5S and Safety Standards and Principles.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

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