Director, It Jobs

Intro
Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its more than 27,500 employees generated annual sales of CHF 10.49 billion in 2022.
Exciting Challenges
Leading projects and teams are part of your DNA? Being part of an established Global organisation where Entrepreneurial Spirit, Client’s Excellence, Innovation and Sustainability are strongly encouraged is what you are looking for?
Then you might be the Director of IT we are looking to lead our Canadian team. We are looking for you as our current Director has been promoted as we believe in career growth.
What are we offering you?
You could be based out of our Pointe-Claire, Québec Head office or from our Oakville office in Ontario.
We offer you’re the possibility to alternate your working days from the office, from home or from any of our 10 locations within Canada.
Combined to your base salary we also offer a bonus programme.
We take care of your well being by offering a full range of benefits for you and your immediate family, including Telemedicine and an Employee and Family Assistance Program with a wide range of services.
We encourage you to prepare for your retirement by matching your contribution into the Pension Plan up to 5% of your earnings.
Over and above our vacation policy, 6 personal days, you can also enjoy the equivalent of another paid week off between Christmas and the New Year.
What does this challenge consist of?
Under the authority of the Vice President of IT, Region Americas, as the Director of IT, you will be responsible for overseeing the company's information technology systems and infrastructure serving all departments and Target Markets across the Canadian division. You will provide strategic leadership, manage IT resources, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver efficient and secure technology solutions that align with the company's objectives. This position requires a deep understanding of IT operations, project management, and team leadership.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Be The Following Ones-

• Monitor and evaluate IT performance metrics, conducting regular audits and implementing improvements as necessary.
• Oversee the design, implementation and maintenance of the company’s IT systems, infrastructure, and networks.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and digital solutions to enhance efficiency, productivity, and business operations.
• Execute IT strategy and direction ensuring alignment with the company’s overall goals and objectives.
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and oversea service level agreements to ensure optimal delivery of IT services.
• Lead a team of IT professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and fostering a culture of collaboration, team spirit and innovation.
• Oversee and implement effective IT system backup strategies, ensuring the secure and reliable storage of business-critical data.
• Ensure comprehensive IT disaster recovery procedures are maintained, in place, and that regular testing of the IT Business Continuity plan is conducted to ensure its effectiveness and ability to mitigate potential disruptions to business systems and data.
• Assist in planning of the IT budget, for resource allocation and technology investments.

We Need Your Skills

• Experience working with SAP software is an asset.
• Business travel planned between 10% and 15%
• Strong knowledge of project management principles.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Apps, Automate and Power BI is an asset.
• Strong ability for teamwork.
• Experience working with SmartSheets project planning is an asset.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Applications (MS Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint)
• Experience in multi-site manufacturing environments within a global company.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Canadian official languages
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with teams across the entire organization.
• Excellent organizational, time management and priority management skills.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, systems, and security, including hardware, software, networking, and cloud technologies.
• Experience with Salesforce
• Proven experience with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role within an IT department, preferably as an IT Manager or similar role.

Building Trust Every Day

• Working at Sika can open up many exciting possibilities and offers employees the opportunity to collaborate with people from all over the world.
• Many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika as friendly, personable and sincere. We call this the Sika Spirit.
• For such a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes and decentralized organizational units.
• We firmly believe that the diversity of our workforce is a key contributing factor to our success story.

Additional Location(s)
Oakville, ON
Job Category
IT
Job ID
13230BR