Director, IT Solutions

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🦌 Connecticut – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

💵 $134.3k - $231.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1843

🔧 Hardware

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2023-03

Manufacturing • Hardware • Industrial Solutions

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is a leading global provider of tools, outdoor products, and industrial solutions. Known for its iconic brands such as DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, and Stanley, the company offers a wide range of tools and solutions for various industries, including engineered fastening and manufacturing technologies. Headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, Stanley Black & Decker is committed to innovation, sustainability, and empowering people through its community initiatives. The company plays a significant role in the skilled trades sector, focusing on upskilling and inclusive culture, aiming for a positive impact on both the planet and its people.

📋 Description

• Establish and communicate the strategic roadmap for IT solution selection, implementation, and lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and digital transformation initiatives. • Define and execute technology enablement strategies as part of the IT operating model transformation, optimizing critical platforms and driving enterprise-wide innovation. • Lead enterprise-wide technology enablement initiatives, infusing artificial intelligence and automation into the IT solutions roadmap to drive innovation and business growth. • Stay current with industry trends and emerging practices in product management, agile delivery, and digital transformation, continually evaluating and adopting new technologies to evolve the IT solutions landscape. • Transform the ServiceNow environment into a robust, scalable enterprise platform, ensuring alignment with global business needs, supporting effective cross-functional collaboration, and establishing governance for key modules (IT Asset Management, IT Service Management, IT Operations Management, HR Service Delivery, Integrated Risk Management, Third-Party Supplier Risk Management) to drive standardization, collaboration, and strong governance practices and platform management. • Spearhead the creation and governance of a Center of Excellence for SDLC tooling—including Azure DevOps, Jira, and advanced AI tools—setting strategic direction, integrating workflows, and promoting Agile and Product Management best practices. • Establish the strategic vision for the Power BI platform, ensuring robust data governance, compliance with industry standards, and alignment with enterprise reporting and transformation goals. • Lead the integration and enablement of Generative AI within Power BI, advancing analytics, automation, and AI-powered reporting to deliver actionable business insights. • Develop comprehensive training and user enablement programs, fostering a data-driven culture and ensuring high standards of data quality, integrity, and stewardship across platforms. • Lead governance processes for IT solutions and platforms, ensuring compliance with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and security standards. • Implement and promote industry standards and frameworks to ensure best-in-class IT solutions governance, risk management, and operational excellence. • Manage and empower cross-functional teams to drive process improvements, foster innovation, and implement technology solutions that enhance operational efficiency and agility. • Oversee vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and optimize IT solutions usage for cost-effectiveness and performance. • Provide executive-level reporting and insights on tool performance, ROI, and digital transformation progress, leveraging data analytics and industry benchmarking. • Oversee the selection, deployment, and continuous improvement of project and portfolio management tools and IT investment management solutions to maximize value delivery and align technology investments with business objectives. • Drive change management and adoption initiatives, ensuring successful deployment of new tools and processes and fostering continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• Undergraduate degree and 10+ project management experience, or Graduate degree and 8-10 of years experience in IT Tools management or a related discipline • Demonstrated leadership in the management IT tools and cross-functional teams • Proven expertise in IT Tools Management • Strategic IT roadmap development and execution • Technology enablement and digital transformation leadership • AI integration and advanced analytics implementation • IT solution lifecycle management (selection, deployment, optimization) • ServiceNow platform governance and module management (ITAM, ITOM, ITSM, IRM, TPSRM, HRSD) • SDLC tooling expertise (Azure DevOps, Jira, Agile, Product Management) • Data governance, quality, and compliance (ISO, GDPR, industry standards) • Power BI platform management and AI-powered reporting • Vendor management and contract negotiation • Cross-functional team leadership and collaboration • Change management and user adoption facilitation • Executive reporting, ROI analysis, and value delivery • Continuous improvement and innovation evaluation • Risk management and operational excellence frameworks • Results Orientation and Accountability • Problem Management / RCA • Oral and Written Communications

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Life • Vision • Disability • 401(k) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Paid time off • Tuition reimbursement