Director, Enterprise Network Services

About ITT:

At ITT, we have a clear purpose as an organization – to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs across key global end markets. Our continuous improvement mindset drives our commitment to evolving our capabilities as a multi-industrial technology, manufacturing and engineering leader. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve critical challenges for our customers around the world. Our locations include manufacturing facilities and global service capabilities in 35 countries. Through these worldwide operations and building on our heritage of innovation, our approximately ~11,000 team members partner with our customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2024 revenues of $3.6 billion. 

 

• Motion Technologies: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~ 4,000; operates in 13 countries) manufactures brake components and specialized sealing solutions, shock absorbers and damping technologies primarily for the global automotive, truck and trailer, public bus and rail transportation markets. 
• Industrial Process: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~3,400; operates in 30 countries) manufactures engineered fluid process equipment serving a diversified mix of customers in global industries such as chemical, energy, mining, and other industrial process markets and is a provider of plant optimization and efficiency solutions and aftermarket services and parts. 
• Connect and Control Technologies: (Revenue of $0.8B; headcount of ~ 3,800; operates in 10 countries) manufactures harsh-environment connector solutions, critical energy absorption, flow control components, and composite materials for the aerospace and defense, general industrial, medical, and energy markets.

 

Position Summary

The Director, Enterprise Network Services is responsible for full ownership of ITT’s global enterprise networking, voice, and video platforms. This individual leads a high-performing, globally distributed team of network architects, engineers, and administrators to ensure reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-effective network operations and modernization initiatives. The role includes 24/7 operational accountability and strategic oversight across LAN, WAN, WLAN, firewall, NAC, voice/telephony, cloud connectivity, segmentation, and observability platforms.

 

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical acumen, operational discipline, strategic foresight, and exceptional people leadership. The Director will oversee all planning, execution, and delivery of network projects and services, including network transformation efforts, cloud and data center initiatives, compliance readiness, M&A integration, and lifecycle refresh programs. This role is integral to ITT’s broader infrastructure strategy and plays a vital role in enabling business growth, operational resilience, and cyber risk mitigation.

 

The ideal candidate brings a people-first leadership philosophy, strong cross-functional communication skills, and a passion for continuous improvement. They thrive in high-energy environments where accountability, clarity, and results matter. Equally comfortable in technical deep dives or executive discussions, they are a trusted partner to senior leaders and a steady, strategic presence across teams.

 

For a person to be successful in this role, they will need to be highly driven (“high motor”), able to balance many active priorities, detail oriented, planful, comfortable in searching out and addressing ambiguity, able to consistently drive results to achieve intended business outcomes, persists with a naturally curious and highly accountable mindset, and approaches situations in a thoughtful and process-oriented manner.

 

Preferred candidate would reside in US Eastern or Central Time Zone. 

Essential Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Own and maintain the enterprise network, voice, and video strategy and roadmap in alignment with ITT’s business and technology goals.
• Drive continuous modernization initiatives, which may include segmentation, SD-WAN, SASE, NAC, observability, and cloud integration efforts.
• Guide and prioritize network-related investments to ensure scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Partner with security, application, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment between infrastructure, cyber risk management, and business requirements.
• Lead regular periodic sessions with IT Infrastructure leaders from each of our three Value Centers to assess and prioritize eff