Director, IT Infrastructure Governance

Director, IT Infrastructure Governance

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

Job Family Definition:

Directs, manages, leads, and coordinates the integration of existing and/or new Information Technology solutions according to requirements of one or more functions, businesses, geographies, and/or IT transformational activities. Areas of responsibility may include business and technical systems design, acquisition and/or development, implementation, and support; infrastructure design, acquisition, implementation, operation, and maintenance; client services support. Establishes functional business plans and technical project/program objectives to meet the short- and long-term goals and metrics of the organization, including internal/external partners required to utilize alternative resourcing plans. Understands, articulates, and optimizes application and process capabilities for use by multiple/all business and IT constituents; drives architectural standards and simplification. Ensures the design, development, delivery and supportability of services/solutions for businesses are in accordance with business and IT objectives.

Management Level Definition:

Leads a large or broad function/department within a multifaceted organization. Responsible for operational success, strategic alignment and integration of activities with other major organizational functions. Responsible for one or more recognized professional disciplines. Fully accountable for the success of the designated function or department. Influences strategy and sets policy and direction. Owns a significant number of measurable functional, operational and strategic goals or priorities. Assumes responsibility for the successful implementation of business plans in a defined area of responsibility. Contributes to the overall strategic definition of a function with strong business acumen. Acts as a key advisor to executive management in influencing the strategic direction of the business. Typically reports to VP.

Position Description:

The Director IT Infrastructure Governance reports directly to the VP Global IT Infrastructure and is responsible for the continuous improvement of delivery of all HPE IT infrastructure services.

This position has equal focus on operational execution and transformational initiatives and requires a high degree of collaboration with other technical and business leaders to ensure our solutions are business aligned. This role ensures that day-to-day delivery of Infrastructure services meets or exceeds business expectations and works to ensure continuous improvement of SLAs and communication. He / she responds to industry trends by helping business leaders facilitate the decision-making process and providing actionable recommendations on initiatives and policies to help the organization innovate and drive toward targeted business outcomes.

Strategic and Operational Planning and Execution

• Executes the mission, vision, and strategic direction for the Global IT Infrastructure department, optimizing support for both business and IT enterprise initiatives.
• Facilitates the management and reporting of the annual Infrastructure budget, ensuring alignment with IT and enterprise strategic objectives while fostering a culture of ongoing cost optimization.
• Creates the governance structure and processes necessary to measure, manage, and continually improve the value delivered by the Global IT Infrastructure function, aligned with customer requirements.
• Provides guidance and supervision throughout the entire lifecycle of IT systems, collaborating closely with peers to identify opportunities for efficient, standardized solutions and shared infrastructure platforms.
• Communicates and reports on enterprise risk whilst delivering IT Infrastructure solutions to business and IT leaders, facilitating consensus and buy-in.

Build and Maintain Relationships

• Establishes strong relationships with key stakeholde