Chief Information Officer (Manufacturing) REMOTE

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

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The Company

 

TE Connectivity Ltd., is a $16 billion global technology and manufacturing leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. For more than 75 years, our connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, have enabled advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With 80,000 employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. TE Connectivity is an independent publicly traded company whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TEL.”  www.te.com.

 

• Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” in the electronics industry (named to this list 5 years in a row).
• Top 10 “Global Innovators” in electronics and computing equipment companies (Clarivate)
• Fast Company’s “100 Best Workplaces for Innovators”.
• “Great Place to Work” and as one of “America’s Best Employers” (Forbes).
• “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” (Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index) for six consecutive years.
• “World’s Most Ethical Companies” (Ethisphere Institute).
• Member of Dow Jones “North America Sustainability Index”.

 

TE is strategically positioned to continue capitalizing on multiple mega trends underpinning secular growth, including Digital, IoT, Healthcare, and Transportation Electronification. TE fulfils its purpose not only through our products but in how we operate: supporting our local communities, ensuring sustainability, and living our values of Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Innovation.
 

The Role

 

Reporting to the Segment CIO, the BU CIO (Sr Director) will be a critical part of the Segment and BU leadership team with dotted line reporting to the Aerospace, Defense & Marine (AD&M) SVP General Manager.  This role is a critical part of the AD&M Leadership team responsible for and accountable for a technology and analytics strategy. The AD&M CIO (Sr Director) will also assure stability of IT systems and excellence in IT execution.  The individual will manage the IT budget for the BU, bring thought leadership to solving the biggest challenges of the business, and will drive innovation delivering value to business.  The position requires working collaboratively with the IT Organization’s Center of Excellence on delivery of solutions.

The ideal candidate will be a transformational IT leader at a large global enterprise. In order to have the credibility to drive necessary change, this leader must have global leadership experience, experience developing and executing IT strategy, and a record of producing best-in-class IT solutions. This individual will also possess a combination of strategic thinking and IT execution skills at the enterprise level. Beyond excellent delivery skills, the ideal candidate will have a breath of business acumen in a manufacturing company, with knowledge of engineering product development, customer experience (CX) and a breadth of IT portfolio experience.  In addition, this leader must be comfortable with ambiguity, adept at change management, and be capable of working in a results-oriented business environment. This position requires strong influencing skills, teamwork, and an overall commitment to excellence. Ideally, this person has supported a highly complex/matrix business within a global LEAN manufacturing environment. 
 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Together with Segment CIO and peers, provide IT leadership and vision for the transformation of TE Information Solutions organization and services to achieve greater business focus, effectiveness, and optimal costs of services.
• Develop a strategy and road map to enable business objectives, including digital transformation in alignment with the Channel strategy and priorities.  
• Establish a plan and budget that integrates with the wider organization. This plan and budget will be transparent, and the AD&M CIO will represent their BU within the IT governance structure in a manner that ensures long-term collaboration and commitment of the organization as a whole – balanced with the needs of the Business Unit.
• Support IT M&A due diligence and integration to optimize business capabilities as needed.
   

The Profile

 

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering or Business (or equivalent).  Master’s preferred.
• Global manufacturing and/or engineering experience. 
• Breath of business acumen and IT portfolio experience.
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