Director, Enterprise Infrastructure - Hybrid

Location: Hybrid work scheduled from HQ in Sarasota, FL. Relocation Assistance Offered.

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Title: Director of Enterprise Infrastructure
Department: IT
Immediate Supervisor: CIO
Location: Sarasota, FL (Hybrid)

Position Purpose: The Director of Enterprise Infrastructure will be responsible for the delivery of all IT infrastructure used to enable business capabilities and services across the enterprise. This position provides the vision and strategy to drive next generation infrastructure capabilities and services required to support future solutions and business growth and position the company to be a best-in-class infrastructure environment. The director will focus on providing highly reliable, secure, and performant infrastructure services to support both internal and client-facing solutions, advancing the use of modern or emerging technologies (cloud, EDGE computing, IoT, automation, etc.) and scaling operations. The director will build a deep understanding of our asset and corporate infrastructure requirements and then leverage all internal and external partner capabilities to drive customer and company success.

Principle Accountabilities

• Introduce innovative, differentiating infrastructure and operational capabilities that enhance our overall competitive capabilities and user productivity.
• Lead the team responsible for the overall maintenance, monitoring, and performance tuning of the corporate network, network infrastructure, servers, cloud storage, and cybersecurity platforms.
• Lead the team responsible for Operational Technologies supporting smart buildings, building automation, converged access controls, security/video, internet connectivity, overall infrastructure, and networks in the built environment.
• Work closely with the Director Information Security to evaluate and implement systems to enhance data security and governance, and to facilitate risk management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Primary relationship manager to technology vendors providing infrastructure services.
• Work with the IT leadership team and other business areas on the technology portfolio and governance required to prioritize resources and develop a multi-year roadmap.
• Build successful stakeholder relationships with other IT and business leaders by developing a clear understanding of business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring fast, reliable, cost-effective delivery of infrastructure-related IT services to meet those needs.
• Develop and manage the annual infrastructure team budget to ensure it's consistent with the overall strategic objectives of IT and the enterprise.
• Define, develop, and manage a comprehensive and integrated landscape, based on best-practice processes, disciplines, and related toolsets.
• Operate a formal governance mechanism to establish and monitor effective controls for the processes and functions performed by the team.
• Work collaboratively with the CIO and team on defining and communicating direction on what emerging infrastructure-related technologies should be incorporated to successfully deliver overall IT strategy.
• Drive the development of infrastructure technology standards, governance processes and performance metrics.
• Manage overall resources and develop and attract best-in-class IT talent to support organization's rapid growth and increasing investment in infrastructure-related technology.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in MIS, Computer Science, or other related field preferred.
• Five or more years of technology project management (full life cycle) experience.
• Ten or more years of Infrastructure and operations experience and lead