Senior IT Manager

Summary

At Aptiv Interconnect, we inspire the world’s most innovative teams by doing the right thing, the right way. We are seeking a Senior IT Manager to lead and oversee the IT operations across multiple manufacturing sites.

Leadership & Core Responsibilities

• Accountability: Drive uniformity in IT operations across multiple manufacturing sites by developing and implementing standardized policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Lead complex IT projects across all sites, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, on-time completion, and adherence to quality standards.
• Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess IT performance across sites, focusing on uptime, system efficiency, and security compliance.
• Oversee budgets, ensuring cost-effective technology utilization, compliance with licensing, and strategic resource allocation.
• Collaboration: Partner with senior leadership and operational managers to understand business needs and translate them into IT strategies.
• Facilitate regular communication and best practice sharing among site IT Managers, fostering a cohesive team approach across all locations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external vendors, ensuring cost-effective contracts and timely support for hardware, software, and IT services.
• Empowerment: Mentor and develop IT Managers at each site, empowering them with decision-making authority within defined parameters and fostering a collaborative IT culture.
• Create development programs for IT Managers, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to excel and lead effectively within their sites.

Position Requirements

• Education & Technical Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (Master's degree is a plus).
• Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years of IT management experience, preferably in a multi-site manufacturing or industrial environment, including direct management of site-level IT Managers.
• Industry Domain: Demonstrated expert-level knowledge of NIST 800-171 standards and CMMC frameworks to ensure government and contractual compliance. Responsible for auditing and oversight-ensuring that all sites are meeting CMMC readiness.
• Proven success in creating and implementing standardized IT processes, policies, and protocols across multiple locations to align with corporate operational goals.
• Comprehensive hands-on proficiency in network infrastructure, cybersecurity (including Tanium, Crowdstrike, and Rapid7), cloud computing, and enterprise systems.
• Extensive hands-on IT experience with hypervisor technologies (e.g., VMware ESXi/vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V) to manage and optimize virtualized server environments.
• Accountable for developing and aligning the IT roadmap with enterprise-wide security programs and policies.
• Regulatory Compliance: NIST 800-171 standards and CMMC frameworks to ensure government and contractual compliance.

Compensation, Benefits & Legal

• Total Rewards & Compensation: Base Salary Range: $130,000 – $150,000 (DOE) per year
• Incentive Compensation: Plus incentive compensation
• Benefits & Perks: EEO Statement Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
• In addition to federal law requirements, Winchester Interconnect complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• Winchester Interconnect expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.