IT Director - Manufacturing Infrastructure

Robert Half
Des Moines, IA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$180,000.0 - $200,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Cloud Computing Information Technology Operations

Job description

We’re partnering with a high-growth organization to hire a Director of IT - Infrastructure & Operations. This is a newly created role reporting directly to the CIO, designed to strengthen leadership as the company continues to scale through successful acquisitions and aggressive growth plans.

This is a high-visibility opportunity to step into a true leadership seat-driving transformation, influencing executive strategy, and building a modern, scalable IT foundation across a multi-site enterprise.

What You’ll Do

  • Define and lead the infrastructure & IT operations strategy for a growing organization

  • Partner directly with the CIO and executive team on business-critical initiatives

  • Drive modernization across infrastructure, cloud, and service delivery

  • Lead M& A integration efforts and build a scalable shared services model

  • Evaluate and restructure the IT organization to align with future growth

  • Elevate IT maturity, service quality, and operational efficiency

Requirements

  • Proven Director-level IT leader with infrastructure & operations expertise in manufacturing

  • Strong executive presence-comfortable engaging C-level and influencing decisions

  • Experience leading transformation, modernization, and organizational change

  • Background supporting multi-site environments and scaling IT operations

  • Experience with M& A integration or complex systems consolidation

  • Strategic mindset with the ability to execute and deliver results

Benefits & conditions

Salary: $180,000 - 200,000 base with GENEROUS bonus plan and OUTSTANDING benefits

About the company

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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