Director of Enterprise Technology

Big Sandy
Ashland, KY, United States
17 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

DevOps IT Management Enterprise Software Applications Data Analytics

Requirements

  • 10+ years in technology, including 5+ years leading teams and owning technology strategy and operations. * Proven ownership of enterprise security, infrastructure, and applications, including building or maturing a security program. * Experience scaling technology through growth: multi-site, acquisitions, or rapid expansion. * A track record of translating business strategy into technology roadmaps and executing them. * Strong financial acumen: budgets, business cases, and vendor management. * Broad command across enterprise IT, infrastructure, security, software and DevOps, and data and analytics. You do not need to be the deepest expert in every area, but you must lead each one credibly and earn the team’s respect. * Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience. A master’s degree and security or leadership certifications (such as CISSP or CISM) are a plus.

Benefits & conditions

Employee Stock Ownership Program Health insurance Vision insurance Wellness resources 401(k) Dental insurance Employee discounts Director of Enterprise Technology, Why this role

  • A real mandate. You are the single accountable technology leader, reporting to the owners, with the authority to build it right. * Build, do not babysit. A ground-floor leadership opportunity to shape strategy, structure, and standards from the start. * Ownership that means something. As an employee-owned company, your work builds value you share in. * Growth ahead. You will help lead technology through a period of meaningful expansion. Compensation and benefits Competitive salary, employee discounts, and a full benefits package. Big Sandy Superstore is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applicants of every background. This employment opportunity is available at the organization listed at the top of this page. Your application will go directly to them and all hiring decisions will be made by their management. All inquiries should be made directly with the organization that posted this employment opportunity.

About the company

Big Sandy Distribution | ARC-Ashland, KY on-site with travel across our footprint Full-time About Big Sandy Superstore Big Sandy Superstore is a growing, employee-owned retailer of furniture, mattresses, and appliances, serving customers across five states from nearly 30 stores and four distribution centers. We are on a clear path to become a technology-driven company: one that turns data and automation into smarter buying, faster service, and a better experience for our customers and our people. Because we are employee-owned, everyone here has a real stake in getting it right. The opportunity This is a newly created, single accountable technology leadership role. You will build and lead our Enterprise Technology function as one team and take ownership of everything technology touches: strategy, security, infrastructure, applications, data, talent, and spend. You will report directly to our CEO and President with the mandate, and the runway, to build the technology organization this company needs as it scales. If you want to build something, not just maintain it, this is that role. You will bring order and security to a hands-on environment, set the roadmap, grow the team, and prepare our technology to scale ahead of meaningful growth. What you will own

  • Strategy and roadmap across four areas: security and governance, IT and operations, applications and engineering, and data and analytics. * Security and governance. Stand up and own a security program aligned to leading frameworks (CIS Controls, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS), including risk, identity and access, monitoring, and incident response. * Operations, infrastructure, and applications. Reliable, secure systems across every store and distribution center, with tested backup and disaster recovery. * Data foundation. Build toward a single, trusted source of truth that powers analytics and automation. * Team and talent. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of IT, systems, and software professionals, and hire as we scale. * Budget and vendors. Own technology spend, build the business case for investment, and manage vendor relationships.

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