Title:  Vice President, Information Technology - Facilities Management Services

Job Description

Aramark Facilities Management delivers comprehensive services – Including cleaning, maintenance, engineering, and grounds to over 250 major clients across sports & entertainment, Higher Education, K-12, and Manufacturing sectors in the U.S.

We are looking for a visionary and innovative technology leader within our Facilities Business. This leader will be responsible for setting and aligning our technology strategy with our business goals.

This position, reporting to our Facilities Management Services CEO and President, will work closely with other senior executives to define our go-to market strategy, and work closely to establish relationships critical vendors and clients. This role will also manage IT personnel, projects, and budgets.

To be successful in this role, you should have a solid background in IT management and leadership, as well as a strong understanding of the Facilities Management Services industry and its challenges. You should also have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as well as have a strategic and business mindset.

Job Responsibilities

Our commitment is to stay ahead of industry trends, integrating innovative digital technologies and data driven insights into every aspect of facilities management.  This role must partner closely with business stakeholders to ensure technology strategies align with evolving client needs, delivering measurable value and supports business growth and retention efforts. 

• IT Strategy – Develop and deliver a multi-year, business unit IT strategy that fuels growth and productivity.   
• Client Relationships – Engage the business unit market to understand business sector strategies and the role the business plays in the in Aramark portfolio.   Provide guidance on IT enterprise strategies against the business portfolios with investment levels.  Helps enable client engagement strategies that help win more and lose less. 
• Financial Performance – Provide transparency across the business as it pertains to IT investments, enterprise initiatives and key leading indicators to ensure that senior leaders are seeing the ROI on their IT investments.  Advise senior business leaders on IT capabilities to drive revenue and operating efficiencies.   
• Executive Leadership & Presence – Be a trusted advisor to the Facilities Services executive team. Serve as the senior technology leader within the Business, guiding and developing our technology services.
• Compliance – Put proactive strategies in place to drive compliance around data, network integrity, etc..   Educate and advise on IT program compliance as well as engaging our clients to discuss our compliance strategies as related to their data and technical environments where we operate.  Advocate for our customers and clients to ensure we operate with industry standard security practices.   
• Align demand and the IT enterprise agenda ensuring business leaders are engaged on the vision, strategy and execution. 
• Keep current with trends and issues in the IT and Facilities Management industries, including current and evolving technologies and prices.  Advise, counsel, and educate senior level executives on IT vision and strategy alignment. 
• Facilitate the interaction between the appropriate consultative, delivery and operational technical expertise to define, deliver and operate the business results. 
• Develop and enhance relationships with key business stakeholders, actively manage their expectations & monitor satisfaction levels. 

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of IT leadership in a large, complex environment. Prior business unit/company VP level experience is preferred.
  Industry Knowledge: Experience within the Facilities Management, managed services industry preferred but not required.  Must demonstrate a solid understanding of how technology impacts clients, customers, and stakeholders under current industry trends, challenges, opportunities, and best practices.
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence overall business strategy and align IT with business goals.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively.  Ability to work under pressure and handle complex situations.
• Education – bachelor’s degree within a technology discipline required; MA or MBA preferred.

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.