IT Director

Cummins Europe; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. seeks a senior IT leader to manage a globally dispersed team and oversee a broad IT scope spanning strategy, governance, and operations. You will drive budget planning, performance management, and strategic initiatives to enable business value across aftermarket and manufacturing domains.

The role requires outstanding leadership, stakeholder management, and a strong track record in IT strategy and digitization efforts. On-site in Pune, India with global collaboration opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field.
• Significant managerial and budget experience required.
• Experience in digitization of aftermarket and manufacturing; IT strategy design and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead a senior IT management team and oversee a significant IT scope.
• Develop IT strategies, manage budget/AOP/forecasting and people management.
• Oversee work plans, performance reviews, and staff development.
• Build and structure a high-performing, globally distributed IT organization.
• Provide management reports on team performance with metrics and status to IT and business units.
• Ensure adherence to IT processes, policies, security and controls; manage IT risk.
• Engage with customers and govern programs/projects; drive vendor relationships and value.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budget management

People development

Vendor management

IT governance

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Business

Job description

Job Summary

Manages a team of senior level IT Employees.

Key Responsibilities

Participate as a key member of a senior level IT Management Team. Responsible for a significant area within IT from a scope perspective Provide input to development of IT Strategies. Responsible for team financial management including AOP, budget management, and forecasting. Responsible for People Management including work plan development, performance management, and people development. Responsible for team building and development including organization structure, recruiting, global team management. Compile and present Management Reports on team performance including metrics, deliverable status, etc. Communicate status to senior management – IT and business. Accountable for Six Sigma training, usage and goal attainment for the team. Ensure team adherence to all IT processes, policies, and procedures including IT Security. Responsible of IT Controls compliance for the team Engagement with customers in their respective function or business area. Governance/Leadership for all program/projects executed or supported by their teams. Drive strong relationships to deliver business value using relevant Business Relationship Management practices.

Competencies

Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.

Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Cultivates innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.

Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

Develops talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.

Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.

Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

Tech savvy - Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.

IT Supplier Relationships - Leverages a vendor management framework to manage strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance based on business need throughout the contract life using the required processes and tools to control costs, drive service excellence, mitigate risks, and gain increased value from the suppliers.

Project Portfolio Management - Plans, prioritizes, sequences and manages one or more project portfolios utilizing analysis of portfolio risk and performance (diversification, value assurance assessment, company synergy, alignment, and long term maintenance) to optimize and prioritize projects and maximize business value.

Strategic Roadmap Planning - Produces a high-level, multi-year product and capability roadmap utilizing internal and external business resource, asset and market knowledge and experience to communicate the organization's focus and priorities to internal and external stakeholders.

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required. This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience

Significant level of relevant work experience, including managerial and budgetary experience, required. Broad business knowledge required.

• Manage IT for Aftermarket and supply chain.
• Must have experience in digitization of aftermarket and manufacturing.
• Must have experience in designing and executing IT strategy.
• Manage and build a high performing team.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across level within and outside the organization.

Job

Systems/Information Technology

Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On-site with Flexibility

Job Type

Exempt - Experienced

Relocation Package

No

100% On-Site

No