Bilingual Korean / English IT Planning & Governance - Mid Level

HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel in Baton Rouge seeks an IT Planning & Governance professional to lead IT planning, governance, budgeting, and vendor management for HPLS, ensuring secure, reliable, and business-aligned technology capabilities.

The role works across HPLS functions and external partners to deliver safe, compliant, timely, and sustainable results during project execution and ongoing operations. Strong English skills are required; Korean proficiency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience; level and scope calibrated to demonstrated capability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, analyze information, document work, and collaborate across functions.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft 365 and job-relevant enterprise or technical systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English and work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• IT planning, governance, budgeting, and vendor management for HPLS.
• Serves as the primary IT counterpart between HPLS and headquarters to align local initiatives with corporate standards.
• Supports the establishment of HPLS IT organization and coordinates IT projects, service providers, and stakeholders.
• Develop and execute IT roadmaps, budgets, policies, standards, service processes, and operational readiness plans.
• Coordinate infrastructure, network, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, manufacturing systems, end-user services, and vendors.
• Manage projects, changes, incidents, problems, assets, licenses, service levels, risks, and audit actions.
• Translate business and plant requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned with corporate architecture and security standards.
• Monitor service performance, capacity, availability, security, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain current procedures, system inventories, contracts, architecture records, and disaster-recovery documentation.

Skills

IT governance

Vendor management

Project coordination

Budgeting

Cybersecurity awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Tools

Microsoft 365

ERP

MES

Job description

Professional working proficiency in both English and Korean is required.

The IT Planning & Governance establishes secure, reliable, and business-aligned technology capabilities for HPLS with independent ownership of assigned work. The role works across HPLS functions and external partners to deliver safe, compliant, timely, and sustainable results during project execution and ongoing operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for IT planning, governance, budgeting, and vendor management for HPLS.
• Serves as the primary IT counterpart between HPLS and headquarters to align local initiatives with corporate standards.
• Supports the establishment of HPLS IT organization and coordinates IT projects, service providers, and stakeholders.
• Develop and execute IT roadmaps, budgets, policies, standards, service processes, and operational readiness plans.
• Coordinate infrastructure, network, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, manufacturing systems, end-user services, and vendors.
• Manage projects, changes, incidents, problems, assets, licenses, service levels, risks, and audit actions.
• Translate business and plant requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned with corporate architecture and security standards.
• Monitor service performance, capacity, availability, security, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain current procedures, system inventories, contracts, architecture records, and disaster-recovery documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience; level and scope will be calibrated to demonstrated capability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, analyze information, document work, and collaborate across functions.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft 365 and job-relevant enterprise or technical systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English and work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional working proficiency in both English and Korean is required.
• IT experience in manufacturing, industrial construction, or greenfield startup environments.
• Experience with ITIL, COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, project management, ERP, MES, OT/IT integration, or managed services.
• Relevant certifications such as ITIL, PMP, CISSP, CISM, Microsoft, Cisco, SAP, or cloud credentials.

Core Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

IT governance; service management; project delivery; cybersecurity awareness; vendor management; budgeting; stakeholder communication; structured problem solving

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

The standard work schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; however, work hours may be changed or adjusted based on operational, project, commissioning, emergency, or business needs. This position requires on-site work and is not eligible for remote work. Work is primarily performed at the Baton Rouge location and may include office, construction, commissioning, and/or operating-plant environments depending on assignment. Must be able to comply with site PPE, security, and safety requirements; travel between HPLS locations and vendor, partner, or project sites may be required. Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Performance Expectations

Demonstrate safety ownership, ethical judgment, respectful teamwork, technical or functional excellence, disciplined execution, accurate documentation, timely escalation of risk, and continuous improvement.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Responsibilities may change based on project and business needs. HPLS is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.