Director, Americas Business Technology

Gates Corporation; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fluid power and power transmission solutions, seeks a senior technology leader for the Americas. The Director partners with regional leadership to align investments, roadmaps, and outcomes across ERP, MES, and WMS initiatives.

Responsibilities include governance, stakeholder engagement, portfolio management, and ensuring value realization through modernization and AI-enabled strategies across manufacturing, distribution, and operations in the Americas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, or operational environments.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Proven success building executive-level business partnerships.
• Experience in technology strategy, portfolio management, governance, and value realization.
• Experience leading managers and developing high-performing teams.
• Proven ability to build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and team leadership.
• Experience influencing decisions and driving alignment across business stakeholders, enterprise IT functions, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the Americas technology portfolio and demand governance process.
• Develop and maintain an integrated technology roadmap.
• Provide executive oversight for IT service delivery across Americas operations.
• Build executive-level partnerships with regional leaders and stakeholders.
• Drive modernization, automation, and AI enablement in line with strategic objectives.
• Ensure alignment and realization of business value across ERP, MES, and WMS programs.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Technology strategy

Portfolio governance

Executive partnership

Team leadership

Change management

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Engineering/Operations

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Position Summary

The Director, Americas Business Technology is the senior business-facing technology leader for the Americas region. As the primary technology partner to the Americas President's leadership team, this role aligns technology investments, operational support, and modernization priorities with business objectives. The position owns the Americas business-technology relationship and technology portfolio, translating business priorities into demand, roadmaps, investment decisions, and measurable business outcomes.

This leader drives stakeholder engagement, portfolio governance, service delivery oversight, modernization planning, and value realization while partnering closely with the Director IT, ERP & Manufacturing Systems Transformation on major ERP, MES, and WMS initiatives.

The Director leads the Americas Business Technology organization, with direct responsibility for IT leaders and their teams. The role develops organizational capability, establishes accountability, and enables an integrated operating model across regional teams, enterprise IT functions, and strategic technology partners.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary technology partner to the Americas leadership team.
• Build trusted relationships with regional, functional, and operational leaders.
• Identify opportunities where technology, automation, and AI can improve business performance and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure business priorities are jointly understood, appropriately challenged, and translated into clear accountabilities across business and technology stakeholders.
• Translate business priorities into technology investments, roadmaps, and execution plans.
• Drive shared accountability for business outcomes, adoption, and value realization.

Enterprise IT & Technology Partner Leadership

• Partner across enterprise IT teams and strategic technology providers to deliver integrated business outcomes.
• Translate regional priorities into clear requirements, roadmaps, and delivery commitments.
• Establish governance, decision-making, and accountability across regional IT, enterprise IT, and partners.
• Represent Americas priorities in enterprise technology, architecture, investment, and service discussions.
• Resolve cross-functional dependencies and partner-related challenges to ensure successful delivery.

Portfolio Management & Demand Governance

• Own the Americas technology portfolio and demand governance process.
• Prioritize investments based on business value, strategic alignment, and resource capacity.
• Develop and maintain an integrated technology roadmap.
• Lead portfolio reviews, governance forums, and investment decisions.
• Ensure initiatives have clear ownership, value measures, and success criteria.

Operational Excellence & Service Delivery

• Provide executive oversight for IT service delivery across Americas operations.
• Ensure reliable support for manufacturing, distribution, and business-critical environments.
• Maintain visibility into service performance, operational risks, and technology health.
• Partner with IT Operations and service owners to drive accountability, escalation management, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure operational priorities and risks are appropriately represented in portfolio and investment decisions.

Technology Modernization

• Lead the Americas technology modernization, automation, and AI enablement strategy and roadmap.
• Identify legacy-system risks and modernization opportunities.
• Prioritize modernization investments based on alignment with strategic objectives, business value, risk, and complexity.
• Support enterprise transformation through business readiness and stakeholder engagement.

ERP & Manufacturing Systems Partnership

• Partner closely with the Director IT, ERP & Manufacturing Systems Transformation.
• Represent Americas business priorities within ERP, MES, and WMS programs.
• Support alignment, adoption, readiness, and value realization across transformation programs.

People & Organizational Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop IT leaders and their respective organizations across the Americas region.
• Establish accountability, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with business objectives.
• Build the capabilities required to support evolving business and technology priorities.
• Develop organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning.
• Foster strong partnerships across the business, enterprise IT teams, and strategic partners.
• Build a high-performing culture focused on operational excellence, customer service, and business value delivery.
• Advise on technology investment priorities, business cases, and portfolio tradeoffs to support strategic decision-making.

Outcomes and Measures of Success

• A technology portfolio aligned with regional business priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Clear ownership, governance, and value realization for technology investments.
• An integrated roadmap balancing operational improvements, modernization, and transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder confidence in IT as a strategic business partner.
• Improved visibility into technology health, operational risk, and investment tradeoffs.

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, or operational environments.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Proven success building executive-level business partnerships.
• Experience in technology strategy, portfolio management, governance, and value realization.
• Experience leading managers and developing high-performing teams.
• Proven ability to build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and team leadership.
• Experience influencing decisions and driving alignment across business stakeholders, enterprise IT functions, and external partners.

Preferred

• BS/BA degree required & MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience within industrial manufacturing organizations.
• Experience leading large-scale business transformation and modernization programs.

Pay & Benefits

• Full-Time
• Salary: $200,000 - $220,000
• Bonus Eligible: 20%
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
• Eligible forFlexible Time Off
• 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement

Why Gates?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

Work Environment

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands and fingers to work with objects, tools, or controls; and use office equipment including computers, telephones, and/or copiers/scanners. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Gates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.