Director, Information Technology

Minitab; State College (Centre County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance / Professional Dev.

Flexible Spending Account

Hybrid work schedule

Premium Benefits

Job summary

Minitab is seeking an experienced IT executive to lead and unify its internal technology organization from our Global HQ in State College, PA. This role balances strategy with hands-on leadership to modernize enterprise systems while ensuring continuity for a global manufacturing-focused platform.

Reporting to the CTO, the Director will drive roadmaps, ownership models, and capabilities across enterprise applications, workplace tech, infrastructure, and data platforms, enabling growth and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• At least five years leading managers or multidisciplinary IT teams in a complex business environment.
• Broad leadership experience spanning workplace technology, infrastructure, IT service management, enterprise applications, data and reporting platforms, identity, vendors, and operational continuity.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure, endpoint and network operations, identity and access, monitoring, backup and recovery, enterprise applications, integrations, data platforms, and automation.
• Experience implementing security controls, managing remediation, supporting audits and privacy obligations, and partnering effectively with an independent security organization.
• Experience managing IT budgets, forecasts, vendors, contracts, licensing, cloud and SaaS costs, and technology lifecycle decisions.

Responsibilities

• Unify Minitab’s internal technology organization under a common service and operating model across enterprise applications, workplace technology, infrastructure, and data platforms.
• Provide hands-on leadership and transformation to balance business continuity with modernization.
• Strengthen day-to-day service delivery while building operating discipline, roadmaps, ownership models, and capabilities for growth, acquisitions, and ERP modernization.
• Develop strategy with senior leaders and build high-performing teams while staying close to the work to improve processes and services.

Skills

IT leadership

People management

Workplace technology

Infrastructure

Enterprise applications

Data platforms

Identity and access

Security & privacy

Budget management

Microsoft 365 & Azure

Education

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

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

At Minitab, you'll do more than build software, you'll help transform the future of manufacturing. Every day, the world's leading manufacturers rely on Minitab to increase efficiency, improve quality, reduce waste, and make smarter, data-driven decisions that power better factories and better products. Our smart manufacturing platform connects data across the enterprise to uncover hidden capacity, eliminate bottlenecks, optimize machine performance, simulate improvements before implementation, and accelerate innovation through advanced analytics and experimental design. As part of our team, you'll collaborate with passionate, talented colleagues who are solving meaningful, real-world challenges for global industry leaders. With more than 250,000 users, 30,000 organizations, and 90% of the Fortune 100 trusting Minitab, you'll have the opportunity to make a measurable impact while growing your career in a collaborative, innovative, and customer-focused environment where your ideas matter.

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this leader will unify Minitab’s internal technology organization under a common service and operating model, spanning enterprise applications, workplace technology, infrastructure, data platforms, identity and access operations, and the internal-IT components of Technical Operations. This is a hands-on leadership and transformation opportunity for an experienced IT executive who knows how to balance business continuity with modernization. The Director will strengthen day-to-day service delivery while building the operating discipline, roadmaps, ownership models, and capabilities required to support Minitab’s continued growth, global workforce, acquisitions, AI adoption, and enterprise-system (ERP) modernization.

The successful candidate will be equally comfortable developing strategy with senior leaders, building strong teams, and getting close enough to the work to understand where processes, systems, and services need to improve.

What We're Looking For

An experienced technology leader with broad internal IT leadership experience and a record of improving both operations and organizational capability located in State College, PA at our Global HQ's.

Experience

• 12+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• At least five years leading managers or multidisciplinary IT teams in a complex business environment.
• Broad leadership experience spanning workplace technology, infrastructure, ITservice management, enterprise applications, data and reporting platforms,identity, vendors, and operational continuity.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure, endpoint and network operations, identity and access, monitoring, backup and recovery, enterprise applications, integrations, data platforms, and automation.
• Demonstrated success stabilizing critical services, reducing key-person risk,consolidating fragmented teams or systems, and modernizing enterprise technology without disrupting operations.
• Experience implementing security controls, managing remediation, supporting audits and privacy obligations, and partnering effectively with an independent security organization.
• Experience managing IT budgets, forecasts, vendors, contracts, licensing, cloud and SaaS costs, and technology lifecycle decisions.
• A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering,Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Why Join Minitab?

This is an opportunity to join a business with the heritage and stability of an established market leader, combined with the ambition and momentum of a company entering its next phase of growth. Minitab emphasizes a collaborative, values-driven culture and in 2026 earned Great Places to Work Certification for the sixth consecutive year.

Our Benefits

• HEALTH INSURANCE: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance is provided at no cost for full-time employees upon date of hire. Low co-pay pharmacy benefit and affordable family coverage plan is available. Short and Long Term Disability is fully paid by Minitab. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Provides guidance for personal issue and information on other Work Life Matters.
• LIFE INSURANCE: Group Term Life Insurance is provided at no cost for full-time employees at three times employee base salary. Minitab provides eligible employees the opportunity to purchase Voluntary Life Insurance for themselves and eligible dependents at affordable rates.
• RETIREMENT PLANNING: A 401k Retirement Plan with T. Rowe Price is provided with eligible employee contribution immediately. Minitab will match dollar for dollar up to the first 6% of employee’s contribution. Employees are fully vested in the Minitab, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan upon date of hire.
• PAID TIME OFF: Paid holidays, as well as 4 weeks of annual paid time off are provided. The annual paid time off increases one week every five years.
• HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: The pursuit of ongoing development is important and valued at Minitab. In support of this value, Minitab offers tuition and related expenses assistance for both higher education and other professional development.
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT: Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts - Pre-tax Deductions. Parking and Transit - Pre-Tax Deductions.
• HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE: We offer a hybrid work model for eligible positions.
• PREMIUM BENEFITS: At our State College, PA Headquarters, there is an onsite gym, indoor swimming pool, yoga studio, movie theater, outdoor sand volleyball court, game room, arcade room and even a golf simulator. Personal training and nutrition counseling is available upon request.

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.

To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job application remains open until filled.