Global CIO: Strategy, ERP & Cybersecurity Leadership

Innovative Information Technologies, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Information Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA seeks a CIO to lead a multi-year global technology strategy, aligning with business goals and capital plans.

This role requires significant executive engagement with the CEO, board and site leaders to drive transformation. You will own the IT budget, oversee ERP strategy across platforms, and advance cybersecurity, data governance and manufacturing IT to improve reliability, performance and value creation for the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Fifteen or more years of progressive technology leadership experience including enterprise applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity and transformation.
• Experience governing multiple ERP platforms and leading major ERP implementations, integrations, upgrades, rationalization or consolidation programs.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain processes, including planning, procurement, production, inventory, quality, maintenance, logistics and cost accounting.
• Experience supporting international operations, including distributed teams, regional requirements, data privacy, language and time-zone considerations.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, capital investments, contracts, vendors and measurable benefit realization.
• Proven ability to communicate complex issues clearly to executives, boards, operating leaders and technical teams.
• Experience establishing cybersecurity, disaster recovery, business continuity, data governance and technology risk management programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year global technology strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives, capital plans, growth initiatives and operational priorities.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, executive team and board on technology opportunities, investment requirements, cyber risk, digital transformation and business continuity.
• Establish an enterprise IT operating model with clear decision rights, service ownership, governance forums, standards and performance measures across corporate and site-based teams.
• Own the IT budget and investment portfolio, including business cases, prioritization, vendor performance, total cost of ownership and realization of expected benefits.
• Create and lead a global ERP strategy for a company operating multiple ERP platforms, defining the target architecture and practical path for rationalization, consolidation, modernization or integration.
• Establish governance for ERP configuration, master data, process ownership, change control, security roles, enhancements, reporting and upgrade cycles.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Sales and Human Resources to standardize core processes while accommodating justified local and regulatory requirements.
• Improve integration among ERP, manufacturing execution, warehouse, product lifecycle, customer, financial, human capital and analytics systems.
• Build a disciplined program management capability for major implementations, migrations, acquisitions, divestitures and system retirements, with strong controls over scope, risk, adoption and value delivery.
• Ensure technology solutions support reliable plant operations, production scheduling, traceability, quality management, maintenance, inventory accuracy and on-time delivery.
• Develop an IT and operational technology architecture that appropriately connects and protects plant-floor systems, industrial networks, controls and enterprise applications.
• Advance practical digital manufacturing capabilities, including real-time performance visibility, automation, analytics, connected equipment and predictive insights where business value is demonstrated.
• Create support and resilience standards appropriate for critical manufacturing operations, including defined escalation, recovery objectives, redundancy and site continuity plans.
• Lead the enterprise cybersecurity program across information technology and operational technology environments using a risk-based framework.
• Maintain effective identity and access management, vulnerability and patch management, security monitoring, incident response, backup and recovery, third-party risk and employee awareness programs.
• Regularly assess cyber maturity and communicate material risks, priorities and remediation progress to executive leadership and the board.
• Ensure technology controls support applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, privacy, export control, records retention and industry requirements across all countries of operation.
• Establish enterprise data governance, ownership, definitions, quality standards and master data controls to create trusted information across ERP platforms and sites.
• Deliver scalable business intelligence and management reporting that provides timely visibility into financial and operating performance.
• Define a data and integration architecture that reduces manual work, reconciliations and disconnected reporting while enabling advanced analytics and responsible use of artificial intelligence.
• Establish enterprise data governance, ownership, definitions, quality standards and master data controls to create trusted information across ERP platforms and sites.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Cybersecurity governance

Budgeting & finance

Change management

IT strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering/ related field

Advanced degree preferred (MBA/MS)

Tools

ERP platforms

Cybersecurity tooling

Data analytics tools

Job description

Innovative Information Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA seeks a CIO to lead a multi-year global technology strategy, aligning with business goals and capital plans.

This role requires significant executive engagement with the CEO, board and site leaders to drive transformation. You will own the IT budget, oversee ERP strategy across platforms, and advance cybersecurity, data governance and manufacturing IT to improve reliability, performance and value creation for the enterprise.