IT VP

geodi; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rain financial wellness

Telemedicine via FirstStop Health

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Career development

Mentorship programs

Volunteer opportunities

Discounts on fitness classes

Wellness programs

Job summary

GEODIS seeks a senior IT leader to define and own the Americas development roadmap, advising executives on technology investments and risk. You will drive modernization, cloud migration, APIs, and secure, scalable platforms across logistics apps including WMS, TMS, and customer portals.

You will lead multiple engineering teams, mentor directors and managers, manage budgets and vendors, and partner with security to meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of progressive experience in software development or IT, including 5+ years leading large engineering organizations (multiple teams, 50+ people)
• Demonstrated experience running a hybrid estate of legacy and modern workloads and leading phased modernization
• Strong background with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), microservices, APIs, and DevOps practices
• Experience delivering enterprise systems in a 24/7, operations-critical environment
• Track record managing budgets, vendors, offshore/onshore models, and cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage executives, operations leaders, and customers

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full software development lifecycle across WMS, TMS, order management, yard and dock systems, billing, and customer portals
• Drive delivery of customer onboarding and integrations, including EDI, API, and event-based connectivity with shippers, carriers, marketplaces, and ERPs
• Mature engineering practices: Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, observability, and release management suited to 24/7 operations
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with minimal operational impact
• Lead migration to cloud-native, containerized, API-first architectures, including hybrid and phased coexistence models
• Establish integration patterns (APIs, messaging, EDI translation) that allow old and new systems to interoperate cleanly
• Guide adoption of data, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities such as visibility, forecasting, slotting, and automation

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Microservices

APIs

DevOps practices

Executive communication

Leadership of large teams

Budget & vendor management

Offshore/onshore model experience

24/7 operations experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Security governance

Job description

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Your role on the team:

Strategy and leadership

• Define and own the Americas IT development roadmap in alignment with business strategy and GEODIS global technology direction
• Advise executive leadership on technology investments, trade-offs, and risk
• Lead a pragmatic modernization strategy: decide what to retire, replatform, wrap with APIs, or rebuild, and sequence the work to avoid disrupting live operations

Delivery and execution

• Oversee the full software development lifecycle across WMS, TMS, order management, yard and dock systems, billing, and customer portals
• Drive delivery of customer onboarding and integrations, including EDI, API, and event-based connectivity with shippers, carriers, marketplaces, and ERPs
• Mature engineering practices: Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, observability, and release management suited to 24/7 operations
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with minimal operational impact

Legacy and modern platform management

• Maintain reliability and supportability of legacy and mainframe-era applications while reducing technical debt and key-person risk
• Lead migration to cloud-native, containerized, API-first architectures, including hybrid and phased coexistence models
• Establish integration patterns (APIs, messaging, EDI translation) that allow old and new systems to interoperate cleanly
• Guide adoption of data, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities such as visibility, forecasting, slotting, and automation

People and organization

• Lead, mentor, and develop directors, managers, and engineers across multiple teams, including onshore, offshore, and vendor partners
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning, and upskill teams with legacy expertise on modern tooling
• Own hiring, succession planning, performance management, and org design

Architecture, security, and governance

• Set architectural standards for scalability, resilience, and maintainability, aligned with global architecture governance
• Partner with Information Security to embed secure development and meet customer, regulatory, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, C-TPAT, customer-specific audits)
• Own platform reliability, disaster recovery, and business continuity for operations that cannot go down

Financial and vendor management

• Own the development budget, headcount planning, and resource allocation
• Manage software developers, vendors, system integrators, contractors and licensing
• Report on KPIs such as delivery velocity, quality, uptime, integration cycle time, and cost efficiency

What you need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of progressive experience in software development or IT, including 5+ years leading large engineering organizations (multiple teams, 50+ people)
• Demonstrated experience running a hybrid estate of legacy and modern workloads and leading phased modernization
• Strong background with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), microservices, APIs, and DevOps practices
• Experience delivering enterprise systems in a 24/7, operations-critical environment
• Track record managing budgets, vendors, offshore/onshore models, and cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage executives, operations leaders, and customers

What you gain from joining our team:

• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app.
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through FirstStop Health available first day of employment!
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Free financial wellness programs
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community.
• + more!

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