Manufacturing IT Executive: ERP, AI & Cybersecurity Leader

Leoforce; Florida; Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Executive leadership exposure

Potential equity eligibility

Job summary

Leoforce in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, seeks a Senior Director of Information Technology to lead strategy, applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and ongoing IT operations. This role requires deep manufacturing IT experience and a hands-on leadership style.

You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to align technology with business goals, drive system adoption, govern data, and manage budgets and external partners in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in manufacturing plant IT operations.
• 10+ years of progressive technology experience with director-level leadership.
• Strong SAP ERP and Shopify experience, including connections to finance, inventory, and order management.
• Experience with Power BI, data integration, and reporting governance.
• Experience supporting co-manufacturing or outsourced manufacturing.
• Ability to lead change and drive system adoption.

Responsibilities

• Develop a technology roadmap prioritizing commercial impact, operational needs, risk, and ROI.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to improve practitioner/customer experiences, digital commerce, and reporting.
• Oversee SAP ERP, Shopify, Power BI, and Perplexity, including integration, optimization, governance, and adoption.
• Improve information flow across sales, order management, inventory, procurement, finance, fulfillment, and customer service.
• Support co-manufacturing relationships through systems integration, data exchange, inventory visibility, production reporting, and traceability.
• Assess IT talent, organizational structure, systems, vendors, and resources; establish a prioritized improvement plan.
• Lead implementations, migrations, integrations, automation, and process improvements with measurable outcomes.
• Manage MSPs, consultants, software vendors, and implementation partners; negotiate contracts and monitor SLAs, cost, and delivery.
• Maintain technical support, system availability, infrastructure performance, and timely resolution of critical issues.
• Own cybersecurity, IAM, access controls, SSO/MFA, endpoint protection, incident response, and data protection.
• Oversee networking, cloud infrastructure, backups, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Establish data ownership, quality standards, reporting definitions, and access controls.
• Manage operating and capital budgets, procurement, licensing, and resource allocation.
• Coach the IT team, establish accountability, and balance internal vs external capabilities.
• Evaluate AI and automation tools and establish security, data handling, and usage standards.
• Communicate priorities, risks, spending, and results to executives through business recommendations.

Skills

IT leadership

ERP integration

Cybersecurity

Power BI / BI tooling

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field

Tools

SAP ERP

Shopify

Perplexity

MS 365 / Google Workspace

SaaS administration

Job description

Leoforce in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, seeks a Senior Director of Information Technology to lead strategy, applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and ongoing IT operations. This role requires deep manufacturing IT experience and a hands-on leadership style.

You will partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to align technology with business goals, drive system adoption, govern data, and manage budgets and external partners in a hybrid work setting.