Director, Information Systems & Technologies ~ Closed
MAKR Play Group Incorporated
We’re passionate about play
How would you explain your job to your teenaged self? Problem solver… Coach… Someone who gets stuff done?
How would you explain your job to your teenaged self? Problem solver… Coach… Someone who gets stuff done?
What about your answer to the cocktail party small talk question of “What do you do for a living?” Are you a Visionary… Connector… Strategic advisor?
Any (and all) of those are who we’re looking for to join our fabulous client, MAKR Play Group Incorporated (MAKR), as their Director, Information Systems & Technologies (IS&T). Our client has built an incredible team and is forward thinking with regards to their application of technical solutions. They are looking for their next great leader to continue the momentum and take it to another level. This is an exciting time for MAKR, and for you. You’ll be joining a freshly rebranded organization, where a playful, irreverent, provocative and energetic personality powerfully differentiates MAKR in the market. You’ll get to make the world a happier place. Make fun. Make memories. Make connections. Make people’s day.
While MAKR is based out of Kelowna, they want to make sure that they have the best person for the position so they are open to individuals who can work remotely, however, there is a requirement to be in Kelowna for one week per month.
As part of their Corporate Services department (reporting to the VP, Corporate Services), you will collaborate with every department across their growing, global company. Your world consists of researching, recommending, planning, coordinating, directing, and designing technology related solutions to support, at times, even define, our business activities.
The ideal candidate is a leader in the IIoT revolution and is well practiced in the application of big data. You’ve got depth of knowledge from formal education, impressive career experience and higher-than-average EQ to make you a trusted advisor and kind of colleague everyone gravitates to. You lead the team of help desk, software developer and business analyst folks, while also operating as the strategic advisor to our senior leadership to keep IT as a consideration influencing all critical business conversations. We’re serious about digital transformation, and your position is integral to making that possible.
Equal parts people and project manager, with a good dose of cat herder and computer geek thrown in, you’d be challenged to choose between strategy and delivery as the proudest moments in your career so far. They won’t make you choose, though, as they’ll rely on your strategic advice, and roll-up-your-sleeves “get it done” approach to make big things happen.
Highly self-motivated and self-directed with a clear sense of accountability, you decide what needs to happen, and don’t wait for someone to tell you. Your world can be mysterious to the non-tech types, so you are an analytical, logical, solution-seeker, able to present your recommendations in a convincing way we can understand. As much as you’re patient, you’re equally decisive, a skill acquired from years in the fastest changing profession around.
What you’ll do in a day, a week, a year
Using IIoT best practices, you will leverage connectivity to optimize manufacturing and industrial processes to ensure a progressive production floor
Communicate IT-related considerations, impacts and information to senior leadership for strategic planning and budgeting decisions
Keep the lights on. In your world, that means keeping signals transmitting, data saving, updates updating…knowing our system infrastructure, internet and application services are reliable for our existing and future business needs.
Keep us safe. Oversee troubleshooting, systems backups, data archiving, security and whatever disaster recovery and preventative measures we need.
Customer service. Partner with and respond to everyone at all levels in our company to resolve issues, and even better, educate us to prevent issues.
Foster a team dynamic of curiosity, customer service, playfulness and ambition.
· Figure out when we need to enlist external support, and who those vendors and consultants should be.
What’s on your resume (and what your references will confirm you’re really good at):
· 10 years of career success in technical roles, with at least 5 years of being the kind of manager others want to work with and work for
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in something related to computers (science, engineering)
· Formal training in project management: you’ve got the theory and the practical application part down too. Book smart and street smart.
· Predicting the future. Practically clairvoyant, you stay current on the constant changes and evolutions in the tech space, incorporating relevant information to our business strategy.
· Execution. You keep your word and treasure your own, and your department’s reputation for delivering.
· Expert skills with Office 365, Microsoft Server administration, SQL Server, SharePoint, Active Directory and Autodesk products
Our client offers a value driven work environment, the opportunity to make an impact, competitive compensation, and the chance to make this role your own. This organization has offices in Canada as well as Internationally; location is flexible and details on remote work will be shared with interested applicants.
If this sounds like the position for you, we would love to hear from you. Please respond with a résumé and covering letter to: hello@praxisrecruitment.ca no later than March 21, 2022.
Praxis Recruitment is a Recruitment Firm located on the Sunshine Coast (the traditional and unceded homelands of the shíshálh and Skwxwú7mesh Nations) in beautiful British Columbia. We provide exceptional customer service and operate with the highest level of respect to our clients and applicants.
