Summary / Objective
The Head of Information Technology provides executive leadership and strategic oversight for the Company’s entire information technology function. This role operates as a shared services leader supporting both TYR Sport Inc. and Swimwear Anywhere Inc., ensuring technology strategy, systems, and operations are aligned across both organizations. The role is responsible for setting the long-term IT vision, aligning technology initiatives with business strategy, ensuring operational excellence, managing risk and cybersecurity, and building a scalable, secure, and efficient technology environment.
Position Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Establishes and owns the Company’s overall IT strategy and multi-year technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, growth plans, and operational needs.
- Serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on technology investments, risks, opportunities, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Provides governance, prioritization, and executive oversight for major IT initiatives.
- Ensures IT capabilities support current operations while scaling for future business needs.
ERP Leadership – Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Provides executive partnership and oversight of the Company’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP implementation, enhancements, and long-term roadmap.
- Partners with executive leadership and functional stakeholders (Finance, Operations, Warehouse Management, Production, Product development, Sales, HR, etc.) to ensure ERP design aligns with business processes and strategic goals.
- Oversees ERP implementation partners, system integrators, and vendors; ensures accountability for scope, timeline, budget, and deliverables.
- Guides change management, data governance, and user adoption strategies to drive successful enterprise-wide ERP adoption.
- Ensures ongoing optimization, scalability, and integration of Dynamics 365 with other enterprise systems.
- Reviews and approves major ERP-related decisions, customizations, and enhancements to balance business needs with system integrity and sustainability.
Organizational Oversight & Management
- Sets performance expectations, provides strategic direction, and conducts executive-level performance evaluations for IT team.
- Ensures the IT organization is appropriately structured, staffed, and skilled to support enterprise systems, including ERP operations and support.
Financial & Vendor Management
- Oversees the development, approval, and execution of the IT budget.
- Reviews and approves major technology purchases, contracts, and vendor relationships.
- Negotiates and manages strategic vendor partnerships.
Risk, Security & Compliance
- Establishes enterprise-wide standards for data security, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
- Ensures ERP and enterprise systems comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal controls.
- Oversees technology-related risk management, including system reliability, data integrity, and security controls.
Operational Oversight
- Provides executive oversight of enterprise systems, infrastructure, communications, and office systems.
- Reviews and monitors KPIs related to system availability, ERP performance, service delivery, project execution, and security posture.
- Ensures the integrity, reliability, and scalability of all IT systems across the organization.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Stays current on emerging technologies, ERP best practices, and industry trends to identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
- Champions continuous improvement of IT processes, tools, and governance.
- Promotes a culture of accountability, service excellence, and proactive problem-solving within the IT organization.
Qualifications and Competencies
- Executive-level leadership and people management skills.
- Strong strategic planning, decision-making, and business acumen.
- Demonstrated experience leading ERP implementations, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into business-relevant insights for non-technical stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of enterprise systems, infrastructure, data governance, and cybersecurity.
- Strong financial management and vendor negotiation skills.
- Proven ability to lead through senior-level managers and influence across the organization.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 12–15 years of progressive information technology experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility.
- Prior experience leading or overseeing a full-cycle ERP implementation required; Microsoft Dynamics 365 strongly preferred.
- Experience managing enterprise-scale budgets and cross-functional initiatives.
