Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence

Careers Opportunities at AVI Foodsystems•Warren, OH

15h

About The Position

AVI Foodsystems is looking for an energetic and optimistic team member to fill the role of Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence. Founded in 1960, AVI Foodsystems has evolved into one of the most respected and trusted food service companies in the nation. Providing comprehensive food services with a focus on the highest quality and freshest ingredients, impeccable service and total value is the reputation we have earned and live up to everyday. Reports to: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Direct Reports: 1 (Initial) scaling to 6+ (Strategic Growth) The Mission As the Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence, you serve as the "COO of IT" and the CIO�s primary strategic partner. Your mission is to transition the organization from a traditional, process-heavy PMO to a high-velocity Value Management Office (VMO) . This is a Player-Coach role: you will personally lead high-stakes strategic initiatives while building a lean, world-class team that treats IT as a value-driver, not a cost center. I. Modernized Value Management (The VMO) Outcome-Led Governance: Replace "heavy" PMO checklists with automated governance. Focus on Value Velocity�the speed at which an idea becomes a business result. Investment & FinOps: Act as the "CFO of IT," managing the CapEx/OpEx budget and implementing FinOps to optimize cloud spend and TCO transparency. Strategic Intake: Implement a "Value-First" prioritization framework to ensure the enterprise focuses on the best initiatives. M&A & Transformation: Personally lead the IT integration playbook for new acquisitions, ensuring rapid time-to-value for the ownership group. II. Agile Delivery & The "Light" PMO Adaptive Delivery: Design a "Lean-Agile" framework where Project Managers act as?Enablers, not "Taskmasters." Organizational Change Management (OCM): Lead the human side of digital transformation, ensuring user adoption is measured as a key project success metric. Self-Service Enablement: Build "Project Kits" that allow business units to run smaller initiatives without heavy IT oversight, keeping the central team lean. III. Business Relationship & Workforce Strategy Strategic BRM: Act as the primary partner to the CFO, COO, and Sales VPs to co-author their long term digital roadmaps. IT Digital Branding: Own the "Story of IT." Use intentional internal communications to market IT�s successes and value to the board and ownership. Workforce Evolution: Design the talent roadmap to upskill the organization in AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making. The "1-to-Many" Team Evolution This role follows a phased growth model, allowing the leader to establish credibility as a Player-Coach before scaling the organization. Phase 1: Foundation (The Player-Coach) The Focus: Personal leadership of the enterprise�s top 2�3 strategic initiatives. The Goal: Stand up the "Business of IT" framework (Intake, ROI Tracking, and FinOps) and establish a "Light PMO" culture. Phase 2: Scale (The Strategic Core) The Hire: Add a Value Analyst (IT Finance/ROI) and a Delivery Orchestrator?(Agile/OCM). The Goal: Offload tactical execution to focus on long-term IT Strategy and M&A integration playbooks. Phase 3: Maturity (The Strategic Partner) The Hire: Expand to include Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) and Technical Writers/Change Specialists. The Goal: Full integration of IT into every business unit, shifting the team from "executors" to "strategic consultants."

Requirements

3+ years in IT leadership or Management Consulting.
Experience with "Big Tech" scaling.
Comfortable building a 3-year financial model in Excel.
Comfortable presenting a transformation roadmap to the Board.
Advocates for DevOps and Product-centric delivery over "Waterfall" status reporting.
Ability to push back on the C-Suite with data-driven insights.
Ability to maintain high-trust relationships.

Nice To Haves

Preference for the agility of a privately owned environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as the "COO of IT" and the CIO�s primary strategic partner.
Transition the organization from a traditional, process-heavy PMO to a high-velocity Value Management Office (VMO).
Personally lead high-stakes strategic initiatives.
Build a lean, world-class team that treats IT as a value-driver, not a cost center.
Replace "heavy" PMO checklists with automated governance, focusing on Value Velocity.
Act as the "CFO of IT," managing the CapEx/OpEx budget and implementing FinOps to optimize cloud spend and TCO transparency.
Implement a "Value-First" prioritization framework for strategic intake.
Personally lead the IT integration playbook for new acquisitions.
Design a "Lean-Agile" framework where Project Managers act as Enablers.
Lead the human side of digital transformation, ensuring user adoption is measured as a key project success metric.
Build "Project Kits" that allow business units to run smaller initiatives without heavy IT oversight.
Act as the primary partner to the CFO, COO, and Sales VPs to co-author their long term digital roadmaps.
Own the "Story of IT" and use internal communications to market IT�s successes and value.
Design the talent roadmap to upskill the organization in AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
Lead the enterprise�s top 2-3 strategic initiatives (Phase 1).
Establish the "Business of IT" framework (Intake, ROI Tracking, and FinOps) (Phase 1).
Establish a "Light PMO" culture (Phase 1).
Focus on long-term IT Strategy and M&A integration playbooks (Phase 2).
Shift the team from "executors" to "strategic consultants" (Phase 3).