Head of IT
About The Position
Jewett Automation is seeking a Head of IT to lead its technology evolution during a pivotal phase of growth and transformation. The company is investing in modernizing its technology landscape, including ERP, engineering systems, data platforms, and AI-driven capabilities. This highly visible role reports directly to the CEO and has full ownership of enterprise technology strategy, execution, and performance. It offers an opportunity to build and lead the IT function at a growing, private equity-backed industrial company and play a defining role in how the business scales.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of progressive IT leadership experience
- Strong background in manufacturing, automation, or industrial environments
- Proven success leading ERP implementations and system integrations
- Experience with engineering systems such as PDM, CAD, or electrical design tools
- Hands-on understanding of data architecture and analytics platforms
- Experience applying AI or automation technologies in business settings
- Strong vendor management and commercial acumen
- Hands-on and execution-oriented
- Technically credible with strong business judgment
- Collaborative and able to influence across all levels
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Clear communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a private equity-backed company
- Familiarity with scaling IT functions in growing organizations
- Background in industrial cybersecurity or manufacturing IT environments
- Technical fluency such as SQL, Python, or similar tools
Responsibilities
- Own the company’s end-to-end IT strategy, systems, and architecture
- Partner with executive leadership to align technology with business goals
- Build and scale an internal IT function over time
- Lead deployment and optimization of ERP and engineering systems
- Ensure integration across engineering, operations, and business functions
- Drive system stability, user adoption, and continuous improvement
- Oversee development of data and business intelligence capabilities
- Establish data governance, reporting standards, and KPI visibility
- Enable data-driven decision-making across the organization
- Drive adoption of AI and automation solutions across key workflows
- Identify high-impact use cases to improve productivity and performance
- Partner with external providers to deploy scalable digital solutions
- Manage technology vendors, contracts, and performance
- Optimize total cost of ownership while improving service quality
- Transition key capabilities in-house over time
- Ensure reliable, secure, and scalable IT infrastructure
- Lead cybersecurity strategy and risk management efforts
- Work closely with engineering, operations, and commercial teams
- Identify opportunities to improve processes through technology
- Lead change management and user adoption initiatives
Benefits
- Relocation support is available
- Competitive compensation package based on experience
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
