Senior Manager, Global IT and Business Applications

Ametek, Inc.•Mount Prospect, IL

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About The Position

The Senior Manager, Global Information Technology and Business Applications is Atlas’s senior IT leader, responsible for the business application portfolio, technology planning, and IT service delivery across global locations. This hands-on leadership role shapes the technology roadmap, rationalizes and modernizes the application environment, improves business processes, and works directly with business and division leadership. The role leads a global IT team and service providers and is accountable for reliable and secure site IT operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Eight or more years of progressive IT experience, including leadership of ERP and business applications.
Experience in an industrial or discrete manufacturing company with global, multi-site operations.
Working knowledge of end-to-end business processes in ERP, such as quote-to-cash, procure-to-pay, plan-to-produce, and service.
Experience leading at least one ERP upgrade, replacement, integration, or major application initiative through go-live, with hands-on involvement in requirements, testing, and issue resolution.
Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to set priorities and influence decisions.
Experience managing service levels, escalations, critical incidents, and provider performance.
Experience leading IT employees and service providers across multiple sites, including at least one location outside the US.
Experience owning IT general controls and SOX compliance in a public or SOX-compliant company.
Working knowledge of infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity, sufficient to oversee them and hold providers accountable.
Basic proficiency in deploying AI, RPA, and other automation tools.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and reduce costs; ability to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Responsibilities

Rationalize the application portfolio by identifying duplication, unsupported or outdated systems, and opportunities to consolidate, replace, or retire applications.
Lead application upgrades, replacements, integrations, cloud or SaaS transitions, and other modernization initiatives.
Improve business processes through applications, data, integration, automation, and approved AI tools.
Select and manage software vendors and implementation partners.
Serve as the primary IT partner to Atlas leadership and global sites.
Set priorities with the business based on value, operational needs, risk, and capacity.
Develop and manage the Atlas technology roadmap, annual IT plan, and budget.
Build and present business cases for technology investments.
Own service levels, operational escalations, and provider performance.
Ensure reliable and secure infrastructure, network, and end-user services across Atlas locations.
Ensure IT general controls, access reviews, software approvals, and audit and SOX requirements are managed.
Maintain clear ownership and follow-through for critical incidents, vulnerabilities, business continuity, and disaster recovery.