VP, Enterprise Platforms & IT Governance

Crawford & Company•Canada,

About The Position

Crawford & Company is seeking a strategic and experienced Vice President, Enterprise Platforms & IT Governance to lead the strategy, modernization, delivery, and operational excellence of our enterprise platforms and corporate business systems. This executive role will oversee technology platforms across ERP, HCM, EPM, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and shared services functions, while providing leadership for IT governance, technology procurement, vendor management, and technology business operations. Reporting to the EVP, Global CIO, this role serves as a senior technology leader, strategic business partner, and trusted advisor. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, Security, and business transformation leaders to ensure enterprise technology investments are secure, scalable, integrated, commercially optimized, and aligned with business strategy. This is an opportunity to play a critical leadership role in shaping the future of enterprise platforms, governance, and technology enablement at a global organization. You will help modernize core business systems, strengthen enterprise governance, enable AI and automation opportunities, and ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value.

Requirements

Strategic and experienced executive
Leadership experience in enterprise platforms and IT governance
Experience overseeing technology platforms (ERP, HCM, EPM, Finance, HR, Procurement, shared services)
Experience in IT governance, technology procurement, vendor management, and technology business operations
Ability to work closely with various departments (Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, Security, business transformation)
Understanding of secure, scalable, integrated, and commercially optimized technology investments
Alignment with business strategy

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, modernization, delivery, and operational excellence of enterprise platforms and corporate business systems.
Oversee technology platforms across ERP, HCM, EPM, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and shared services functions.
Provide leadership for IT governance, technology procurement, vendor management, and technology business operations.
Serve as a senior technology leader, strategic business partner, and trusted advisor.
Work closely with Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, Security, and business transformation leaders.
Ensure enterprise technology investments are secure, scalable, integrated, commercially optimized, and aligned with business strategy.
Modernize core business systems.
Strengthen enterprise governance.
Enable AI and automation opportunities.
Ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value.