The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 1 day ago
Sr IT Section Leader
Akron, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is one of the world's largest tire companies, employing about 68,000 people. They are seeking a Senior IT Section Leader to provide leadership and direction to a technical team, focusing on project execution and support activities while managing a range of IT disciplines.
Automotive
Responsibilities
Partners with IT, Business Leadership and other Key Stakeholders to drive project approval and prioritization processes
Analyzes and communicate the impact of all scope changes on estimates and resource plans
Assigns production support (Steady State Maintenance) tasks to Application Development Resources
Uses Management Reports for resource utilization to maximize utilization of IT Resources
Manages IT Change Process - Tracks actual costs versus AOP (budget) on a monthly basis
Manages purchase requisitions, purchase orders and vendor invoices for IT Suppliers
Perform managerial activities (IE: Hiring, Performance Management Processes, Associate Development, Department Staffing, Budgeting, Communicating and Enforcing Policies and Procedures)
Determine specific resources and skills required for on-going activities and provide leadership to staff of all projects within area of responsibility
Provide Coaching and encourage Career Development (growth and success for direct reports)
Monitor project development and communicate project progression frequently to Upper Management, Staff and Customers
Maintains relationships with outsourced IT service provider
Provides subject matter expertise to the function supported by recommending tools and technologies based on the business needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in MIS, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, Business Administration or in lieu of degree 12 years of IT experience
7 or more years of Technical experience in a variety of IT disciplines gaining a conceptual knowledge of Information Technologies and methodologies
Preferred
Advanced knowledge of IT field and in-depth knowledge and technical expertise of one specialty area
Good presentation skills, meeting leadership and facilities skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Have the necessary leadership, team building, motivation and delegation skills to efficiently coordinate the efforts of a team toward accomplishing a common goal
Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 62,000 people and manufactures its products
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark Stewart
CEO & President
Will Roland
Chief Marketing Officer
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