Senior Information Technology Mgr

Bachelor's degree in a related specialized area or the equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:
People Leader, responsible for all aspects of employee engagement, including directing, coaching, supporting, and providing frequent feedback to develop, challenge, grow, a team of leaders, and technical staff.
Provides all aspects of the employee management including talent acquisition, development planning, performance evaluation, salary planning, and termination. Establishes and implements effective succession plans.
Business Leader, responsible for partnering across Business Operations and our business partners, vendors, and external organizations communicating value, building customer intimacy, and tuning/optimizing processes, solutions and technology to meet business needs.
Transformational Leader, responsible for strategy development and delivery, building a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, and the evolution of people, process and technology. Ability to sense, adapt, and anticipate when change is needed and to deliver on it.
Knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies; Champion a culture of education, awareness and adoption of changing practices and technologies.
Oversee the delivery of strategic IT project initiatives working closely with project management, business users, and various technology teams to ensure successful project outcomes and deliverables.
Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to improve quality, timeliness of the delivery of IT services, and provide optimum value as a business partner.
Track record of showing ability to develop relationships formal and informal networks across geographic boundaries to influence, coordinate, communicate, and organize groups/teams
Identify and implement key operational metrics and track performance against objectives and long-term strategies. Develop and implement plans to address deficiencies.
Optimize team effectiveness, enhance service delivery, and support employee work/life balance.
Understanding and adhering to GDMS audit and compliance policies. Execute on risk mitigation strategies to improve the overall company security posture.
Develop annual department budget, track expenses to actuals, forecast expenses and document budget variances.
Develop plans to respond to budget challenges and budget structure changes.
Moderate business travel required.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Experience managing complex Information Technology services organizations within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience leading a geographically dispersed, technical organization responsible for mission critical IT systems.
Track record of showing ability to develop relationships and formal and informal networks across geographic boundaries to influence, coordinate, communicate, and organize groups/teams
Organizational skills including: leading initiatives and modest projects; a facility to handle multiple tasks and deliverables simultaneously; a track record of exercising independent judgment appropriately; and the ability to quickly understand and execute complex assignments when working on high profile outcomes with inherent risk.
Demonstrated knowledge of organizational change management principles including; leading change; building a coalition; anticipating resistance to change; designing / implementing appropriate strategies; institutionalizing change
Significant understanding of IT industry methodologies (e.g. DevOps, Agile, Software Development Lifecycle, etc.).
Experience developing business strategy. Demonstrated business acumen, and ability to build customer intimacy and clearly articulate how Business Operations strategies align to and support the business.
Experience with and knowledge of fundamental information security practices and procedures particularly those common to working in the defense sector.
Experience working with uncertainty, resistance, barriers, issues and challenges in an ever changing business environment; converting uncertainty into quantifiable impact, risk and mitigating actions.
Experience in budgeting, planning, problem solving and cost analysis
Experience with creating and delivering executive style presentations and communications, including the ability to: anticipate, influence & adapt to a wide range of audiences; building consensus to facilitate decision making.

Target salary range: USD $174,648.00/Yr. - USD $188,975.00/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans