Ppfa
Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations
Hybrid
Full Time
#Technology
#Infrastructure
#Operations
#DevOps
#ITSM
#Cloud
#Financial Management
#Vendor Management
#Project Management
#Stakeholder Engagement
#Planning
#ITIL
Ppfa is looking for a Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations
Full TimeExecutiveHybridUnited StatesTechnologyInfrastructureOperationsDevOpsITSMCloudFinancial ManagementVendor ManagementProject ManagementStakeholder EngagementPlanningITILEnglish401kMedical insuranceDental insurance
Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education. Planned Parenthood organizations serve all people with care and compassion, with respect, and without judgment, striving to create equitable access to health care. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the independently incorporated Planned Parenthood affiliates, which operate non-profit health centers across the USA. PPFA also works to educate the public on and advocate for issues of sexual and reproductive health. Formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a separate non-profit membership organization tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4). The Action Fund engages in educational, advocacy, and limited electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education in furtherance of the Planned Parenthood mission.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund seek a transformational, experienced and dynamic leader for the Vice President, Information Technology Infrastructure and Operations. This leadership position reports to the Chief Information Officer in the IT Department of PPFA. This domain provides overall leadership and management of all IT infrastructure and operational capabilities for PPFA. Additionally, drives the Infrastructure strategy and planning for the organization, ensuring strategic goals are in alignment with the overall PPFA goals. Importantly, ensures the stability and the proper functioning of PPFA’s Information Technology platforms, meeting our defined service level performance/availability agreements (99.999% availability level).
Purpose:
●Leads IT Infrastructure and Operations strategy, developing new capabilities and maturing existing processes and ways of working to build a high-performing team and improve maturity level across the IT domain.
●Responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and management of the organization’s technology infrastructure and operational services. This executive ensures that IT systems and operations support the business’s goals, maintain high availability, and deliver secure, scalable, and efficient technology solutions.
●Partner with CISO and other Senior Leaders to develop and implement secure, scalable solutions that comply with regulatory standards and meet organization policy requirements and industry best practices.
●Accountable for overseeing Infrastructure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics:
○Ensures the IT Infrastructure and Operations team continually assesses PPFA’s infrastructure’s health, efficiency, and proper data maintenance and management.
○Drives consistent performance management of PPFA’s Tech Infrastructure and systems performance to assess operating costs, productivity levels, and compliance.
○Drives meeting and exceeding service level agreements (SLAs), objectives, and performance expectations.
Engagement:
This role is a senior-level executive engaging with all levels of the organization. Mentors and leads a high-performing Infrastructure & Operations organization.
●Ensures DevOps and ITOps / End User Services have seamless partnerships to deliver value and efficiency to the Organization through automation, and identifies areas of opportunity for improvement.
●Empowers the IT Infrastructure and Operations team and key stakeholders to challenge the status quo, continuously improve, and embrace change.
●Build, mature and lead the Tech Infrastructure and Operations capabilities aligned with ITIL and the CIO Operating model, driving continuous improvement in the delivery of technology services to the business.
●Develops and maintains strategic and trusted partnerships with PPFA senior executives and key stakeholders. This includes ensuring close alignment with management of stakeholders across the business and the Information Security Team for planning, business priority alignment, and roadmap development to achieve the organization’s combined goals and end-state strategy.
●Build and manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers by providing actionable feedback and participating in quarterly business reviews.
●Openly encourages others to participate and ensures that diverse views are represented to nurture our DEI-centered culture with the voice of our staff at the forefront.
Delivery:
●Partners with Tech Governance VP on setting tech infrastructure standards for IT on infrastructure tech innovation and continuous improvement. Defines and sustains IT quality standards to meet or exceed controls and agreed upon expectations for all initiatives, programs and to advance the business.
●Accountable for Change Management, Incident, Request, Capacity and Critical Incident Management and Continuous Improvement for all tech infrastructure at PPFA.
●Strong experience in proactively managing outsourcing strategy and vendor partners across end-to-end services from ITSM, MSP, Cloud, Infrastructure, etc.
●Supports and maintains IT Infrastructure and Operations, financial management and contract management processes in alignment with PPFA standard operating procedures. Includes budgeting, forecasting and multi-year strategic planning. Ensures the team manages budgetary processes with quality and timely results.
●Further develop and deliver the IT components of the US office infrastructure build-outs, WAN/LAN, and Telephony based on business needs and priorities.
●Deliver on technology projects and initiatives in collaboration with business partners and technology colleagues to further enable PPFA’s mission, providing the business partners and staff with a better user experience.
●Directs the implementation of enterprise infrastructure & applications changes and maintenance routines are carried out within the agreed standards and SLAs.
●Other projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
●Bachelor's degree in the field of computer science, MIS, engineering, or equivalent
●10+ years' experience managing and/or directing technology operations and IT functions and teams.
●10 years of people management experience
●Strong understanding of project management principles.
●Proven experience in running a modern Information Technology Operational organization, with integrating DevOps best practices into a tech operating model for process efficiencies.
●Demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to business problems.
●Experience with DevOps, ITSM solutions and the ability to align standardized processes and services across each area of service management.
●Experience leading cloud migration programs with AWS, Azure, or GCP to enable redundancy and HA.
●Outstanding Financial Management and Vendor Management Skills. Includes Tech Infrastructure Forecasting, Budget Management vs Actuals and multi-year budget planning.
●Executive presence, expert communication and stakeholder engagement skills are necessary to be successful in this executive leadership role.
Travel: 0-10% travel, as needed.
Total offer package to include generous vacation + sick leave + paid holidays, individual/family-provided medical, dental and vision benefits effective day 1, life insurance, short/long term disability, paid family leave and 401k. We also offer voluntary opt-in for Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Transportation/Commuter accounts.
Planned Parenthood's cultural ethos, "In This Together", reflects our commitment to building a workplace culture that fosters belonging, promotes learning throughout the employee lifecycle, and recognizes individual contributions to our mission.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America participates in the E-Verify program. Planned Parenthood Federation of America is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Planned Parenthood Federation of America is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.
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Roles that are denoted as NYC, DC, or both will work a hybrid schedule and are expected to work in their assigned PPFA office a minimum 2 days per week unless the role is denoted as onsite, which requires working onsite full time or 5 days per week.
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