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Are you ready to join an innovative team where you will have direct influence on game-changing strategies and solutions for one of the world\'s largest food companies? Looking for a role where you can help guide the technology functions for business transformation? Wanting to be both strategic and hands-on? Thrive on partnering with talented colleagues and delivering as a team?

The Senior Manager of IT will play a strategic role within our IT organization in the creation and implementation of standard processes and tools for technical design, testing, release management, systems support, and resource planning. This role is a business facing role that will engage with leaders across the Tyson Foods, Beef and Pork organization. As a senior manager you will be directly managing business/technical analysts that span across multiple disciplines. Top candidates for this position will combine strengths in process definition/optimization, technical design, governance, strategic planning, people leadership and project management.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and lead a team of IT analysts through a growth and continuous improvement mindset
• Define implement and manage processes and governance in the areas of technical design, testing, release management and support transition
• Facilitate resource planning in partnership with your peer managers for the technical resources across our organization
• Lead the development of strategic roadmaps in partnership with business stakeholder and technology architecture
• Lead the definition of key performance indicators in relation to systems management and prepare and report out on dashboards around our key metrics
• Invests in regular and ad-hoc coaching sessions providing real-time performance feedback
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail
• Proactively anticipate stakeholder needs and develop and discuss potential solutions

Education

• Bachelor\'s degree in management information systems (MIS) Computer Science or related field
• Master\'s degree preferred

Experience

• 8+ year of industry experience in Information Systems or advanced degree
• 4+ years progressive experience in a leadership role
• Strong financial acumen
• Leading transformation programs across people, processes and technology including delivery estimates and quantifiable value case
• Experience in successfully leading diverse teams in technology implementations that modernize legacy systems into blend of built and bought technology solutions.
• Understanding of end-to-end business processes within the protein-based manufacturing industry
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the organization
• Excellent leadership and people skills
• Skilled in Project Management using a variety of system lifecycle methodologies
• Understanding of SaaS solution implementation approaches as well as cloud development tools and techniques

Special Skills

• Experience having worked in ambiguous environments where you have helped bring clarity and predictability through the use of processes standards and governance
• Proven ability to mentor and develop team members to grow their impact on the organization and achieve their career goals
• Project management experience (e.g., creating business cases, resource planning, risk management, budgeting, project planning, and execution)
• Track record of building strong relationships with leadership pee s and partners in order to collectively deliver on our overall organizational strategies
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to operate within complex situations break them down and work with others to define the path out.
• Strong presentation skills

Computer Skills

• Significant experience utilizing Microsoft 365 toolset, Project Management software and SAP S/4 (preferred)

Communication Skills

• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with customers, peers and management required

Location

• Springdale, Arkansas (onsite required)

Travel

• Some travel may be required; amount of travel will be determined by individual project requirements

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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