Leader, IT O&E Applications

Leader, IT O&E Applications

US-KY-Owensboro

Job ID:

2025-2829

Type:

Full-Time

# of Openings:

1

Category:

Information Technology

Owensboro HQ

Overview

This position is responsible for the direction and oversight of Company’s IT Operations & Engineering (O&E) Applications. This position is responsible for supervisory leadership, strategy implementation, and oversight in this area. A significant level of independent thought and action, based on extensive experience and sound judgment, is used to fulfill the position’s requirements.

The Leader, IT O&E Applications will analyze, propose, oversee the development and implementation of, update and maintain, educate, and report on the effectiveness of strategies, processes, goals, and policies necessary to provide the support of the IT O&E applications. They also will maintain awareness of current technology and equipment advances through research, training, and participation in industry associations. The Leader oversees training programs to enhance skills and technical competence of personnel as well as represents IT O&E applications interests to other leaders, managers, and upper management as well as other duties as required and assigned.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Leadership Specific:

- Account for the performance and achievement of employees in reporting area and teach employees in area to be likewise personally accountable

- Demonstrate organization’s leadership skills and traits as outlined below

- Serve as a role model for Company’s Guiding Principles and actively exhibiting behaviors which champion its Vision and Mission

- Ensure alignment of department goals and activities with corporate Vision, Mission, goals, and strategies

- Engage in consistent performance management (e.g., coaching, teaching, appraising, and mentoring)

- Execute staff growth plans

Position Specific:

- Ensure knowledge transfer to team members and effectively manage remotely based teams

- Focus on cost control to create value

- Oversee correction of O&E application related issues and concerns

- Coordinate O&E application development, building in redundancy and room for growth, and

- emergency planning/business continuity efforts

- Develop relationships with O&E customers to ensure goals are being met

- Provide consultative support to other departments

- Perform employee performance appraisals and coach employees to gain efficiencies, to

- prepare for added responsibilities and ensure succession planning is in place

- Determine directions related to new innovations and modernization of O&E applications

- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

- Valid driver’s license and insurability

- 6+ years’ experience in IT Applications or related area

- Ability to lead technical staff

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Experience leading large application, infrastructure, or security projects

- Ability to budget and forecast expense and capital

- Experience with software development methodologies

- Ability to research, understand, and make recommendations to improve applications

- Ability to work and collaborate with others throughout the organization

- Basic understanding of the regulatory environment in which the Company operates

Preferred:

- Master’s degree, or other advanced degree

- Major in information technology, business or related field

- 2+ years of experience at the senior level

Compensation details:

97957-146935 Yearly Salary