DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR

Director Of Digital Transformation

Purpose and Scope / General Summary : We are looking for a Director of Digital Transformation for Pilgrim's that will report to the corporate office in Greeley, Colorado. This role will be responsible for directing the digital transformation for Pilgrim's, across all U.S. business units.

Responsibilities :

• Evolve and manage the company's Digital Transformation Program by applying the best practices in the industry, leading cross-functional teams, effectively managing stakeholder's expectations and becoming an integral trusted advisor for tech initiatives.
• Provide thorough leadership, conduct workshops, and identify the big business opportunities in the supply chain where technology can create significant value to the company.
• Identify the best tech stack, use cases and applications within AI, Cloud, IOT and Automation / robotics to support our business needs.
• Work closely with IT and partners to define the best productionizing plan, with the most effective ML-Ops and Dev-ops.
• Hire, develop and manage high performing functional and technical teams (solution architects, project managers, UI / UX leads, Software Developers, QA leads, Cloud teams, data scientists, engineers), directly or indirectly, by providing the right guidance, mentorship and specialized training.
• Work collaboratively with IT to define the proper technology solutions, architectures, platforms, and partners.
• Define strategic and tactical priorities, developing, proposing and managing budgets to support our digital initiatives.
• Properly develop and manage our vendors and partnerships to create easy access to new solutions and capabilities, with the ability to scale in a cost-effective manner.
• Manage the development work, making sure the projects are delivered in accordance with the program objectives, benefits, requirements and tech specifications.
• Make sure we have sound and efficient product solutions, that are easy to scale, integrate, and evolve, reliable, secure, while building an agile innovation operating model.
• Create clear communication plans with all stakeholders involved, building valuable relationships, building the right processes, procedures, standards and control mechanisms to properly execute the Program.
• Work with stakeholders to create the program communication, generate collaboration, identify talents for our work with our initiatives, provide the right training strategy to develop our digital capabilities and increase technology adoption.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits :

For individuals assigned and / or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct a drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us : Pilgrim's is the second largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and the U.K. Pilgrim's processes, prepares, packages and delivers fresh, further-processed and value-added poultry products for sale to customers in more than 100 countries, employs more than 60,000 people and contracts with more than 5,200 family farmers. Pilgrim's is headquartered in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, at the JBS USA corporate office where our 1,200 employees enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission : To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are : Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity.

EOE, including disability / vets.

Unsolicited Assistance : JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.