Division IT Director

IT Director

Founded in 1912, ITW (NYSE : ITW) is a global industrial company built around a differentiated and proprietary business model. The company's seven industry-leading segments leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW's approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company's decentralized, entrepreneurial culture.

ITW Automotive Global Plastic Fastener Platform is part of the Automotive Segment and serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners, totaling approximately $900 million in revenues with locations throughout North America, Europe, China, Korea, and Brazil.

The Deltar Division is part of the Automotive Global Plastic Fastener Platform and serves the D3 as well as JOEM's and their tier suppliers with innovative plastic fastener solutions. Total revenues of approx. $260 million are produced in two manufacturing locations in Frankfort / IL and Chippewa Falls / WI supported by a sales office in Troy / MI.

The Division is considered a high-growth business within ITW and has 450 employees.

The IT Director is responsible for setting the vision and direction for technology within the Division, enabling the business to achieve strategic and operational objectives using the 80 / 20 IT Framework. While accountable for delivering IT services, solutions, and outcomes at the divisional level, the IT Director must also ensure alignment with Segment and enterprise IT standards, strategies, and governance.

This role requires a leader who can operate effectively in a decentralized business environment while driving coordination across the broader segment and enterprise. The IT Director will build strong partnerships with divisional business leaders to understand priorities and deliver solutions, while also working closely with functional IT leaders at the regional and segment levels to maintain consistency, security, and scalability.

The IT Director not only provides oversight and guidance but also engages directly in critical projects, system implementations, and troubleshooting when needed to ensure commitments are met. The IT Director will ensure streamlined operations of the Division's IT organization in alignment with both local business objectives and enterprise technology strategies.

Success in this role requires a driven, self-starter with excellent leadership, relationship management, and project management skills, who can bridge local needs with enterprise and segment standards, foster collaboration across divisions, and enable the safe and strategic use of technology to drive business value.

Responsibilities

• Partners with VP / GM and actively participates with leadership in strategy development and operational planning for the Division
• Partners on long-range and annual plan development. Identifies implications for IT strategy along with recommendations to support longer-term business growth.
• Lead the IT Department's operational and strategic planning, including fostering innovation, planning projects, and organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources.
• Model hands-on leadership by engaging directly with teams, systems, and processes when necessary to remove roadblocks, accelerate delivery, and ensure commitments are achieved.
• Use the ITW Toolbox (80 / 20, USa, etc) to analyze the Division's workflows and identify simplification opportunities. Work with end-users to implement simplification solutions.

Acquisition & Deployment

Operational Management

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification

Knowledge & Experience

Compensation Information : $150,000-$170,000 plus bonus