Director, Data Center OperationsAMER

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The Role

• To manage the effective and efficient operations of the AMERICAS Infrastructure & Operations function and ensure departmental alignment with the organisations business operations

• The role includes the management if the IT Infrastructure & Operations team and will provide leadership ensuring that all team members are motivated, coached and developing their skills and experience to support the service provision. The role will require line management, primarily technical/project resource. Managing delivery through a blend of captive and outsourced service operating models.

• This role will drive the operational relationships within the JLLT/CI&A towers within AMERICAS region.

• Ensure cost effective and robust I&O service delivery - Work with IT Services Management / Security functions to define and deliver solutions to meet agreed business/technical requirements

Responsibilities

• Manage the availability of IT Infrastructure services working in partnership with 3rd party providers

• Monitor and report regularly to key stakeholders. IT performance relative to service commitments

• Define & Deliver a continual improvement plan in line with the IT Strategy & Roadmap.

• Create and deliver on proposals for improving systems performance and enhancing delivery

• CI&A AMERICAS Budgetary responsibility/management in relation to I&O across the AMERICAS region

• Act as the key liaison across all functional areas, including business units, the information technology department, and outside vendors

• Ensure ALL Infrastructure related Incidents and work requests are appropriately prioritised and dealt with in line with agreed SLAs

• Input into (AMERICAS) IT Infrastructure & Operational suite of reporting and metric packs inc. that of key partners. Ensuring regular meaningful MI is provided to JLL requestors within the process.

• Major technology project engagement - early engagement on major technology projects run by all towers. Have input on the operational aspects of each projects within region to promote best practice and define potential solutions

• Vendor engagement - build effective relationships with key vendors and develop and maintain an understanding of their product roadmaps

• Develop a knowledge and comprehension of the JLL Technology strategy and road map to a point where it can be communicated to the business stakeholders of all levels in a language, they will understand

• Oversee the launch of regional CI&A solutions and help to maximize the positive impact on the organisation

• Collaborate with the Project Management Office on the intake process and prioritisation of candidate projects across the region

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years in a Technology leadership role or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Strong customer and delivery focus, meeting and exceeding customer experience!

• Experience of operating at a senior management level in IT, preferably global business, experience in delivering through a range of IT operating models including on premise, shared and outsourced operating including IaaS

• Demonstratable IT Domain Knowledge including:
• Network: SDWAN, VPN, Switching, Routing, NGFW

• Communications: Teams/Cisco IPT, Avaya, Teams, WebEx
• Collaboration Tools (Sharepoint, O365
• Compute: HCI, VMware, Nutanix, Nasuni
• VDI Solutions: Citrix, AWS
• Storage: SAN, NAS, DELL/EMC, Solid State, NetApp
• Service Management: ITIL, IPC, ServiceNow
• Knowledge of Public/Private cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS)

• Experienced in working on multiple technology projects at once

• Demonstrable ability to co-ordinate a diverse set of resources and teams, ensuring focus upon a set of agreed business goals / objectives

• Able to define 'best practice' and relate to the development of required processes, to support the operational aspects of IT

• Can demonstrate engagement with the delivery of change and the introduction of new initiatives

• Knowledge of management of annual budgeting cycle

The Individual

• Personable, team player able to quickly settle into the role

• Quick thinker

• Additional language skills desirable - Mandarin, Cantonese

• Evidences a rounded attitude to solutioning

• Excellent communicator and presenter who can deliver well structured, concise and accurate documents, and reports

• A strategic thinker, capable of understanding the longer term goals of an operational environment

• The role requires someone with an eye for detail and an intuitive feel for when something needs improvement

• Operational Infrastructure and service delivery background beneficial, with a get it done attitude.

• Ability to create business focused MI packs for project/team reporting

• An ability to both listen and take instruction. Not afraid to check understanding from the outset and to reference back, when necessary, to ensure common objectives across the team

• A positive disposition to work, a can do attitude with flexibility towards the working day

• Self-motivated, self-starter with ambition driven through performance and results.

Estimated compensation for this position:

This range is an estimate and actual compensation may differ. Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet all the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:

JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health. Some of these benefits may include:

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care

• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

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