Senior Director, Information Technology EMEA

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Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global childrens toy entertainment and digital gaming company

At Spin Master our unwavering commitment to open mindedness integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack By hiring the best and brightest mindsand thats why we want you!

Job Description:

Spin Master is a leading global childrens entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol Bakugan Kinetic Sand Air Hogs Hatchimals Rubiks Cube and GUND and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties.

What will you work on
The Senior Director Information Technology for the region is the senior-most IT leader responsible for local IT operations and service delivery. This role provides critical on-the-ground leadership directly managing the regional IT team and budget to deliver services that meet local business needs. As the primary IT partner to regional stakeholders the Senior Director ensures that local execution aligns with global standards for technology and cybersecurity while also providing essential regional input into the global IT strategy project portfolio and vendor to the VP IT Business Relationship Management with dotted-line reporting into VP Integrated Technology Services this position is pivotal in balancing regional agility with global strategy to drive operational excellence.

How will you create impact

• Directly oversee regional IT operations including service delivery and end-user support.
• Be accountable for regional IT Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in your region. Review key operational metrics identify areas for improvement and direct the team to resolve critical issues and maintain service excellence.
• Partner with the enterprise IT infrastructure and cybersecurity teams to implement and enforce corporate standards and policies within the region.
• Function as the primary IT partner for business stakeholders within the region to understand their priorities and identify opportunities where technology can create business value.
• Translate regional business requirements into actionable IT initiatives. Collaborate with enterprise IT teams in Toronto so regional priorities help shape the enterprise IT roadmap.
• Communicate the enterprise IT strategy and initiatives to regional business leaders and the local IT team ensuring alignment and buy-in.
• Drive rapid local incident resolution collaborating closely with corporate owners to respect governance
• Drive regional adoption of corporate tools (ServiceNow Jira) by securing local buy-in and collaborating with corporate team on tailored implementation plans.

People Leadership & Development

• Lead mentor and develop a regional team of IT professionals including IT Managers System Engineers and Service Delivery Analysts fostering a culture of high performance collaboration and accountability.
• Manage team performance set clear objectives (in partnership with enterprise IT leadership) and conduct regular performance reviews to ensure alignment with departmental and corporate goals.
• Develop and execute strategic workforce plans for the region including succession planning and talent development to build a high-performing and engaged IT team.

What are your skills and experience

• 10 years of relevant experiencein Information Technology with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing technical teams and/or other managers.
• Proven experience inpeople management including hiring developing and managing the performance of a diverse IT team.
• Strong understanding of IT operations includinginfrastructure management service delivery and IT support.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with senior business stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor while balancing enterprise objectives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate outcomes.
• Fiscal planning and budget management experience.

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What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation creativity and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

Whats it like to work here

Spin Master is a fast-paced hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isnt for everyone we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation please contact our Talent Acquisition team by email at and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Required Experience:

Exec

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1