AVI Foodsystems is looking for Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence (Warren) in Warren, OH.
This local job opportunity with ID 3770127413 is live since 2026-08-01 10:50:39.
Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence AVI Foodsystems is looking for an energetic and optimistic team member to fill the role of Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence. Founded in 1960, AVI Foodsystems has evolved into one of the most respected and trusted food service companies in the nation. Providing comprehensive food services with a focus on the highest quality and freshest ingredients, impeccable service and total value is the reputation we have earned and live up to everyday. Reports to: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Direct Reports: 1 (Initial) scaling to 6 (Strategic Growth) The Mission As the Head of IT Strategy & Delivery Excellence, you serve as the COO of IT and the CIO’s primary strategic partner. Your mission is to transition the organization from a traditional, process-heavy PMO to a high-velocity Value Management Office (VMO) . This is a Player-Coach role: you will personally lead high-stakes strategic initiatives while building a lean, world-class team that treats IT as a value-driver, not a cost center. Modernized Value Management (The VMO) Outcome-Led Governance: Replace heavy PMO checklists with automated governance. Focus on Value Velocity—the speed at which an idea becomes a business result. Investment & FinOps: Act as the CFO of IT, managing the CapEx/OpEx budget and implementing FinOps to optimize cloud spend and TCO transparency. Strategic Intake: Implement a Value-First prioritization framework to ensure the enterprise focuses on the best initiatives. M&A & Transformation: Personally lead the IT integration playbook for new acquisitions, ensuring rapid time-to-value for the ownership group. II. Agile Delivery & The Light PMO Adaptive Delivery: Design a Lean-Agile framework where Project Managers act as?Enablers, not Taskmasters. Organizational Change Management (OCM): Lead the human side of digital transformation, ensuring user adoption is measured as a key project success metric. Self-Service Enablement: Build Project Kits that allow business units to run smaller initiatives without heavy IT oversight, keeping the central team lean. III. Business Relationship & Workforce Strategy Strategic BRM: Act as the primary partner to the CFO, COO, and Sales VPs to co-author their long term digital roadmaps. IT Digital Branding: Own the Story of IT. Use intentional internal communications to market IT’s successes and value to the board and ownership. Workforce Evolution: Design the talent roadmap to upskill the organization in AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making. The 1-to-Many Team Evolution This role follows a phased growth model, allowing the leader to establish credibility as a Player-Coach before scaling the organization. Phase 1: Foundation (The Player-Coach) The Focus: Personal leadership of the enterprise’s top 2–3 strategic initiatives. The Goal: Stand up the Business of IT framework (Intake, ROI Tracking, and FinOps) and establish a Light PMO culture. Phase 2: Scale (The Strategic Core) The Hire: Add a Value Analyst (IT Finance/ROI) and a Delivery Orchestrator?(Agile/OCM). The Goal: Offload tactical execution to focus on long-term IT Strategy and M&A integration playbooks. Phase 3: Maturity (The Strategic Partner) The Hire: Expand to include Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) and Technical Writers/Change Specialists. The Goal: Full integration of IT into every business unit, shifting the team from executors to strategic consultants. The Ideal Profile Experience: 3 years in IT leadership or Management Consulting. You have seen Big Tech scale but prefer the agility of a privately owned environment. The Player-Coach DNA : You are just as comfortable building a 3-year financial model in Excel as you are presenting a transformation roadmap to the Board. Modern SDLC Knowledge: You advocate for DevOps and Product-centric delivery over Waterfall status reporting. Influence: Ability to push back on the C-Suite with data-driven insights while maintaining high-trust relationships. A family culture and atmosphere Competitive compensation Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time team members 401(k) with generous company match Paid vacations and holidays Immense training and growth opportunities We conduct pre-employment drug testing. EOE J-18808-Ljbffr5c143e31-5e48-4549-b638-05792d185386
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