The Opportunity

• Easier to work for
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• Easier to do business with

• Translate business objectives into technology priorities, roadmaps, and investments.
• Deliver scalable, secure, and reliable technology solutions that support rapid growth.
• Connect technology investments to measurable outcomes including productivity, profitability, asset utilization, labor efficiency, operating margin, and customer experience.
• Build a high-performance organization focused on delivering business results. 

• Provide leadership across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, development, integrations, analytics, and support functions.
• Develop strong leaders and create clear accountability throughout the organization.
• Build a culture of ownership, urgency, transparency, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure technology teams understand the operational challenges they are solving. 

• Drive workflow automation and AI initiatives that eliminate manual work and improve efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to simplify operations and reduce administrative burden.
• Transform AI opportunities into practical, adopted solutions that create measurable business impact.
• Partner closely with operational leaders to understand real-world workflows before designing solutions. 

• Oversee technology supporting ERP, CRM, operational platforms, iSeeWhere, and other core systems.
• Improve system integration, usability, reliability, and scalability.
• Enhance data quality and accessibility to support informed business decisions.
• Ensure technology supports business growth while maintaining operational simplicity. 

• Guide software development, architecture, integrations, and automation strategies.
• Make sound build-versus-buy decisions.
• Establish practical development and architecture standards.
• Provide technical leadership while empowering teams to execute. 

• Maintain executive accountability for cybersecurity, infrastructure, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
• Lead technology risk management with a business-enablement mindset.
• Manage strategic technology partners and vendors through performance, service quality, and outcomes.
• Ensure CES Power's technology environment is prepared to support continued global growth.

• Built a high-performing global technology organization.
• Improved integration and data quality across business systems.
• Delivered meaningful automation and AI capabilities.
• Enhanced the technology experience for field and operational employees.
• Strengthened cybersecurity and technology resilience.
• Established discipline around technology investment, adoption, and measurable business value. 

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8-12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience.
• Proven leadership across multiple technology disciplines including enterprise applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, software development, analytics, integrations, and support.
• Experience operating in high-growth environments where execution and adaptability are essential.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, modern software development, cybersecurity, and data ecosystems.
• Demonstrated success partnering directly with business leaders to improve operational performance through technology.
• Experience managing technology budgets, vendors, and strategic investments. 

• Experience supporting field-based or operational workforces.
• Experience in private-equity-backed organizations.
• Experience leading software development, AI, automation, integrations, and data initiatives.
• M&A integration and acquisition experience is a plus. 

• Lead technology transformation across a rapidly growing global organization.
• Influence executive strategy and enterprise-wide decision-making.
• Drive innovation, automation, AI adoption, and operational excellence.
• Work alongside industry-leading professionals supporting world-class events and mission-critical operations.
• Be part of a culture that values accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and results.

Employment Statement

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, engineering, computer science, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Approximately 8–12 or more years of progressive technology experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility across multiple technology disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and leaders responsible for several of the following: enterprise applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and analytics, software development, integrations, and end-user technology.
• Demonstrated success operating in a high-growth, fast-moving environment where priorities change quickly and leaders are expected to execute with urgency.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud and SaaS environments, integration, data, security, and modern software development.
• Demonstrated ability to partner directly with business leaders and translate operational requirements into technology outcomes.
• Experience managing significant technology vendors, budgets, and investment decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to improve business outcomes through technology rather than simply implementing systems.
• Prior CTO experience is not required; this role is appropriate for an accomplished VP, Head of Technology, senior technology leader, or similar executive ready to assume enterprise-wide technology accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting distributed, field-based, or operational workforces.
• Experience in a private-equity-backed business or a similarly demanding high-growth operating environment.
• Experience leading software development, integration, automation, data, or AI capabilities in addition to traditional enterprise technology functions.
• Acquisition and technology integration experience is beneficial but not required.

Employment Statement