Consulting Offres d'emploi - Ottawa, ON

Client is the world’s largest supplier of intellectual property (IP) services, and technical competitive intelligence products and services, which target a wide range ofsectors including : semiconductors, consumer electronics, investment, legal, medical devices, automotive, clean technology, and software. The company helps IP owners maximize the value of their patents through portfolio assessment, understanding cross-market applicability, and advising on development, assertion and divestment strategies.

Client possesses the world’s most comprehensive technical body of knowledge gained from a quarter century of reverse engineering excellence in semiconductors, electronics, and software. The company’s experts in understanding and mapping technology to patents have helped clients, including over half of the top 50 US patent holders, get the most from their IP assets. The company services its global footprint of clients with offices in : North America (Ottawa; Austin, Texas; San Jose, California); Europe (Poland, Israel,); and Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea).

Position Scope

The primary responsibility of the Director of IT is to support the firm’s business objectives through leadership of a team which : develops, maintains, evolves, and optimizes a variety of Information Systems (IS) / business applications and their associated infrastructure, as well as delivers cost effective, reliable, and responsive IT services to the company’s user community which meet or exceed defined service level agreements.

The Director of IT plans, coordinates, directs, and designs all operational activities of the IT department, as well as provides direction and support for IT solutions that enhance mission-critical business operations. They work closely with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization, as well as liaise with the company’s US, European, and Asian office resources to help ensure regional IT requirements are met.

Position Location and Travel

This position is located at the company’s corporate headquarters in Ottawa. Minimal travel is required.

Functional Tasks

Individually or through leading the team, the Director of IT will :

Strategic & Operational Planning

• Formulate and implement strategic, and corresponding operational plans, for acquiring and enabling efficient and cost-effective IT / IS, which include plans for the transition from fully custom, to off-the shelf and / or customized cloud-based solutions where appropriate
• Manage IT department strategic and operational planning including : business requirements, project planning, and organizing and negotiating resource allocation
• Develop IT departmental budgets ensuring compliance with business goals, objectives, and guidelines
• Develop and implement IT policies and procedures, amongst those include : architecture, security, storage and disaster recovery, internal IT control standards, purchasing, service provision, and service level agreements

Human Resource Management & Internal Communications

Business Application Development & Support

Help Desk & Other Support Services

Preferred Education and Experience

Personal Attributes

Remuneration & Benefits

Salary, incentives, and benefit package are commensurate with experience and qualifications.

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