Position Overview

The Director of IT is part of the executive management team and is the senior manager for information technology (IT) within Daisy Brand to be based in our Dallas, Texas corporate office. The Director of IT will be a business partner, tasked with learning the business and identifying opportunities to elevate the overall company performance, knowledge and security while respecting the existing culture, its strengths and protection of its brand.

The ideal candidate will have a strong strategic vision and understand the arc of technology within the business and how to carve out strategy from tactical movement. They will have responsibility for mentoring and guiding the IT team with strong leads including 25+ employees, establishing overall technology roadmaps, best practices, and methodologies required to operate in todays and tomorrows business environment. Additionally, this person will support the growth initiatives and future opportunities of Daisy Brand.

The Director of IT must operate with integrity, bring effective interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and have an impressive history of team leadership. Additionally, he or she will ensure flawless oversight and leadership of infrastructure, business intelligence, and application development. Importantly, the Director of IT will wear a humble hat to impart the Daisy culture. The title is Director, in line with the other management team titles, as we dont have officer titles at Daisy Brand.

This exciting role requires an adaptable, business-focused leader with a clear vision, commitment and courage to help create the future.

Responsibilities

Daisy Brand is seeking a hands-on, entrepreneurial, strategic leader to be their Director of IT. The Director of IT will be charged with collaboratively managing and guiding the technology stack, business reporting, security and day-to-day operations against the overall Daisy Brand strategy.

Cultural fit is critical. The Director of IT must be able to listen and learn, and exhibit an authentic, collaborative, adaptable and team-oriented leadership style. It is essential that the successful candidate be passionately committed to excellence and set high standards for himself/herself as well as the people they lead.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Operate as a business partner to the other Department Heads, the President and Company Ownership while providing insight and counsel relative to areas of strategic planning, business analytics, growth, risk management and technology leadership. Proactively communicate challenges and opportunities and recommend potential solutions/courses of action.
• Develop, mentor and coach the team in order to create and maintain a cohesive, business-focused team
• Evaluating, developing, implementing and managing IT projects in line with organizational objectives within set timelines.
• Ensuring the maintenance of current projects and technology systems.
• Identifying vulnerabilities, the need for upgrades, and opportunities for improvement.
• Proposing strategic solutions and recommending new systems and software.
• Preparing and managing financial budgets and performance reports.
• Building and maintaining relationships with external advisors and vendors.
• Ensuring reported issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Identifies and eliminates security risks.

Experience/Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
• A master's degree in computer science is preferred.
• Proof of continued education, such as software certifications, is desirable.
• At least 10 years of senior management experience in an IT environment.
• Sound working knowledge of IT operations, systems, reporting, and developments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.

Company Overview

For more than four generations (over 100 years), Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products with over half a billion in
revenues. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing plants in Garland, Texas (opened in 1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (opened in 2008), and Wooster, Ohio (opened in late 2015).

Having grown to above a 50 dollar share, Daisy Brand Sour Cream is the Nations number one brand with distribution in all 50 states. Additionally, Daisy is the largest brand in food service, military, and club and is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map.

After almost two decades of research, Daisy Cottage Cheese was introduced in 2007. Similar to Daisy Sour Cream, the ingredient list and innovative manufacturing processes produce products that deliver a longer shelf life without preservatives.

In 2015, after years of consumer requests, Daisy introduced a squeeze package that was the result of innovation, both in developing a patented structural design and spearheading the first of its kind machine in the United States.

Daisys core values are Clean and Trust, which are woven into everything we do. In 2008, the company was given the impressive American Business Ethics award, awarded by Foundation for Financial Service Professionals.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand tripled employment over the last 20 years and is well poised to continue its strong growth.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:

• A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
• 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
• Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
• A hybrid work environment with split time between working remote and corporate office
• Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
• 4 weeks annual paid time off.
• Extra time off for volunteering.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Fitness membership reimbursement.
• And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.