Global IT Director Technology Enablement

Trivium Packaging is a global sustainability leader in metal packaging with more than 60 locations worldwide, nearly 8,000 employees, and an annual revenue of approximately €3.0 billion. Trivium serves a diverse range of customers in a variety of end markets such as food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care, and premium beverages.

Trivium wants to shape the industry and has embarked on an ambitious transformation journey. In the near term, focus is on building & upskilling the team, deciding where to play & how to win, and increasing financial performance by executing the Trivium Business System (commercial, operational, and supply chain excellence). Sustainability is embedded in our materials and in our actions. Trivium has ambitious sustainability targets and focuses exclusively on products that are infinitely recyclable. Our company sustainability journey has been awarded with a Platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world’s leading rating agent who allocated this award only to the top 1% of the >75000 companies reviewed. Sustainability is embedded in each and every function at Trivium, it‘s in our DNA. The global head office is at Amsterdam Airport; however, many people work in virtual teams from different countries. Our culture is results-driven, entrepreneurial, informal, and highly multicultural. Our people have a high degree of responsibility. 

The Global IT Director Technology Enablement leads teams in the Global Applications and Data Solutions department on Software development, application support, integration and architecture. With these teams the director drives the enablement, standardization, orchestration, and optimization of Trivium’s global application landscape. This includes translating strategic vision into team-level reality, ensuring alignment and synergy across all levels, guiding senior leaders and teams through change journeys, and applying proven techniques that deliver tangible impact. 

The director is responsible for providing a solid foundation for Trivium’s application landscape and application support teams. Technical infrastructure is managed to business requirements, and support is setup in scalable structures with a focus on business continuity and adaptability. Secondly, the director defines and implements Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Agile practices across all IT teams, ensuring end-to-end ownership, independence, scalability, business continuity, and business alignment for all technology solutions. Additionally, the director facilitates integration and carve-out plans for M&A activities.

Key Responsibilities 

Lead Technology Enablement:
•    Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of Architecture, Application Lifecycle Management & Agile standards, tools, and processes such as Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines 
•    Defines and implements a standard way of working across the various IT Teams of GA&DS.
•    Create and drive a culture of ownership, transparency, and accountability within and throughout the various technology teams.
•    Design and build a future organization to cover the OT/IT scopes together with Security, IT Infra & Ops

Strategic Partnerships:
•    Serve as a strategic partner to other functions and teams, ensuring IT foundations proactively support evolving needs and maximizes value
•    Build centralized scalable (3rd party) services to support our business technology teams and ensure business continuity of our systems

Team Leadership & Development:
•    Build and lead cross-functional Agile teams with broad skillsets, ensuring scalable capacity for projects and operational excellence
•    Promote knowledge sharing, skill development, and a collaborative, fully transparent, feedback-driven culture.
•    Grow AI and data adoption across Technology Enablement and Business Technology teams

Technology Operations & Architecture:
•    Oversee the technical backbone and foundational platforms, including cloud infrastructure, API management, integrations, OT setup and data and AI solutions to support business solutions
•    Ensure technology operations teams empower service teams with the right tools, standards, and independence.

Governance & Compliance:
•    Ensure all technology solutions adhere to Trivium’s information security, enterprise architecture, and compliance standards, including GDPR, Data Governance and our IT Controls Framework.
•    Manage vendor relationships and contracts related to cross team solutions, technology foundations and ALM.

Continuous Improvement:
•    Measure, learn, and adjust processes and solutions based on business feedback and operational data.
•    Lead retrospectives and reviews to drive learning and improvement.

Education & Training:
•   Technical master’s degree in engineering, computer science, data science, or related field (preferred).
•   Deep understanding of modern (cloud) technology platforms, ALM tools, and Agile methodologies, supported by certificates/diploma’s.
•   Relevant training & courses in Organizational Change Management (incl. delegation, people management, strategy) and Project/Program Management 

Experience: 
•    ALM/Agile Transformation: Minimum 10 years working experience leading (Agile/ALM) IT transformations 
•    Proven experience with core manufacturing industry applications like ERP, CRM, MES/SPM, and Data, AI and Analytics
•    Technology Management: Minimum 10 years working experience in strategic functions in Software Development, Application Lifecycle Management and OT/IT integrations.
•    Deep understanding of modern technology (cloud) platforms and development methodologies including Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD Pipelines

What We offer:
•    Exciting transformation leadership role to work closely together with key business stakeholders to realize Trivium’s Transformation through the implementation and optimization of effective and efficient centralized technology services for our business applications

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That’s why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It’s business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work. #LI-Hybrid #LI-AG