IT&D Director, North America

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.
Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

ESSENTIAL HOME
With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented.

With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all.

​Information Technology & Digital​

In IT&D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

Step into the world of innovation where your expertise as an IT & D Science / Engineering / Visualisation / Governance Director will forge the future of digital products and platforms. Your visionary approach will guide a team towards creating cutting-edge solutions that resonate with customers and align with our ambitious business goals. At the forefront of digital transformation, you'll make a tangible impact on our company's purpose and performance, harnessing the power of technology to steer us into an exciting and meaningful future.

Your responsibilities

Be an integral part of the regional Essential Home’s leadership team working in partnership with the regional SVP and the respective functional leaders (e.g. marketing, sales, supply, etc) for alignment and sponsorship. 

Oversee project processes and sign-offs. 

Manage audits, BCP, local infrastructure, mobile, and telephony investments. 

Oversee entire North America and Canada, including factories, for new solution demands, roadmap definition, and value creation. 

Manage IT&D budgets and drive cost reduction projects. 

Ensure value realization in regional P&Ls. 

Drive digital commercial excellence with external partners. 

The experience we're looking for

In-depth knowledge of IT and digital product and platform architecture, including lifecycle, regulations, and pioneering industry practices.
Strong communication abilities, fostering cooperation among senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

This opportunity requires you to create something new, not to upgrade or transform something existing. Looking for vision and thought leadership, while being pragmatic in the implementation. 

You have an entrepreneurial mindset: self-starter with a high sense of ownership and accountability. 

You are collaborative and build bridges internally and externally. 

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field 

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a IT management role 

Strategic planning capability and vision.  

Experience with budget management and financial analysis. 

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

The skills for success

Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement, Innovation Processes, Innovation, User Experience Design.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.