Vice President IT- Infrastructure Platform & Architecture

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40 FedEx Parkway 38017 Collierville,Tennessee United States of America

RC669494 Vice President IT- Infrastructure Platform & Architecture…

Category:
Information Technology

Be part of where now meets next and help us keep the world connected. As a member of our team, you’ll play a meaningful role in keeping our global economy moving and shaping the future of commerce. Enjoy working for a global leader in innovation that offers a competitive salary, flex work environment, and great benefits. Our company focuses on employee development and internal advancement with many of our roles being filled by internal hires – meaning regardless of where you want to go with your career, FedEx has opportunities for you!

Job Description

General Summary:

In support of our One FedEx corporate strategy, this position will have globally aligned functions that focus on infrastructure platforms & engineering for datacenters and edge locations, cloud onboarding and enablement, software development lifecycle and developer enablement, enterprise architecture, and cloud governance to deliver shared services for the global IT organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s Degree/equivalent.
• Significant related IT or infrastructure standards and architecture experience, including demonstrated management or leadership track record.
• Must possess sound business judgment and the ability to develop and execute against IT strategies.
• Strong business partner interface skills, proven leadership and results, excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills are essential for this position.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:
• Design operational efficiency metrics to measure and report on multi and hybrid cloud providers.
• Lead a large, diverse technology center that supports operational needs and fulfill internal and external customer requirements working with cloud architecture and cloud engineering to ensure network security measures are in place and operating efficiently.
• Oversee implementation of new or improved operational processes and procedures to instill consistent practices globally across regional teams while driving service enhancement efforts.
• Accountable for providing day-to-day leadership and management of the infrastructure organization and managing the effective delivery of those services to the company.
• Establish executive level relationships and partners with these business partners to understand their needs as it relates to infrastructure services and advanced architectures.
• Maintains a spirit and focus of execution and value creation – drives continuous improvement into process, behaviors, technology refresh/implementation and delivery mechanisms into all aspects of the infrastructure technology lifecycle.
• Thought leader, evangelist and change agent for all tools and platforms that support and influence the infrastructure supplier services delivery function. Responsible for identifying opportunities within the department to create efficiencies through the smart introduction of tool sets and technology services.
• Identify gaps and remediation opportunities within business processes and run books. Ensure continuous alignment between the two teams and that all relevant knowledge artifacts stay current.
• Ensure key providers/partners have top personnel immediately accessible to FedEx, especially during an outage.
• Provide leadership and direction to ensure capabilities are in place and are utilized to proactively conduct enterprise infrastructure monitoring, change management, and capacity planning and forecasting.
• Responsible for setting infrastructure technology standards in the area of server, storage, automation, virtualization, and cloud hosting services.
• Drives the evolution of partner relationships with all cloud services providers – ensures that cloud technology roadmaps align with the market.
• Create a compelling vision, clear direction, and strategy for the team.
• Ensure capabilities are developed and resources are aligned to support the strategy and readiness for peak demand.
• Certify skillset for current estate with line of sight for skills/certifications needed in advance of future estate.
• Responsible for managing cost effective combination of employee and contract workforce.
• Attract, motivate, develop, and retain highly skilled leaders; champion and model leadership development.

Domicile Location/Relocation:
• This position is domiciled in Collierville, TN.
• The ability to work remotely within the United States may be available based on business need.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business need.

Our Culture:
At FedEx, what we have in common is what makes us so uncommon. Our People-Service-Profit culture unites us across regions and operating companies – and it’s why we’re an industry leader and one of the world’s best places to work. It’s more than just a motto – it’s the driving force that allows us to connect people across the world”.

FedEx. Where now meets next.

Our vision is to be the earth’s most engaged advocates of connected commerce where open borders, new markets and fair, sustainable practices are the norm for the billions of personal supply chains being managed every day in our always on, mobile-first world. We stand for ease, access and opportunity. We lead purposeful innovation, champion entrepreneurs, advocate free trade and empower humans and their place in the era of autonomy and AI. We fight for our customers, a more sustainable planet and an ethical playing field.

FedEx inspires its more than 530,000 employees to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. FedEx is committed to connecting people and possibilities around the world responsibly and resourcefully, with a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040.

FedEx has been recognized on many different lists both for business success and for being a great employer:
• FORTUNE Magazine: No. 18 among “World’s Most Admired Companies” (2023)
• Newsweek Magazine: One of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” (2023)
• Forbes Magazine: One of “Americas Best Large Employers” (2023)
• Newsweek Magazine: One of “America’s Greatest Work Places for Diversity” (2023)
• FORTUNE Magazine: One of the “Blue Ribbon Companies” that appears on 4+ Fortune Annual Award Rankings (2023)
• FreightWaves: #1 Among the “Top 500 For-Hire Carriers” (2023)
• FreightWaves: Freight-Tech 25 Award, honoring innovation and disruption within the freight industry (2023)

Benefits:

We recognize that our people do their best work when they have an outstanding benefits package to help. In addition to a competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity, we offer comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage at limited employee cost, a generous 401K match, tuition reimbursement for what comes next professionally, and a flexible work environment that helps you balance it all.

It’s also important to us that our people have time to relax and recharge. That means multiple weeks of paid vacation available day one, paid parental leave (including for adoptive parents), paid sick leave, and additional time off.

Application Instructions/Deadline:
Upload current copy of Resume (Microsoft Word or PDF format only) and answer job screening questionnaire by close of business (5:00pm CST) on the date below. If the date below is blank, there is no specified closing date for this requisition.

FedEx Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics disability, or protected Veteran status.

FedEx Services does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. Further, FedEx Services is prepared to make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the desired position, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact recruitmentsupport@fedex.com

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