Director Digital Solutions I

At Ecolab, making the world a cleaner, safer place is our business.

The CDS team is seeking a Director of Digital Solutions supporting our Quick Service and Food Retail businesses. This role is responsible for setting the strategic direction for digital solutions that support both the internal business as well as customers. Included in this role is overseeing the development of digital products to ensure they meet business & customer needs. This is a great opportunity to lead a diverse global team, develop talent and grow capabilities across the organization. A successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, collaboration, strategy and leadership abilities, passion for customers, and commitment to help drive growth.

This role is based in our Greensboro, NC office

What's in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

What You Will Do:

• Partner with business stakeholders to define the digital product strategy & executional roadmap for the Quick Service and Food Retail businesses.
• Drive execution across multiple delivery teams to ensure timely, high-quality delivery, resulting in a holistic user experience across platforms and programs.
• Lead a global digital organization, optimizing the balance between localized & leveraged teams and platforms.
• Identify opportunities for leverage of existing digital platforms and work to develop plan for implementation including resourcing and funding.
• Manage a diverse team and develop talent to grow capabilities in the organization
• Effectively communicate digital strategy to senior field and business leaders
• Effectively engage partner ecosystem to understand and influence relevant product roadmaps
• Work with Architecture and delivery leaders across Enterprise platforms to maximize quality, scalability, and speed across complex system interdependencies.
• Partner with General Managers & business leadership to prioritize technology, data & process needs for a customer value-first delivery model, maximizing market competitiveness.
• Partner with marketing and sales teams to fully activate go-to-market plans, helping to drive adoption goals and other vital KPIs across digital platforms.
• Evaluate & coordinate the technical and financial resources to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget, and proactively report out on status and tasks.
• Build a culture of strong engagement, accountability and high performance within the digital team and across functions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years professional experience
  OR advanced degree in business or computer science
• Experience working in a matrix environment
• 5 years of experience leading complex projects or programs and developing teams
• Experience leading global stakeholders/partners through change, demonstrating innovation and adoption
• Experience leveraging agile process management to deliver digital tools in a collaborative environment
• Demonstrated ability to partner with key business stakeholders, understand complex problems, identify and recommend solutions and communicate to all levels of leadership and partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to translate customer problems into meaningful solutions
• Demonstrated ability to translate a vision into the development and execution of strategy
• Ability to collaborate and partner with all levels of an organization
• Well-developed and proven leadership, strategic thinking, & business acumen
• Ability to exhibit team leadership; motivate and inspire teams to achieve their highest potential and communicate a sense of vision and mission.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, good attention to detail and use of sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Financial and business acumen

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. to see our benefits.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Notice

Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.