Zendesk is looking for a passionate Director, IT Operations to lead our Employee Experience Systems Teams . The role is available from two locations: Krak w, Poland or Pune, India.
What youll be doing
Develop & execute a Digital Employee Experience Assessment, Strategy, and 3 year plan
Recruit, onboard and develop talented IT Professionals and third party providers.
Grow and mature the team so that they can undertake and support & deliver applications end-to-end..
Create mechanisms and processes for onboarding and offboarding of business systems for your services.
Conduct monthly and quarterly business partner alignment forums, in conjunction with CIO leadership to further mature our business relationships and expand the scope of service.
As ambassador for IT to our staff at Zendesk you will continue to build the brand of Best in class IT at scale while delivering incredible customer service
Help Manage the smooth running of all IT systems, including many cloud-based applications and local hardware policies
Develop relevant metrics, dashboards and processes to become a data driven organization.
Maintain currency, expertise and competency of relevant products, policies, and methods for support delivery
Maintain a sense of humor while working in a fast-paced dynamic team
What you bring to the role
Passionate about cloud tools and curious about continuously learning how to manage those in an enterprise environment
10+ years in IT, 6+ years in management with at least 2+ years managing managers/sr manager
Ability to travel 10-20%
Ability to work flexible hours to connect with peers and partners around the globe 10% of the time:
Able lead the team to meet deliverables and drive work to completion within specified timelines
Collaborative, upbeat work ethic where you can take ownership and have fun
Preferred Qualifications:
Passionate about the Digital Employee Experience - constantly looking for ways to minimize friction and maximize experience
Superior leadership skills with proven ability to effectively manage and develop a diverse team of people, and facilitate effective cross-cultural business interaction
Experience with and leading maturity application support & delivery for applications in the Employee Experience realm. These include Legal, Content, Collaboration, & Office Productivity applications.
Experience supporting internal customers
Natural problem solver who enjoys identifying ways to make your team and customers lives better
Flexible and open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within compressed time frames
Thoughtful decision making skills with a knack for identifying, prioritizing, and articulating the highest impact initiatives
Work with colleagues & Senior leaders to deliver ideas and solutions to many audiences including your team and C-Staff