Senior Manager - Digital Strategy

Make your mark at the world’s largest HVAC company

Daikin Applied is seeking a talented Sr Manager - Digital Strategy. As the Senior Manager of Digital Strategy for Daikin Applied America’s Digital & IT’s team, you will play a critical role in shaping our company’s Digital Transformation and the future of Digital & IT at DAA. You will be responsible for developing Digital & IT strategy, integrated planning, leading executive and cross-functional engagement, managing the office of the CDIO, and aligning with the organization’s overall strategic goals. You will report to the Senior Director of Digital Transformation and M&A. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!

Location: Plymouth, MN - Hybrid

What You Will Do

• Digital & IT Strategy: Support development of yearly strategic plan and 5-year strategic plans; develop Digital & IT transformation strategy
• Integrated Planning: Co-create integrated multi-year roadmap, functional workplans, KPIs, and governance model
• Office of the CDIO: Define CDIO engagement roadmap, determine engagement needs, and design executive leadership communication and reports
• Digital Operating System: Define the operating system of Digital & IT sub-teams and support governance
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously audit and assess of current processes, approaches, and methodologies deployed
• Transformation Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership across the Digital & IT team and our functional partners, guiding the organization through change and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence
• Organizational Capability Building: Identify capability needs and determine potential paths to build and establish capabilities within Digital & IT
• One Daikin: Identify ways to enhance our One Daikin collaboration across sister companies, identifying synergies, strategic partnerships, and identify opportunities to support our overall parent company objectives
• Team Building: Recruit, onboard, and mentor top digital strategy talent, building a high-performing team capable of delivering world-class digital transformation and solutions
• Team Management: Manage, mentor, and develop the Digital & IT team, providing guidance and support to help them achieve their objectives
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including corporate development & corporate strategy, HR, marketing & communications, and control solutions to ensure alignment on platform priorities and delivery schedules
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external vendors, managed services to ensure the delivery of high-quality and cost-effective digital strategy and transformation solutions
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable transformation solutions, with a focus on stakeholder satisfaction and business impact
• Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends, identifying opportunities for innovation and differentiation in our approach, methodologies, and tools
  
  

What’s In It For You

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more
• 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 Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or closely related field
• 5+ years of strategy or transformation; 3+ years in a dynamic leadership role; 1+ year in digital or IT, preferably prior experience in strategy consulting
• Proven track record of leading high-performing teams
• Exceptionally strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Expertise in executive communication, technical expertise in program and project management, and ability to flex to different styles and cultures
• Strong customer and employee centric mindset and ability to empathize with the stakeholder experience
• Strong technical and strategic appetite to drive continuous improvement
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, foster a culture of collaboration, and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to take charge and orchestrate work, facilitate decisions, and collaborate with broader leadership to drive the actions necessary to achieve desired results
• Ability to lead, collaborate, influence, and coordinate activities in a cross functional, team-oriented environment to deliver technology applications or technical products
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Information Technology or closely related field
• Large-scale transformation and change leadership experience
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Experience in budget management and financial planning
  
  

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: 

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions
• Short term and long term disability
• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company paid holidays
• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state and local law requires a faster accrual
• Paid sick time in accordance of the federal, state and local law
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage
  

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $113,000 - $179,000 + bonus in MN. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.