Vice President of Business Technology at Seakeeper Inc

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Seakeeper is revolutionizing the marine industry through cutting-edge, transformational, technologies with a fast-moving, forward-thinking organization. As our Vice President of Business Technology, you’ll be a strategic and operational leader who aligns our technology initiatives with our strategic business goals. You’ll oversee our enterprise business systems, IT infrastructure and DevOps practices to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient technology operations across Seakeeper. You’ll be the face of the department and build strong relationships with stakeholders and leaders across the business to ensure the department is delivering on the intention of being a participative, solution-oriented, partners to the organization. You’ll make an immediate impact across the entire Seakeeper business by:

Strategic Leadership

• Developing and executing a comprehensive technology strategy that supports business growth, operational efficiency and cybersecurity standards
• Proactively and transparently communicating progress on key strategic initiatives to the executive leadership team and keeping the team updated on risks and changing priorities
• Building strong relationships with leadership to identify opportunities for digital transformation and process automation that drive scale, productivity and efficiency
• Leading cross-functional initiatives to integrate business systems with core operations

Business Systems Oversight

• Owning the lifecycle of enterprise applications (e.g. ERP, CRM, HRIS, Claims Management, and finance systems)
• Driving system selection, implementation, integration, optimization and maintenance
• Ensuring systems meet business requirements, compliance standards, and user experience expectations

IT Infrastructure & Operations Oversight

• Overseeing IT operations including network architecture, cybersecurity, help desk and hardware/software management
• Optimizing and maintaining IT policies, procedures and governance frameworks
• Ensuring high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity planning

DevOps & Engineering Enablement

• Leading DevOps strategy to support agile development, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborating with software engineering teams to streamline deployment and monitoring processes
• Championing automation, scalability, and performance optimization across platforms

Team Leadership & Development

• Building and mentoring a high-performing team across business systems, IT, systems administration, and DevOps
• Fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement that aligns with the Seakeeper Standards
• Managing vendor relationships and technology partnerships

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Do you have a positive attitude, an eagerness to learn, and the ability to hustle in a fast-paced environment? Then Seakeeper is the place for you! Here are a few other specifics you’ll need to have to succeed.

MUST-HAVES

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
• Experience working in a business systems, IT, or technology leadership role with 10+ years of progressive experience including:
  • Proven track record of leading enterprise-wide technology initiatives including ERP systems
  • IT Management including overseeing help desk management team, email and workstation security and connectivity
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture
  • Rapid growth and/or startup environment
  • Building and successfully leading teams
  • Exposure and understanding of how technology supports the full product lifecycle, including engineering, operations and customer experience in a product-driven, manufacturing, organization
• A dynamic leader who understands the value of being present, accessible and accountable to their team and the business stakeholders
• Extensive project management skills with the ability to influence change in joint business and technical environments
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to deal with ambiguity and triaging competing priorities
• Openness to collaboration in all scenarios – you bring good ideas to the table, but can also recognize them from others
• Flexible and agile with the ability to pivot quickly to changing circumstances and business demands
• Changemaker with a bias for positive action

MORE DETAILS YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW

• This is an onsite position, based in either our Leesport, PA, or Ft. Myers, FL, locations
• Up to 25% travel to other Seakeeper facilities as well as other Seakeeper events is expected
  

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE

It’s true that we make extraordinary products, but our favorite part about Seakeeper is our people! We love the culture we have built and are aggressively protective of our team atmosphere. This is why we value your cultural fit as equally as we value your technical contributions. With a palpable passion for what we do, we work hard, move fast and are constantly pushing (or should we say crushing) boundaries. That means there is no room for jerks!

We operate with the nimbleness and growth mindset of a scrappy startup. Throughout the organization, we take ownership and accountability for our ultimate team success by openly and actively seeking out constructive feedback on how we can improve. We believe great ideas can strike at any moment, and when you have one, you’re empowered to speak up!

Fast-paced and hands-on don’t even begin to describe what you’ll experience here. That means you have the freedom to make a difference and contribute to the larger goal, regardless of your position. The only constant at Seakeeper is change, and we thrive on it!

WHO WE ARE

71% of our Earth is covered by water and we want everyone to make the most of it. That’s why we are on a mission to create products that transform the boating experience with an organization that employees want to work for, customers want to buy from, and vendors want to partner with.

Founded in 2008, we have grown from a start-up operation to the worldwide leader in marine motion control. The journey began with our gyrostabilization technology, which eliminates up to 90% of boat roll and creates a land-like experience on the water. This technology went from an unknown commodity to a must-have boating requirement in the first decade. In 2022, we added another jaw-dropping technology to our portfolio with the launch of Seakeeper Ride, a first-of-its-kind Vessel Attitude Control System which eliminates underway pitch and roll, making time on the water safer and more comfortable for everyone onboard. In summary, we are in the business of creating gravity-defying products that completely change the way people spend their time on the water…and we are just getting started!

We have long runways with both of our technologies with new addressable markets on the horizon and drive to push the boundaries of what our technologies can do. With dedicated focus to each segment, in addition to shared leadership of each vertical, we can balance the different demands of each segment while providing a consist overall vision and direction of the company.

Ready for a new challenge in a fast-paced environment? Want to help us disrupt an industry? Come on and apply, we are ready for you!

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