Vice President, Enterprise Applications

The Allegheny County Airport Authority [ACAA] invites you aboard our mission to create meaningful travel experiences in the aviation industry. As Pittsburgh’s gateway to the world, both Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport serve as beacons of change and connectivity for our region. As a member of our crew, you will directly serve, inspire, and advance our community in significant ways that impact the daily lives of others and the future of our organization. Whether you have a passion for travel, an appreciation for aeronautics and aviation, or an unparalleled love for the city of Pittsburgh, ACAA provides the opportunity for the next chapter of your career to take flight.

Our culture is one that emphasizes high performance, innovation, and learning. We know that those things only happen when everyone who works in an organization is properly empowered, equipped, and enabled in their roles to make an impact. At ACAA success is a shared responsibility, and we look forward to supporting and developing the unique strengths you could bring to our team.

Job Summary

Under the broad guidance of the Chief Information Officer, the ACAA’s Vice President of Enterprise Applications is responsible for identifying, shaping, and delivering Enterprise strategy that provides incremental business benefits for our Enterprise portfolio of application. The incumbent will transform the Allegheny County Airport Authority into an organization that differentiates and competes. As a member of the IT senior leadership team, the VP of Enterprise Applications makes investment decisions, prioritizes projects, and negotiates vendor contract enabling the ACAA to optimize our strategic decision-making.

Here is how the Vice President, Enterprise Applications will help:

• Build and oversee an Enterprise Applications strategy and function to deliver accelerated growth across the business areas.
• Develop the Enterprise Application strategy and maturity roadmap planning to improve and build on our technical capabilities.
• The position is responsible for engaging with and managing stakeholders across the enterprise to gain a strong understanding of the business needs and how software and technology can enable and improve our operations to deliver high quality surgical care in resource limited environments.
• Accountable for managing the IT department’s P/L and Project Budgets.
• Ensures team is structured to effectively deliver value via high quality solutions. Continuously evaluate staff and create a Next Gen organizational strategy.
• Prioritize IT initiatives across functional work areas for effective resource planning.
• Recruit and develop high-performing teams responsible for designing, coding, and integrating various applications that includes cloud and on-prem
• The VP ensures that technical aspects align with the company’s overall strategy.
• They discover and support the implementation of new technologies that enhance business outcomes.
• Participate in strengthening the Authorities cyber security framework.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned or required.
  
  

Role

The successful candidate for the role of Vice President, Enterprise Applications will demonstrate the following key competencies needed in our culture:

• Communication - Articulates long-term vision in a compelling way that inspires the team; Actively engages in discussions with peers; Able to confront peers to challenge thinking respectfully
• Strategic Thinking - Analyzes financial, brand and employee impact of major project decisions prior to implementation; Able to identify industry trends and understands competitive landscape
• Team Leadership - Able to assess and deploy talent against project objectives; Focused on developing team talent; Leads through delegation and providing opportunity for team to excel; Takes decisive action with urgency
• Customer Centricity - Understands cross-functional roles to produce a positive customer experience; Makes decisions based on the best interest of all or most stakeholders
  
  

Qualifications

The following requirements list the minimum education/training/experience required to qualify for this job. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

Preferred requirements to apply for role of Vice President, Enterprise Applications are:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in information technology, computer science, business or a closely related field. Master’s degree in computer science or business administration with a technical emphasis is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of eight years’ experience in the IT industry, demonstrating progressive technical management experience in multiple functions as well as progression in leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience in shaping, mentoring, and leading a team.
• Strong problem solving, oral, and written communication skills are required.
• Must possess a positive attitude, be customer focused, and able to work well in a team environment.
• Possess or obtain prior to employment a valid Pennsylvania Class C driver’s license. Note: license must be maintained throughout employment.
  
  

We also expect that candidates will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities in most cases:

• Experience in implementing modern cloud-based ERP & HCM solutions.
• Considerable ability to understand and appropriately apply procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to information technology.
• Evaluating an organization’s IT and software architecture and implementing IT architectures.
• Considerable ability to demonstrate strong team leadership and influence.
• Develop new insights into situations and apply innovative solutions towards organizational improvements.
• Having Data and Predictive Analytics experience is a plus.
• Considerable ability to analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
• Build strong partnerships across the Data & Analytics and Cyber & Infrastructure teams units to iteratively improve capabilities and develop a modern enterprise architecture to support the smart airport mission.
• Ability to use and effectively evaluate various operating systems and platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and prioritize.
• Maintain proficiency in standard office productivity, fiscal and project management processes, procedures and applications.
• Travel up to 5%.
  
  

Don’t meet every requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. As a Smarter Airport, we recognize that talent is not always related job history and skills come from valuable experiences that aren’t always shown on a resume. If you are excited to make a positive change for our region, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for our organization, whether it be this role or another.

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Benefits

At ACAA, we’ve got you covered. That applies to how we equip, empower, and enable our people to do their jobs. It also applies to our benefits, which are broader and more valuable than what many other employers offer:

• We offer two plan options for healthcare coverage from high-quality insurance carriers, as well as an ACAA-funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) that will help offset the cost of many medical expenses.
• ACAA employees pay almost $1,200 less per year in healthcare payroll contributions than the average employee in other companies, according to market surveys.
• When HRA funding is included, the health-plan deductibles paid by ACAA employees are about $1,200 lower on average than the costs paid by employees of other companies.
• ACAA does not require that employees meet a separate deductible for pharmacy expenses before prescription-drug coverage kicks in.
• ACAA’s dental plans (included with healthcare coverage) offer an option covering children’s orthodontia.
• Employees also can take advantage of a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to help pay for health care and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis.
• All eligible full-time ACAA employees participate in the Allegheny County Employees Pension Plan, a defined-benefit plan that vests after 10 years of service.
• Employees also may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows them to contribute part of their pay on a pre-tax basis into long-term retirement investments.
• A robust Employee Assistance Program (including access to free counselling sessions, financial guidance, and care coordination), life insurance options, a wellness program, and eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program round out ACAA’s exemplary benefits.
  

About Allegheny County Airport Authority

Allegheny County Airport Authority, which manages Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Allegheny County Airport (AGC), is committed to transforming Pittsburgh’s airports to reflect and serve the community, inspire the industry, and advance the region’s role as a world leader.

Pittsburgh International Airport serves nearly 10 million passengers annually on 17 carriers and was named by Fast Company magazine as One of the Most Innovative Companies in the World as well as a finalist in its World Changing Ideas awards, both in 2020. PIT’s first-of-its-kind microgrid – which completely powers the airport campus through natural gas and solar energy – has won numerous awards for resiliency and sustainability.

PIT is in the midst of an ambitious terminal modernization that will make the passenger experience more efficient and deliver real opportunity for the region. The $1.4 billion new terminal program will construct a smarter, greener airport, inspired by the best of our region. The updated terminal lands in 2025 and will be the first airport terminal in the U.S. to be built from the ground-up post-pandemic, designed and constructed with the highest public health standards in mind.

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