As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.
Marmon Medical represents Marmon’s healthcare-focused segment of companies, centered on the design, manufacturing, and supply of specialty medical devices—particularly orthopedic implants, surgical instruments, and precision-engineered components. These businesses serve global medical device companies and healthcare providers, supporting improved patient outcomes and surgical performance.The Sr. Manager of IT Operations & Infrastructure is responsible for establishing and leading a scalable, standardized, and cost-efficient IT operating model across a portfolio of companies within the Marmon Medical industry group. They will lead a team of on-premise and off-shore resources responsible for a follow-the-sun model. This role drives consolidation, governance, and optimization of infrastructure and related IT operations while balancing centralized control with the flexibility required by individual business units. They partner closely with business and technology leaders to align IT capabilities with organizational objectives.
The Sr. Manager will lead enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy, ensure consistent service delivery, and play a key role in M&A integration, technology rationalization, and shared services development.
KEY POSITION DUTIES
Enterprise Leadership & Operating Model
- Define, implement, and manage a centralized IT operating model across all portfolio companies while providing flexible support for operating companies.
- Establish enterprise-wide standards for infrastructure, operations, security, and service delivery.
- Create a shared services model for IT operations where appropriate (e.g., service desk, cloud, network) leveraging both on-premises and off-shore resources.
- Partner with business unit leaders and IT business delivery management to align IT services with both local needs and enterprise priorities.
- Govern IT decision-making through steering committees and cross-entity collaboration forums.
Standardization & Consolidation
- Lead platform standardization across infrastructure entities (cloud, hardware, identity, endpoint management, collaboration tools, off-productivity solution, etc.).
- Rationalize legacy environments, drive leveraged spend contracts and reduce duplication across companies.
- Lead initiatives to optimize environments
- Migration and consolidation of data centers / hosting environments to the cloud
- Improve network architecture and connectivity in conjunction with cybersecurity controls/zero trust
- Continuous improvement of ITSM tools and operational support processes
- Consolidation of infrastructure and end user computing environments including single M365 tenant migration
- Establish and govern reference architectures and approved technology stack standards.
Infrastructure & Service Delivery
- Oversee enterprise infrastructure including:
- Multi-cloud and hybrid environments
- Corporate and site networks across entities
- End user computing platforms across diverse user bases
- Ensure consistent service levels (SLAs/XLAs) across all companies.
- Implement mature IT service management processes (incident, problem, change, asset, configuration).
- Introduce monitoring, observability, and automation to improve reliability and efficiency.
M&A Integration & Separation
- Assist in leading IT due diligence and integration planning of infrastructure for acquisitions.
- Execute onboarding of acquired companies into the enterprise IT ecosystem.
- Identify and capture synergies through consolidation and standardization.
Security, Risk & Compliance
- In partnership with security manager, ensure consistent implementation of infrastructure security controls across all entities.
- Partner with cybersecurity leadership to enforce baseline security standards.
- Manage risks related to decentralized IT environments.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations across jurisdictions.
Financial Management & Value Realization
- In partnership with manager, develop and manage a multi-entity IT operations budget, including cost allocation models.
- Drive cost synergies through vendor consolidation and strategic sourcing.
- Track and report on value realization and cost savings from standardization and integration initiatives.
Vendor & Partner Ecosystem
- Consolidate vendor relationships across portfolio companies.
- Negotiate enterprise agreements to reduce cost and complexity.
- Manage MSPs, cloud providers, and off-shore teams at scale.
QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
Education & Company Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s desired).
- 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5–7 years in management roles.
- Proven experience in multi-entity, holding company, or private equity-backed environments desired.
- Experience in M&A integration, IT consolidation, and transformation initiatives.
- IT related certifications such as PMP, CISSP, ITIL and others are encouraged.
Technical Expertise
Solid knowledge and experience with:
- Cloud and on-premise infrastructure strategies and execution
- End user computing strategies and execution
- Enterprise networking across distributed organizations
- Cybersecurity strategies and execution
- Identity and access management across multiple domains/tenants
- IT service management frameworks (e.g., ITIL)
- Experience with enterprise-scale standardization and optimization
Leadership Skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a governance model that pairs centralized, company-wide policies with decentralized, company-specific requirements and execution.
- Experience with enterprise infrastructure standardization, cost optimization, and scalability.
- Strong stakeholder management across diverse business units with varying levels of IT maturity.
- Experience influencing direct and indirect authority across entities.
- Strong financial and operational cost containment acumen.
- Experience with risk management in decentralized environments,
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills with the professional presence to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Strong Program and Project Management oversight skills are required.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment as well as skilled in stakeholder management.
- Excellent time management, critical thinking, and decision-making skills with a bias toward action.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and confidently create appropriate solutions in uncertain situations.
Travel and Office Logistics
- Willingness to travel up to 10%-15% of the time.
- Able to be physically present in a Marmon Medical location 2-3 days per week.
Pay Range:
-We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.
Marmon Holdings Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Chicago, IL , United States
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