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Executive Search and Recruitment of IT Leadership Team

Context

  • Engaged by the Global CIO of a Fortune 500 Consumer Products company to conduct executive searches for 3 key IT leadership roles in a newly re-designed Global Information System (GIS) organization, including VP of IT Service Delivery, VP of Business Intelligence and VP, Strategic Modernization Initiative.

Solution

  • A flexible, strategy-driven approach, first seeking to understand the core business objectives that the new leadership roles would support, which included operational and cost excellence, brand optimization, distribution diversification, and providing a more consistent, cost-effective, and scalable approach to managing IT performance
  • Upfront investment to understand the characteristics of a successful leader, as well as the leadership style, goals, and culture of the department and company, which helped to target and engage candidates who would be a good fit.

Results

  • High-quality candidate shortlist
  • Recruitment of culturally aligned, innovative leaders with strong role competence
  • The resulting hires played pivotal, long-term roles in ensuring the new GIS organization achieved its objectives.