About the Company:
Restaurant operates the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Carl’s Jr. brands in New Zealand, the KFC and Taco Bell brands in Australia, the KFC and Taco Bell brands in California, and the Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands in Hawaii, Saipan and Guam. These brands – four of the world’s most famous – are distinguished for their product, look, style, ambience and service and for the total experience they deliver to their customers around the world.
The company is dual-listed and operates more than 500 stores, across New Zealand, Australia, California and Hawaii, employing over 12,000 staff. It has a track record of significant year on year growth.
About the Role:
The CIO role is a key leadership role with a global remit. Accountabilities include the following:
- Provide technology vision and leadership to develop and implement a global IT strategy
- Lead the digital culture and transformation within the organisation to make the most oftechnological functionalities and applications
- Act as a business and IT strategist, functional leader, technology advocate and change agent for initiatives to achieve company objectives
- Lead design, planning and deployment of IT solutions, to improve customer and team experience and improve brand reach and access
- Lead continuous growth through technology and systems solutions (data analytics),providing best practices for increase efficiency, control, and a competitive advantage recognised internally and globally within the QSR industry
- Influences and shares ideas with franchisees to invest in global technology solutions forbusiness growth
- Developing security protocols to protect company data from internal and external threats
- Coordinate with division/brand leaders that all IT processes are executed in a standardisedway in all divisions and that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.
About You:
Your background will include the following:
- Extensive leadership experience working in an Information Technology role for a multinational company
- Excellent people management skills, ideally of teams of more than 20
- Experience in data management, computer science, project management and a track record of strategic and systems implementation success.
- Experience in a strategic IT role with knowledge of the retail and QSR sector would be an advantage
- Extensive knowledge of information technology policies, practices, and processes relating todata security, application development, IT infrastructure management, and IT policy & governance
- A good understanding of technological and digital media and the use of applications and aggregators
- A strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
- A strong knowledge of emerging technologies and IT trends
Apply Now!
To find out more, please get in touch with David Ziebart on 027 206 3801 or my Researcher Mia Mrsic for a confidential chat
To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.
At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.
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