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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Director, Digital Operations

IT OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFremont, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or Management is required.
  • At least 15 years of progressive experience in enterprise IT leadership, IT business partnership, technology relationship management, digital operations leadership, or a related field is required.
  • Experience operating at the IT Director, Technology Director, senior IT Business Partner, or equivalent leadership level within a multinational company is required.
  • Experience influencing senior executives and securing decisions, resources, ownership, and commitments in a complex matrixed organization is required.
  • Experience engaging with senior business and IT leaders without being a subject-matter expert in specific platforms or systems is required.
  • Experience leading senior professionals or globally distributed teams is required.
  • Experience working effectively across cultures, regions, organizational levels, and time zones is required.
  • Willingness to travel internationally based on business needs is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide executive sponsorship and leadership support that enables subject-matter and delivery teams to lead digital strategy, capability development, solution direction, implementation, and operational results.
  • Lead and develop direct reports while promoting clear accountability and effective collaboration.
  • Translate complex business and technology topics into clear executive recommendations and decisions.
  • Serve as the senior strategic interface between OSBU Operations and Global IT.
  • Build trusted relationships with Global IT leaders and key enterprise stakeholders.
  • Represent OSBU priorities, operational risks, and dependencies in enterprise planning and decision-making.
  • Navigate complex organizational structures and competing priorities to build alignment and influence decisions.
  • Position sensitive issues constructively while maintaining productive long-term relationships.
  • Establish clear ownership, decision rights, accountability, and escalation paths.
  • Secure the sponsorship, resources, decisions, and commitments required for critical OSBU priorities.
  • Provide leadership visibility into major risks, dependencies, and unresolved issues.
  • Convert enterprise alignment into timely decisions, clear actions, and measurable business outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working effectively with teams across Asia.
  • Experience representing a business unit or region within a centralized Global IT operating model.
  • Demonstrated success building executive partnerships across business, operations, and Global IT.
  • Experience resolving complex cross-organizational issues involving ownership, resources, operational risk, or business continuity.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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