Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hitachi Rail is a leader in the energy sector, seeking a Head of Digital Operations and Engineering for North America. This role involves overseeing digital operations and engineering activities, establishing stable processes, and enhancing service delivery performance across various functions.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute operational vision, processes, and standards for engineering teams to improve predictability, delivery speed, and reliability
• Set priorities, performance goals, and accountability for service delivery and operational outcomes
• Build and scale an operational model while supporting hands-on execution as required
• Serve as a senior escalation point for digital execution and engineering issues and oversee risk management and corrective actions
• Define roadmaps for engineering and digital execution across enterprise platforms, manufacturing systems, and product ecosystems
• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver digital solutions aligned with organizational needs
• Partner with regional, operational, and business stakeholders to align digital and engineering capabilities with strategic goals and connect processes across functions
• Build and develop teams through recruitment, mentoring, and fostering collaboration and continuous improvement
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines

Skills

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, or related technical field
• 15+ years of experience in digital engineering, IT operations, or platform leadership
• At least 5 years of experience managing cross-functional teams
• Communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with digital services and exposure to critical infrastructure or data center operations
• Experience building or scaling operational organizations in a global environment

Benefits

• Access learning and development opportunities
• Receive health and retirement benefits
• Benefit from paid leave and flexibility

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