Vice President, Information Technology
Amblin Partners
Universal City, CAThis was removed by the employer on 11/27/2017 10:30:00 AM PST
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Amblin Partners, one of the world's leading independent production studios, seeks an experienced Vice President of Information Technology (IT) to lead its IT Department. This position reports directly to the CFO.
Key Responsibilities:
A critical role within the organization, the VP of IT will have the following responsibilities:
• Devise and establish IT strategy for both the corporate and feature film production platforms, to support their operations and objectives
• Oversee all technology operations (e.g., Servers, Storage, Network (LAN/WAN/WiFi), and Desktop Support) including purchasing, implementation and upgrade of hardware, software and services
• Select, recommend, and implement technologies that both optimize and streamline the company's operations, as well as technologies that mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks
• Develop relationships within the company to analyze the business requirements of all departments and determine their technology needs
• Establish and maintain relationships with key technology partners, including peers at similar organizations and third-party organizations such as the FBI, HITS, and CDSA, to monitor changes and new advancements in technology and share this information within the company
• Evaluate and build relationships with vendors. Coordinate with finance and legal departments to analyze terms and negotiate agreements
• Prepare and manage an annual budget; provide regular updates against plan
• Supervise a team of 4 IT professionals while providing guidance, coaching, and support
Qualifications:
Must have entertainment experience as an IT professional to be considered
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
• Minimum 10 years IT experience with proven success leading an IT team that supports a 100+ person organization
• BSc/BA in computer science, engineering or relevant field; MSc/MA will be preferred
• Experience managing infrastructure environments that include CISCO, Nimble, Brocade, VmWare, Office 365, public/private Cloud Services/Hosting, BOX, Windows, MacOS, Filemaker Pro and VOIP and mobile platforms (iOS, Android)
• Experience supporting film production environments that include Physical Production, Post Production, VFX, and Accounting
• Knowledge of and experience with cyber security tools and technologies (e.g., IDS/IPS, Aspera, MIMECAST, McAfee) strongly preferred
• Executive presence and communication skills to interface with the CEO and other senior management
• Excellent team building and collaboration skills
• Experience successfully leading large, complex IT projects
• High level of integrity; experience safeguarding proprietary and confidential information
• Experience preparing and managing the budget of an IT department
• Prior IT experience in the entertainment industry is required
About Amblin Partners
Amblin Partners is a content creation company, led by Steven Spielberg, that develops and produces films using the Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant banners and includes Amblin TV, a longtime leader in quality programming. The company's investment partners include: Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, Entertainment One (eOne), Alibaba Pictures and Universal Pictures.