Company Description
At Valeo Foods Group, we’re not just about food – we’re about fueling growth, driving transformation, and shaping the future of our people. With a footprint spanning over 100 international markets, over 85 brands, and backed by Bain Capital, we’re on an ambitious path to double in size over the next five years. To make this happen, we need exceptional talent to lead the charge – and that’s where you come in.
Job Description
We’re looking for a Head of IT Workplace to join VFG OneIT – a newly structured, global IT team driving transformation across our business. This is a career-defining opportunity to build and lead a world-class IT Workplace function from the ground up. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our IT strategy, enhancing end-user experience, and ensuring we have a stable, secure, and efficient IT environment as we scale.
What you’ll be responsible for:
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Leading the global IT Workplace domain: Oversee all end-user hardware, client builds, collaboration software (M365), and miscellaneous software. You’ll ensure consistency, efficiency, and security across all Valeo divisions.
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Building and managing a high-performing team: Develop and lead a global team of IT Workplace specialists, ensuring they deliver best-in-class support and continuously improve end-user enablement.
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Driving standardisation and simplification: Create a global hardware basket and a unified M365 environment. You’ll streamline software distribution, ensuring efficient packaging and deployment of applications across the organisation.
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Implementing a single AD/EntraID environment: Consolidate and optimise Active Directory and EntraID to create a secure, scalable, and standardised platform for all users.
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Enhancing end-user efficiency: Introduce enablement programs and self-service tools that empower employees to work smarter, backed by robust IT support and clear communication strategies.
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Ensuring security and stability: Collaborate with the OneIT Security team to proactively secure workplace assets, mitigate risks, and respond effectively to security incidents.
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Driving continuous improvement: Keep Valeo’s workplace technology at the cutting edge by staying ahead of market trends, identifying opportunities for enhancement, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
Qualifications
If you’re an experienced IT Workplace leader with a strong background in Microsoft client, M365, Intune, and software packaging and distribution, this is your chance to make a real impact in a fast-growing, PE-backed environment.
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
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Shape the future of IT at Valeo: This is a unique opportunity to build the Workplace function from the ground up and influence the future of IT across a growing, global business.
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Work with senior leadership: Collaborate closely with the CIO and the IT Leadership Team, influencing the broader IT strategy and driving large-scale transformation.
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Career-defining impact: Play a key role in helping Valeo achieve its ambitious growth plans, with significant opportunities for career progression as the business scales.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845.
At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun.
We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now.
We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories.
We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
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