IT Manager Network Strategy & Operations

Enterprise Mobilityis a leading provider of mobility solutions owning andoperatingtheEnterprise Rent-A-CarNational Car RentalandAlamo Rent A Carbrands through its integrated global network ofindependent regional subsidiaries. Enterprise Mobility and its affiliates offer extensive car rentalcarsharing truck rental fleet management retail car sales as well as travel management and other transportation services to make travel easier and more convenient for customers.

Privately held by the Taylor family of St. Louis Enterprise Mobility together with its affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management manages a diverse fleet of 2.4 million vehicles and accounted for nearly $39 billion in revenue through a network of more than 9500 fully-staffed neighborhood and airport rental locations in more than 90 countries and territories.

At the center of it all our dedicated IT teams innovate design and develop the technology that is redefining how customers rent buy and share vehicles from our family of brands. Here you will be part of a diverse and talented team that creates and delivers powerful technology solutions for our customers and employees across the world with the resources and support to develop in a variety of career paths.

As an Enterprise Mobility team member we offer an excellent package with market-competitive pay comprehensive healthcare packages 401k matching & profit sharing schedule flexibility work from home opportunities paid time off and organizational growth potential.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule which includes the ability to work from home while also requiring to be in person as needed at our Lakeside and/or Clayton Corporate HQ campus locations in St. Louis Missouri.

The Network Strategy & Operations Department has an immediate opening for an IT Manager who will lead our Application Delivery and Load Balancing team. This team is a critical part of Enterprise Mobilitys Global Connectivity Engineering organization responsible for ensuring secure scalable and high-performing delivery of low-latency applications across our global infrastructure.

As an IT Manager you will provide leadership guidance and direction to a highly technical team of engineers. Your primary function will be to lead coach and develop your team as they drive the design implementation and optimization of load balancing solutions that support enterprise-wide applications and services. You will focus on setting vision fostering collaboration removing obstacles and ensuring alignment with business and IT stakeholders.

In this role you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient and efficient traffic management strategies. You will lead initiatives to modernize our delivery platforms integrate automation and enhance observability across our application delivery stack. Equally as important you will also be responsible for managing performance career development and team cultureincluding hiring training mentoring rewarding and recognition. While you oversee technical outcomes your greatest impact will come from building relationships rooted in trust enabling your engineers to succeed and ensuring organizational alignment. This role may occasionally require irregular or extended hours and success will depend on your ability to work effectively in a collaborative team-oriented environment.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of how Enterprise Mobility delivers technology to its customers and employees. If you are passionate about performance engineering application resiliency and cutting-edge delivery technologies we encourage you to apply.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Leadership & Team Management

• Build coach and grow a high-performing team of network engineers through mentoring and career development
• Foster a culture of trust accountability and collaboration across IT and business functions
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and bridge business priorities with engineering execution
• Own team performance management hiring training and recognition
• Model effective communication collaboration and conflict resolution
• Must have exceptional communication skills including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Strategic & Technical Oversight

• Define and drive team objectives ensuring solutions meet business needs for resilience scalability and security
• Oversee team delivery of network designs architectures and related project plans
• Collaborate with leaders and teams throughout IT to ensure alignment and partnership
• Partner with vendors and procurement to shape strategic direction evaluate solutions and contribute to contract reviews
• Provide oversight for escalations ensuring timely resolution while empowering engineers to own technical outcomes
• Balance risk with business priorities and apply appropriate urgency to issues.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Required:

• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• Must reside in St. Louis Missouri or immediate surrounding area
• Must be able to work a schedule within U.S. Central Standard Time core business hours.
• Must be committed to incorporating security into all decisions and daily job responsibilities
• 6 years of relevant IT Leadership experience
• 3 years of strong leadership experience with the ability to build mentor and empower high-performing technical teams
• Experience defining and managing IT projects
• Must be familiar with product lifecycle best practices
• Must have experience in strategic planning incident/risk management project management and resource allocation

Preferred:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Information Systems Management Information Systems or related field preferred
• Experience leading IT teams in large-scale enterprise or service provider environments
• Proven track record of building strong vendor and partner relationships
• Experience managing the delivery of high-availability IT services with a focus on optimizing performance scalability and user experience across complex systems.
• Experience with project management methodologies (Agile waterfall)
• Experience with core networking including but not limited to Route/Switch firewalls and DNS DHCP and IPAM.
• Experience using service management tools such as Jira Big Picture or ServiceNow
• Basic knowledge of network security principles.
• Basic experience with cloud networking