Vice President, Technology & Digital Platforms

Drive Scalable Growth. Secure the Enterprise. Enable the Next Generation of Operations.

We are partnering with a nationally distributed organization undergoing significant operational and digital evolution to identify an executive leader to head its technology, cybersecurity, and data platforms. This role is a critical member of the senior leadership team and will play a central role in enabling growth, protecting the enterprise, and modernizing technology capabilities across a large, field-based operating footprint.

This leader will inherit a multi-year transformation already in motion and will be responsible for completing, stabilizing, and extending that work while positioning the organization for long-term scalability, resilience, and AI-enabled productivity.

Location: Midwest-based or willing to relocate (Central Time Zone)

Role Scope

The VP, Technology & Digital Platforms, leads all enterprise technology functions, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, applications, and digital enablement. The role partners closely with executive leadership and governance bodies and serves as a strategic advisor on risk, investment prioritization, and technology-enabled growth.

This position oversees technology operations supporting hundreds of distributed operating locations and mission-critical, always-on environments.

Key Mandates

This executive will be accountable for:

Setting and executing a multi-year enterprise technology roadmap aligned to aggressive growth and operational performance objectives
Stabilizing and optimizing a complex, nationwide technology environment spanning regional operational locations, warehouses, and corporate locations
Establishing resilient, standardized, and scalable connectivity models to support a geographically dispersed operating environment
Owning enterprise security strategy with an emphasis on identity governance, threat detection, response readiness, and enterprise risk oversight
Developing advanced data and insight capabilities that elevate operational effectiveness, financial performance, and leadership decision‑making
Enabling next‑generation field technology through mobile solutions, hardened infrastructure, modern device ecosystems, and location‑enabled systems
Expanding intelligent automation, AI‑enabled tools, and digital productivity platforms to drive workforce efficiency and enterprise modernization
Serving as a strategic partner to senior leadership to ensure technology investments directly support operational and financial objectives
Creating a strong culture of accountability, execution, and leadership development within the technology organization
Delivering dependable, secure, and scalable technology services that underpin mission‑critical business operations

Ideal Experience

Successful candidates will typically bring:

15+ years in a sustained career in senior technology leadership with accountability for enterprise-scale platforms, teams, and outcomes
Repeated success driving complex technology change initiatives across large, multi-location operating models
Extensive background overseeing national infrastructure and connectivity environments supporting geographically dispersed operations
Demonstrated ownership of enterprise security programs spanning identity governance, monitoring and response capabilities, incident readiness, and risk oversight
A leadership track record aligned with operationally intensive, field-driven, or asset-heavy business environments
Direct experience implementing intelligent automation, AI-driven solutions, collaboration platforms, and modern data architecture
Executive-level communication skills with the presence and credibility to engage senior leaders and oversight bodies
A history of building, developing, and retaining high-caliber technology leaders

Leadership Profile

You are known as someone who:

Balances operational rigor with forward-looking innovation
Connects technology investments directly to business performance and risk reduction
Builds trust across geographically dispersed and decentralized teams
Develop leaders and instill accountability at all levels
Communicates complex ideas simply and drives alignment across the enterprise

This role offers the opportunity to shape how technology enables scale, security, and performance across a large, operationally complex organization. It is well-suited for a senior technology executive who thrives in environments where execution matters as much as strategy.

If you are energized by enterprise-scale challenges and want to leave a lasting impact, we welcome your candidacy.

This search is being conducted confidentially on behalf of our client. Candidate submissions will be reviewed directly by our client's leadership team. All inquiries will be handled with strict discretion.

Benskin & Hott Talent Partners

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