BorgWarner

BorgWarner

Site IT Manager

Kokomo Technical Center - Indiana - USA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 41 days ago
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About the role

  • Job purpose The Site IT Manager is fully accountable IT leader for all IT services at the assigned plant(s) and/or tech center(s).
  • The role ensures stable, secure, and standardized IT service delivery, aligned with enterprise IT strategies, platforms, and policies, while directly supporting site leadership and business operations.
  • This individual will work in manners that stress the importance of preventing accidents and illnesses.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary IT business partner and single point of contact and accountability in front of the plant- and tech center leadership
  • Operate as a hands-on partner - rapidly building and deploying working AI, automation, and reporting prototypes (not just slideware) to accelerate site decisions and support change management.
  • Shape and lead the local digital roadmap in alignment with regional roadmaps and enterprise strategies, applying an AI-First lens to surface opportunities for productivity, efficiency, and value creation at the site.
  • Owns site‑level execution and governance of IT and alignment with OT environments, including local MES, SCADA, connectivity, and engineering systems
  • Lead local adoption of enterprise AI, digital platforms, tools, and processes
  • Support change management by guiding site stakeholders through new technologies and ways of working
  • Hands-on with enterprise low-code and AI tooling such as Power Platform, Copilot Studio, and approved Azure AI services - able to build site-level prototypes, automations, and Copilot agents that solve real plant and tech center problems.
  • Own end‑to‑end IT service performance at the site, across enterprise and local services
  • Foster a "Shift Left" mindset locally - drive root cause analysis to prevent recurrence and reduce demand on enterprise service teams.
  • Maintain working visibility into the site's cybersecurity risk posture and partner with the Cybersecurity team to mitigate business risks locally.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive IT experience with at least 2 years in a site or hands-on IT leadership role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Vendor and supplier management at the site level, with the ability to hold local providers accountable to defined technical standards and enterprise agreements.

Company info

  • BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market.
  • We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that bring together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment.
  • At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.
  • We believe health and safety of our employees are a top priority, we care about our local communities and the global environment.
  • BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.
  • We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies and future vision.
  • We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities.
  • Start your future with BorgWarner now!
  • The Site IT Manager is fully accountable IT leader for all IT services at the assigned plant(s) and/or tech center(s).
  • The role is fully onsite.
  • The Site IT Manager is a hands-on technology leader who champions AI adoption at the site, builds and deploys practical AI and automation solutions alongside the business, and demonstrates technical credibility with plant engineering and tech center teams.
  • Career Opportunities
  • The Site IT Manager represents all IT services at the site, owns site specific digital roadmap and technology adoption, local execution and outcomes, and partners with regional and global IT teams to ensure enterprise capabilities are delivered effectively at the plant and techcenter level.
  • He/she leads the plant specific IT team and their development.
  • Business Partnership, Governance & Business Alignment
  • Represent the full scope of enterprise IT services at the site and coordinate with service teams to ensure alignment with business requirements and priorities
  • Demonstrate working fluency in evaluating practical use cases for Copilots, agents, automation, and low-code platforms, including realistic total cost of ownership and reuse of enterprise capabilities.
  • Ensure clear communication of IT priorities, service performance, risks, and improvement actions - using data, dashboards, and AI-generated insights to give site leadership real-time visibility into delivery and service health.
  • Ensure site‑level adherence to global IT governance, standards, and architectural principles
  • Manufacturing IT / OT & Cybersecurity
  • Ensure compliance with IT/OT cybersecurity requirements, including asset inventory, segmentation, vulnerability remediation, identity hygiene, and change controls.
  • Apply working knowledge of zero-trust principles, OT security, identity, and threat awareness - sufficient to enforce enterprise standards correctly at the site and act decisively on local incidents.
  • Coordinate with regional and global cybersecurity teams to remediate risks and incidents
  • Ensure business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience plans are implemented, tested, and maintained at the site
  • Digitalization, AI Transformation & Technology Adoption

Equal opportunity

  • BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • BorgWarner does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need.
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