Vice President - Boston - GXO Logistics

Description

Logistics at full potential. 

At GXO, we're constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

The Vice President, Corporate Systems is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational excellence of enterprise-wide corporate technology platforms, including Finance, HR, Sales, Legal, and Procurement systems. This role ensures that technology solutions align with business objectives, drive efficiency, and support global scalability.

10% travel required

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability, and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.  

What you'll do on a typical day:

General responsibilities

Strategic Leadership:

• Build, define and execute the global roadmap for Corporate Systems for each one of the functions that support.
• Partner with senior business leaders to align technology investments with organizational priorities.

Enterprise Platforms Management

• Oversee global ERP systems
• Oversees HR technology platforms and ensure seamless integration with other payroll and talent systems.
• Govern Legal and Compliance systems, including contract lifecycle management tools.

Architecture & Integration

• Define and maintain the Corporate Systems architecture roadmap, ensuring interoperability across different functional and regional domains.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and cloud/AI-first principles.

Data & Analytics

• Implement robust data governance for corporate systems, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance with GDPR and SOX.
• Enable advanced reporting and analytics capabilities using BI tools integrated with ERP and HR systems.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure systems adhere to cybersecurity standards and regulatory requirements
• Partner with InfoSec to implement identity and access management and role-based security controls.

Innovation & Transformation

• Lead digital transformation initiatives within Corporate Systems, including automation (RPA), AI-driven analytics, and process optimization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendors to enhance system capabilities and user experience.

Vendor & Service Management

• Manage strategic partnerships with major technology providers (SAP, Oracle, IBM, Infosys).
• Oversee managed services agreements and ensure SLAs are met for system performance and support.

Governance & Compliance:

• Lead governance forums for Corporate Systems, ensuring adherence to security, compliance, and data privacy standards.
• Oversee vendor management and contract negotiations for major platforms (SAP, Oracle, IBM, Infosys).

Operational Excellence:

• Drive system optimization, upgrades, and integration across global regions.
• Ensure high availability and performance of critical corporate applications.

Team Leadership:

• Builds a high performing team
• Manage a global team of directors and managers responsible for Corporate Systems delivery.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Own the Corporate Systems budget, including forecasting and cost optimization.
• Ensure effective utilization of managed services and third-party providers.

What you need to succeed at GXO: 

Experience:

• Proven executive leadership experience in leading large-scale corporate systems and applications functions in a global organization
• Expertise in ERP platforms, and key functional systems (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce)
• Transformational experience by bringing in new systems, tools and operating models (i.e. offshoring, nearshoring)
• Strong experience of IT global governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management experience, building high performing teams
• Engineer/Technology background preferred

Skills:

• Strong strategic agility
• Financial acumen, combined with strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
• Superb leadership and management skills
• Influencing and strong consulting skills
• Program management skills
• Change management skills – is savvy to build and deploy comprehensive change programs to ensure success deployments.
• Exhibits a process mindset and has passion for continuous improvement
• Can effectively operate in environments with ambiguity and uncertainty. Manages adversity well.
• Superb stakeholder management can perform well in high-pressure, high-visibility situations.
• Flexible in approach and can build and nurture strong and trusted relationships
• Exhibits cross-cultural sensitivity to effectively deal with different people and cultures
• Ability to manage conflicting interests; possess solid influencing, negotiation and conflict management skills
• Demonstrates a growth mindset
• Exudes credibility and gravitas
• Curious in approach and emphatic listener; embraces feedback and acts on it.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present clean, organized and thorough information and data appropriate for intended audience
• Can adopt and embrace GXO values

Education

• MBA / Post-graduate (preferable)

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer including Disabled/Veterans.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.