IT Director Americas

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Job Summary: Leads IT strategy and operations across the Americas, driving digital transformation and operational excellence within a dynamic, global business. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the regional technology strategy 2. Drive digital transformation and technological innovation 3. Develop and lead high-performing teams 18 Aug 2026 santiago, Chile Åland Islands Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Côte d'Ivoire? 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At Inchcape, we have an exciting strategy to grow our global business and drive our industry toward a low-emission, sustainable future. Join **Inchcape Americas**, part of the global Inchcape company. You will be pivotal in executing our strategy, delivering exceptional experiences to our customers, colleagues, and partners. You will drive performance across a highly collaborative team composed of diverse, talented peers. Our **Commercial Excellence** team is seeking an **IT Director** to join Inchcape Americas. The purpose of this role is to lead Information Technology (IT) strategy and operations for the Americas region, ensuring operational continuity, delivery of high-quality technology services, successful execution of the project portfolio, risk and cybersecurity management, and alignment of technology initiatives with business strategic objectives. **What You’ll Do** * Define and lead the regional technology strategy for the Americas, ensuring alignment with business priorities, Inchcape’s global strategy, and organizational transformation goals. * Act as a strategic partner to regional and market leaders, driving technology initiatives that enable growth, innovation, operational excellence, and improved customer and colleague experiences. * Lead the region’s digital transformation and technology innovation agenda, promoting adoption of new capabilities, continuous process improvement, and value generation through scalable, business-oriented solutions. * Manage and prioritize regional technology demand jointly with Global Technology teams and the Digital Delivery Center (DDC), ensuring proper planning, execution, and delivery of technology programs, projects, and products. * Lead financial management of technology for the region, including budget planning (AOP), cost optimization, investment tracking, and measurement of value generated by technology initiatives. * Ensure availability, stability, and continuity of regional technology services, promoting high performance standards, operational excellence, user satisfaction, and continuous improvement in support, incident, problem, and change management. * Oversee management of strategic vendors, contracts, and service-level agreements (SLAs), ensuring sustainable relationships aligned with current and future business needs. * Lead the regional cybersecurity strategy, technology risk management, regulatory compliance, and internal controls, safeguarding digital assets, mitigating risks, and effectively addressing audits and regulatory requirements. * Develop and lead high-performing teams in a multicultural, matrixed environment, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, diversity, innovation, and continuous learning. **About You** To succeed in this role, you will have: * A professional degree in Systems Engineering, Industrial and/or Commercial Engineering, with specialization in IT. An MBA and/or postgraduate studies in Technology, Management, and Business are desirable. * 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles managing multinational and/or regional operations. * Experience in B2B/B2C digital transformation and global delivery models. * Experience and knowledge of agile, lean, or other methodologies. * Advanced, fluent English proficiency (mandatory). * Advanced, fluent Spanish proficiency (mandatory). **What We Offer** At Inchcape, we are building the future of mobility — and invite you to build it with us. You’ll join a collaborative culture that values wellbeing, growth, and inclusion. Through impactful work, continuous development, and global and local rewards, we create a workplace where people can achieve success and realize their aspirations. **Start Your Journey** Join our team and become part of a world-leading automotive company that is **transforming tomorrow, together.** We are committed to developing internal talent; therefore, if you’re interested in this position but don’t meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply — you could be the ideal candidate. We also recommend speaking with your current manager before applying, as part of our ongoing commitment to career conversations. **Opportunities for All** Inchcape promotes the inclusion of people of all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, ensuring our workforce reflects the global communities in which we operate. Learn more here about our Inclusion and Diversity commitments, including our goals, programs, and policies. **About Us** Inchcape is the world’s leading automotive distributor, present in over 40 markets. We partner with the sector’s most prominent brands to sustainably drive better mobility — today and for the future. Our diverse global team of over 16\.000 professionals fosters an inclusive, collaborative culture, delivering exceptional experiences to our customers and partners. We are a dynamic, fast-growing company driving transformation across our industry and redefining the future. Discover more at www.inchcape.com **Additional Information** If you are selected, we will contact you to begin our selection process. We may request additional information to learn more about your experience, education, and professional background.