Vice President, Digital Transformation

Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Legacy of Environmental Leadership!

About Us: At Arcwood Environmental, we are more than just a company; we are pioneers in industrial waste management, committed to creating a cleaner, safer world. Since our inception during the environmental movement of the 1970s, we've been at the forefront of solving complex environmental challenges. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with a dedicated team of 2,000+ employees spread across the United States, we provide innovative and compliant solutions to thousands of clients in diverse industries.

Why Arcwood?

• Impactful Work: Be part of a team that makes a real difference. Our comprehensive services range from hazardous waste management and emergency response to onsite support and technical solutions, allow us to solve our customers' waste challenges. We are part of the solution. We don't generate any waste ourselves.
• Growth Opportunities: At Arcwood, your contribution is valued beyond your job title. We believe in the power of continuous learning and growth, encouraging every employee to expand their skills and take on new challenges.
• Safety First: Your health and safety are our top priorities. We foster a culture where every employee is empowered to act safely and ensure the well-being of their colleagues. Our mantra is Safe and Compliant – Always.
• Collaborative Environment: Together we can achieve much more. Join a supportive and dynamic team where your ideas and efforts are recognized and rewarded.

Our Commitment: We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and innovative workplace where every employee can thrive. As part of our team, you will have the freedom to contribute your expertise wherever needed, ensuring the success of our mission to protect the environment.

Our Vision: Our vision is to be the most trusted partner in the environmental services industry. We put our customers first and deliver agile, sustainable, and innovative solutions. We commit to nurturing top talent and creating lasting value for our customers, shareholders, communities, and the planet.

Our Ownership: Arcwood Environmental is backed by the EQT Infrastructure VI fund, enhancing our capabilities, and expanding our reach. EQT is a dynamic global investment powerhouse managing EUR 232 billion in assets (EUR 128 billion fee-generating). With a focus on Private Capital and Real Assets, EQT owns and supports leading companies across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, fostering sustainable growth, operational excellence, and market leadership. This exciting ownership positions us for continued impacts and growth in the future.

Vice President, Digital Transformation
Arcwood Environmental is undergoing a bold digital reinvention as it scales operations and accelerates growth. As a private equity-backed leader in hazardous waste management, Arcwood seeks an experienced and visionary Vice President, Digital Transformation to lead the evolution of its enterprise-wide digital strategy.

This executive will serve as both strategist and architect - driving modernization, enabling innovation, and aligning digital capabilities to Arcwood's operational priorities. Leading a high-performing team of enterprise architects and transformation specialists, the Vice President will guide the execution of initiatives such as M&A integration, IT portfolio governance, enterprise platform modernization, and the activation of new digital capabilities. The Vice President will also serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping the organization's strategic roadmaps and accelerating digital value delivery.

Essential Functions & Requirements:

Transformation Execution & Program Leadership

• Develops and delivers a forward-looking digital roadmap aligned with enterprise business objectives
• Leads execution of major digital initiatives, including M&A integration, platform modernization, and new cross-functional digital capability launches
• Oversees the enterprise PMO and governance of cross-functional digital programs, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with measurable ROI
• Manages IT budgets, partner performance, value creation, and internal capacity to enable efficient and scalable digital execution

Portfolio & Capability Planning

• Guides modernization of the enterprise technology portfolio, ensuring alignment with business value and strategic priorities
• Embeds enterprise architecture best practices into project planning, agile delivery, and lifecycle governance

Enterprise Engagement & Influence

• Acts as a strategic interface between IT and business leaders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and collaboration on digital initiatives
• Provides insight-driven, architecture-informed recommendations to support decision-making
• Drives organization-wide adoption of architectural standards and enterprise thinking

Strategy & Architecture Leadership

• Aligns architecture strategy and governance models with business goals that support agility, scalability, and growth
• Develops future-state reference architectures across application, infrastructure, data, and security domains
• Translates strategic business objectives into actionable technology roadmaps and architecture principles
• Establishes and continuously evolves enterprise architecture processes, governance models, and engagement frameworks

Innovation Enablement

• Identifies and assesses emerging technologies and market trends with the potential to create enterprise value
• Partners with business leaders to explore new business models and capabilities powered by digital advancements

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, engineering, business or a related field (required)
• Master's degree or MBA (preferred)

Experience:

• 12+ years of progressive IT experience with 5+ years in digital strategy or transformation leadership roles, preferably in heavily regulated industries (required)
• Demonstrated experience creating and overseeing enterprise digital PMO and driving digital programs with measurable impact (required)
• Previous experience leading enterprise-level architecture (required)
• Previous experience supporting M&A IT due diligence and post-close integration (required)

Critical Success Factors:
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Strategy Alignment: Digital strategy demonstrably aligned with enterprise business goals
• Architecture Maturity: Adoption of enterprise architecture standards and increase in reuse of scalable architecture patterns
• Execution & Delivery: On-time delivery of transformation programs within budget and with a positive ROI
• Stakeholder Satisfaction: High engagement and satisfaction scores from business and IT stakeholders
• Innovation Activation: Tangible use cases piloted and integrated into enterprise operations

Competencies:

• Deep understanding of emerging technologies, including AI, machine learning, data analytics, cloud migration, software development and systems management
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures, integration platforms, data ecosystems, and modern delivery models (Agile, DevOps)
• Regular and predictable attendance to perform the functions and requirements of this role

Benefits, Compensation, & Workforce Diversity: Arcwood offers competitive pay and bonus incentives. Benefits include choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending or health savings accounts, employee and dependent life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) savings plan with 7% company match, and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans & Disabilities

A post-offer drug screen will be required.

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