Job Summary
The Senior IT Manager is responsible for leading and supporting enterprise technology capabilities, ensuring stable, secure, scalable, and business-aligned solutions that advance Continental’s operational and strategic objectives. This role partners closely with business and technology leadership to define strategy, prioritize initiatives, and deliver solutions that enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, innovation, and enterprise performance.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads and develops a team of analysts, engineers, developers, and support resources responsible for delivering and sustaining enterprise technology solutions.
- Oversees the design, implementation, enhancement, integration, and support of enterprise platforms and technology capabilities aligned to business priorities.
- Partners with business and IT leadership to define requirements, technology roadmaps, priorities, timelines, and measurable success criteria.
- Drives alignment with enterprise architecture, modernization initiatives, digital transformation efforts, and innovation strategies.
- Ensures systems and platforms maintain strong governance, security, reliability, and compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.
- Collaborates with IT Infrastructure, Security, Enterprise Architecture, and PMO teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards.
- Leads vendor management activities related to enterprise technologies and supporting platforms, including contract oversight and performance management.
- Supports enterprise prioritization efforts and portfolio planning in partnership with the IT PMO and business stakeholders.
- Promotes adoption of technology capabilities across the organization to maximize value realization and user engagement.
- Develops and maintains strong relationships across business units to ensure alignment, transparency, and measurable delivery of business value.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong relationship management and executive communication skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
- Strategic thinker with strong operational execution capabilities.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to motivate, coach, and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong customer service orientation with a business-first mindset.
- Highly self-motivated and results-driven.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in enterprise IT.
- Experience supporting enterprise technology platforms, applications, data environments, automation, analytics, or emerging technologies.
- An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.
Preferred Qualifications
- High school diploma (or GED).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years of people leadership experience with direct accountability for managing employees and/or contractors.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
- Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
- Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
Continental Resources, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities and access for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.