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Title Vice President of IT & Digital
Department Executive
Location Niwot, CO
Reports To President, PMS
About Us
Established in 1972, Particle Measuring Systems is a global leader for micro-contamination monitoring equipment improving the performance of clean manufactures in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. We’re a growing technology company in Niwot, Colorado, the heart of the Rocky Mountains. We offer an exceptional and rewarding work environment in a great place to live. Our employees enjoy challenging projects in the development and manufacture of light scattering particle counters and diverse technologies and applications.
The Role
The Vice President of IT & Digital will lead global IT and Digital for Particle Measuring Systems, a Spectris company and the world’s leading provider of contamination monitoring solutions for cleanroom and controlled environments. This high-visibility, business-critical role will drive the group-wide ERP implementation, strengthen cybersecurity maturity to meet Spectris and KKR expectations, and build a high-performing global IT function. Digital & AI is also central to the role: the successful candidate will define how PMS applies AI and emerging technologies to grow revenue across products and services and improve organizational efficiency. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, credible leader who quickly builds trust with the new President, executive team, Spectris CIO and KKR advisors, and is equally comfortable setting technology strategy and delivering it.
Job Responsibilities
An employee in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed below. This list reflects the primary and essential functions of the position and is not exhaustive.
1. IT & Digital Strategy
Develop and execute PMS's IT and digital strategy, aligned to Spectris Group direction and KKR value-creation objectives.
Own delivery of the new group-wide ERP implementation (Infor), launching Q3 2027 — the strategy's first major proof point.
Act as a strategic technology thought partner to the President and executive team.
Set and own PMS's AI strategy and governance, identifying and prioritizing the use cases that will grow revenue across products and services and drive efficiency across the organization.
2. IT Operating Model & Systems Integration
Lead the ERP roll-out across all global sites, moving from fragmented legacy systems to a scalable platform.
Ensure the reliability, scalability and resilience of IT infrastructure across manufacturing, R&D and commercial sites globally.
Partner with the Spectris Group IT function on shared standards, systems and integration.
Manage key IT vendor, supplier and outsourcing relationships to ensure commercial value and consistently high-quality service delivery.
3. Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence
Lead the development and execution of an enterprise data strategy aligned to PMS's business transformation agenda and AI readiness, including close integration with the master data management workstream.
Build a data architecture and reporting framework that supports real-time, investor-grade decision-making.
Champion financial and non-financial KPI visibility and self-service dashboards for the executive team.
Ensure the new ERP delivers the reporting backbone the business needs post-go live.
Identify opportunities to apply data and AI to new products, services and business models — for example predictive maintenance and digital or…