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Welcome to Tomorrow

We believe that effective leaders don't simply seek "jobs", they seek organizations that have a compelling story, exceptional leaders, and room for continued growth. As you scroll through this page, you will gain a better understanding of Andersen Corporation's narrative, where the company has been, and where it is going.

Manager of Information Technology - Enterprise Integrations

Andersen Corporation
Andersen Corporation has a rich 120 year history, starting from humble beginnings in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen.  Fast forwarding to today, Andersen is now known as the standalone market leader in the window and door manufacturing industry, creating the highest quality of products along with instituting a first class consumer experience.  The leadership team acknowledges how crucial the Andersen IT organization is to the company's future as they continue to drive change and innovation across the industry.  With this in mind, the leadership team has kick started an enterprise journey towards data democratization, utilizing "self-service" analytics to make data more accessible to more people within the organization.  This will create structured, curated data that any leader within the company can access, resulting in better and faster decision making.  In order for this journey to be successful, this leader will play a critical role in the enterprise data management vertical, leading the enterprise integrations team to ensure the proper centralization of applications and data across the entire enterprise.  This unique and mighty team will have end-to-end visibility into the company and assist standing up the first Governance Board to drive singularity in the way they look at data. 

A Foundation you can build on

Getting a sense of the foundation that has been built prior to your arrival offers a lens through which you can see where your career may go.

Andersen Corporation

Andersen, a privately held company, is a premier window and door manufacturer focusing on the core values of integrity, innovation, partnership, citizenship, and excellence. The company's mission is to recognize your home as a reflection of your life and ensure their customers love the life they see.

History

Andersen was founded in 1903 by Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin, where logs arrived via the St. Croix River. 120 years later, the company has earned the reputation as the most trusted window and door manufacturer in North America. While Andersen has the longest history of its competitors, it is more focused now on leveraging their amazing legacy to drive the future of the business.

Building Materials

With a focus on investing in innovation, Andersen continues to be the thought-leader in manufacturing windows and doors. Currently, they are progressive in their approach to security, adhesives, and installation as it relates to the product lines. Their commitment to R&D has them well-positioned to continue to be successful and competitive in the marketplace.

Scale

Given a vast North American footprint along with a growing European presence, Andersen has roughly 10,000 employees and generates several billion dollars in annual revenue making them the largest company in their category in North America by marketshare and size. Locally, Andersen operates out of headquarter facilities in Bayport, Oak Park Heights, and Cottage Grove, with many additional manufacturing locations scattered across the United States and Canada.

What Andersen Values Most

Innovation

Andersen's executive team sincerely appreciates the company's 120 year history. However, it knows that most important for success in today's climate is to constantly empower and encourage its team members to ideate on pragmatic innovation and advancement opportunities within an industry that is ripe for transformation.

DE&I

Jay Lund, CEO of Andersen, has made diversity, equity, and inclusion a critical priority and a true enterprise commitment over the last handful of years. As Co-Chair of the DEI Collaborative, Jay and his cohort are passionate about the positive impact diversification of Andersen's organization will have not only on the business but also within the community.

Kindness

As simple as it sounds, one of the most consistent characteristics embodied by Andersen's leadership team is kindness. It becomes evident quickly that above all else, Andersen values thoughtfulness, empathy, authenticity, and humility as integral selection criteria on every key hiring initiative across the organization.

What You Will Be A Part Of

As a leader at Andersen, you will position the organization for its future, which requires an understanding of those around you, what they collectively stand for, and how they positively impact the world.

BEHIND THE SCENES - ANDERSEN STORMWATCH PROTECTION

Take a quick look into the immense detail and impact testing Andersen puts forth in developing their product lines, specifically their coastal windows. With the threat of severe storms and hurricanes, Andersen takes into account every variable when it comes to manufacturing the highest performing window giving their consumers unparalleled peace of mind.

KELLY ARONSON, ANDERSEN CIO - NOMINATED FOR 2021 CIO OF THE YEAR
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY - CEO, JAY LUND

For the past decade, CEO Jay Lund has worked tirelessly to establish diversity, equity, and inclusion as a forefront priority of the company. Andersen Corporation was founded on the foundational philosophy of "All Together" and they are not straying away from this essential value.

ANDERSEN NAMED ONE OF 'AMERICA'S BEST LARGE EMPLOYERS'
For the third consecutive year, Forbes has named Andersen one of "America's Best Large Employers". Take a deeper look into what Karen Richard, CHRO believes differentiates Andersen and establishes the company as one of the best places to work. 
Quality - Best in Class

Why is Andersen known across the industry as the best-in-class window and door manufacturer? Testing, testing, and testing.

Preserving the View - Sustainability

One of the key initiatives of the enterprise is not only to minimize the Andersen environmental footprint, but to be an industry leader in having a positive impact on our world. Hear CEO, Jay Lund discuss Andersen's achievement from the environmental protection agency.

The Company You’ll Keep

Who you’ll work with is often more important than the work itself. Get to know Andersen's Information Technology leadership team who you will be engaging with and working next to in this role.

Mathew Hoffman

Director of Information Technology (Direct Manager)

Mat has quickly made a tremendous impact on Andersen's enterprise technology organization in just 2 years with the company.  With recent consolidation of Andersen's data teams, he now leads an org consisting of almost 50 people focused on enterprise data management, data governance, and data platforms/infrastructure.  Mat is known throughout the organization for his authentic and caring personality given how much effort and intentionality he puts forth into the development of his team members.  He strongly believes that genuine interactions to fully understand people will result in the most cohesive and trust-oriented team.  Moreover, he is constantly ideating, on a team level, on how to purposefully create and grow the most inclusive team possible, which will ultimately allow them to reach their full potential.  As the team progresses into the future, Mat is establishing an entire Data Governance Board that will streamline processes around data, and create singularity in the ways they look at data and information.  The future is bright in the world of data at Andersen and with Mat at the helm, and there is no better time to jump on board. 

Kelly Aronson

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

A 2021 nominee for "CIO Of The Year" by ORBIE Awards, Kelly Aronson recently succeeded Lance Whitacre as CIO of Andersen's entire enterprise after completely transforming Renewal by Andersen's IT organization starting in 2014. She is an extremely relationship-driven leader, and is very highly respected across Andersen's enterprise given the positive outcomes she has driven over the last 7 years. Kelly is known at Andersen as a "hero" for establishing Renewal by Andersen's IT function as a major differentiator for the business, driving pragmatic innovation across sales automation, mar-tech, augmented reality, and more. Kelly looks forward to investing in continued transformation across Andersen's enterprise IT organization, which offers up-and-coming IT leaders tremendous career growth and development opportunities under her leadership.

Shawn Podevels

Senior Director of Information Technology

Nimeesh Desai

Director of Information Technology, Supply Chain Strategy

Kyle Luckow

Senior Manager of Business Intelligence and Analytics

A Day in the Life

This leader will play a critical role in driving the broader enterprise integration to a "self-service" analytics model by leading, and continuing to build, three main functional areas/teams; Enterprise Application/Data Integrations (EAI), Master Data Management, and Robotic Process Automation.  Within these three functional areas is a curious and highly skilled team consisting of roughly 6 people with various skillsets related to engineering and integration expertise. With a vast scope, this team could touch any application within the enterprise making it imperative for this leader to comprehend complex systems to properly guide and progress this team into the future. 

Responsibilities

  • Inspire, motivate, develop, and actively coach team members. This includes responsibility for the quality of the services delivered, career development, and welfare of team members.
  • Strategic project portfolio management: resource planning, project prioritization, and overall cross-functional project alignment.
  • Collaborate with IT Director (Mathew Hoffman) to plan long term strategy for governance, integration methodologies, and new technologies 
  • Actively participate in organizations long term Integration strategy including cloud & SaaS migrations 
  • Work with external vendors to source, negotiate, and manage contract resources and solution services.

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  • Manage Relationships with both Staffing and System Vendors: Service Level Agreements, Contract Negotiation
  • Effectively communicate software solution expectations to internal customers, team members and other stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate security, audit, and risk management policies.
  • Work with Product Owners to plan, build and effectively manage technical roadmaps

Requirements

  • Previous experience supervising or managing teams
  • A minimum of 10+ years’ experience with Information Technology, Software Development, Data Platforms / Infrastructure 
  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in an agile environment (e.g., user stories, iterative development, etc.).
  • Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, Business Administration preferred).
  • Ability to facilitate communication between business and technical teams.
  • Ability to drive innovation 
  • Maintain detailed knowledge of metrics & roadmaps and provide executive level status on key initiatives/programs

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Nice to have:

  • Experience with API, EDI, and/or Low Code/No Code Integration platforms (Mulesoft ideal)
  • Agile experience – Scrum/Kanban & Atlassian suite 
  • Experience with governance models for both centralized and federated delivery models
  • Experience managing diverse technical staff in a mix of onshore and offshore settings
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What You Bring to the Table

Aspiration

Andersen's enterprise IT organization is transforming and growing rapidly, which offers high energy, aspirational up-and-coming leadership professionals a major opportunity for continued career growth.

Embrace Change

With a data transformation underway, this leader will navigate ambiguity on a daily basis and drive decisions confidently without knowing all the details. Moreover, they will set the tone for this team, exuding a calm and focused demeanor during times of uncertainty. 

Relationship Driven

In a vertically integrated and matrixed organization like Andersen, leaders consistently communicate and develop relationships across different functions. You will be called upon to partner and build trust with many different groups in order to successfully centralize and integrate accessible data. 

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