Job Description

Job Title: Director, IT Infrastructure

Location: Radnor

Job Type: Hybrid (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are in-office days)

Reporting to: CIO

Director Reports: 8-10

FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in the Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI's foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI's innovations lead the way! Won't you join us?

The Director, IT Infrastructure is a senior IT leadership role responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining FXI’s enterprise-wide technology infrastructure and support services. This role ensures that the company’s IT platforms, networks, and support functions effectively enable business operations with high performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency. The Director will oversee hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure (including Microsoft platforms like Azure and M365, SAP S/4HANA on RISE, and WAN connectivity) while managing a distributed team across the U.S. and Mexico. The position will also serve as FXI’s primary point of contact for the company’s outsourced Managed Service Provider, who delivers data center hosting, network management, backup/disaster recovery, and end-user help desk support. As a key member of the IT leadership team, the Director will work closely with the CIO along with IT and business leaders to align IT engineering and operations with organizational strategy and to drive continuous improvement in service delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic IT Leadership: Collaborate with the CIO and IT leaders to execute the IT engineering and infrastructure roadmap aligned with FXI’s business strategy and enterprise architecture.
• Infrastructure & Cloud Management: Lead FXI’s hybrid infrastructure and cloud environments (Azure, Microsoft 365, SAP S/4HANA) to meet business performance and availability requirements, including design, implementation, and support.
• Service Delivery & Operations: Ensure 24/7 availability and performance of IT systems through strong operational and resilience processes.
• Managed Services Oversight: Lead managed service provider relationships, ensuring reliable service delivery, SLA compliance, and ongoing performance optimization. Areas include: data center hosting, network management, backups & disaster recovery, and end-user service desk support.
• Network & Telecom Coordination: Oversee the wide area network (WAN) and telecommunications infrastructure in partnership service providers. Ensure robust and reliable connectivity across all locations.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Advance infrastructure efficiency, agility, and cost effectiveness through continuous improvement and adaptation of modern technologies.
• Standards, Governance, and Compliance: Establish and enforce enterprise technology standards, governance processes, and metrics to ensure value delivery, security, and compliance.
• Project & Portfolio Management: Oversee planning and execution of projects. Ensure projects are scoped and delivered according to expectations.
• Financial Management: Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for IT infrastructure.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Manage strategic vendor partnerships and contracts to deliver reliable, high‑value infrastructure services. Ensuring FXI obtains optimal value, performance, and reliability from its partners.
• Team Leadership & Development: Recruit, develop, and retain top talent. Lead and mentor a distributed infrastructure team, driving accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Customer Service & Support: Drive high user satisfaction through effective service desk performance and support optimization by implementing and adhering to best practices (e.g., ITIL processes).

Skills / Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field is required.
• Strategic & Analytical Thinking: Able to evaluate complex technology ecosystems and deliver innovative improvements to IT services.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, data center operations, networking, security, and application architecture in manufacturing or distribution environments.
• Leadership: Proven relationship builder across all levels, fostering a collaborative, customer‑focused culture.
• Technical Acumen: Broad expertise in enterprise infrastructure including cloud (Microsoft, Azure, Entra ID, M365), networking, servers, virtualization, endpoints, and enterprise platforms; experience with SAP S/4HANA in manufacturing environments preferred.
• Financial & Business Acumen: Strong business and financial judgment, including budgeting, cost management, and investment trade‑off decisions.
• Results Driven: Ability to deliver high‑quality results, under pressure, through proactive problem solving and a service‑oriented mindset.
• Travel: Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Total Rewards: We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Flexible spending accounts

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce: FXI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FXI does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identify or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or based on any individual’s membership in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We support workplace diversity. We strongly believe that diversity contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better products. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

FXI is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FXI via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of FXI. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by FXI as a result of the referral or through other means.