Vice President, Mainframe Systems

Overview

Vice President, Mainframe Systems – Remote, United States

At Ensono, our purpose is to be a Relentless Ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things . We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology advisor and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.

We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose.

Honesty | Reliability | Collaboration | Curiosity | Passion

About the Role

The Vice President, Mainframe Services is a global leadership role responsible for driving excellence across various mainframe functions. This strategic position plays a pivotal role in ensuring seamless service delivery and operational efficiency. The VP collaborates closely with the organization’s global mainframe team and cross-functional leaders to align service capabilities with business needs and priorities.

This role is accountable for fostering a high-performance culture through coaching, mentoring, and leveraging talent management processes to build succession pipelines, develop future leaders, and cultivate deeply engaged teams. By championing collaboration and continuous improvement, the VP, Mainframe Services ensures the organization remains resilient, innovative, and well-positioned to meet evolving business demands.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and direction to Mainframe Services teams to deliver exceptional service to clients and stakeholders globally.

Champion continuous improvement by advancing process maturity, automation, and the integration of AI and emerging technologies to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.

Utilize enterprise systems, analytics, and performance metrics to inform decisions, monitor progress, and drive measurable outcomes across Mainframe Services functions.

Develop, assess, and ensure alignment with personnel, departmental, and enterprise-wide goals, fostering accountability and a results-driven culture.

Translate complex technical topics, operational data, and strategic metrics into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences, including executive leadership and cross-functional teams.

Build strong relationships and collaborative partnerships across the global Mainframe organization and with leaders in other business units to align priorities, share best practices, and deliver integrated solutions.

Coach and mentor leaders, identify high-potential talent, and implement succession planning strategies to build a resilient and future-ready leadership pipeline.

Promote a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and employee engagement, ensuring teams are motivated, empowered, and aligned with organizational values.

Oversee the reliability, scalability, and performance of Mainframe Services, ensuring service excellence and adherence to compliance, security, and risk management standards.

Serve as a strategic voice for the global Mainframe organization in enterprise-wide forums, contributing to business strategy, transformation initiatives, and long-term planning.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Proven experience in a senior leadership role within IT and mainframe services, managing large, global teams.

Deep expertise in diverse mainframe technical environments, with a strong track record of optimizing and transforming services through people, process, and technology, including AI and automation.

Minimum of 20 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional leaders, clients, and enterprise functions to align Mainframe Services with broader organizational goals.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills to lead and influence stakeholders at the business unit level and across the enterprise.

Preferred Qualifications

Effective, versatile, and action-oriented, with a strong commitment to execution.

Inclusive mentality and ability to work across diverse cultures and regions.

Skilled at managing competing priorities from a variety of stakeholders with clarity and focus.

Why Ensono?

Ensono is a place to Make Better Happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things, we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.

We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices.

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Two health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield

401(k) with company match

Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts

Depending on location, ability to take advantage of fitness centers

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement / posting OFCCP’s pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCP’s website

If you need accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email USTalentAcquisition@ensono.com.

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