Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.
Responsibilities & QualificationsThe Infrastructure Platform Services Manager leads the team responsible for the design, implementation, operation and evolution of the platform services such as Active Directory, Backups, VDIs, and Databases.
This role provides strategic direction and operational oversight for those services, leads the Platform Services Engineers and collaborates with other IT leaders to align platform capabilities to business objectives.This role is responsible for the health and resiliency of platform infrastructure, drives continuous improvement, and represents the organization in vendor and partner engagements.
Responsibilities- Lead, mentor, and develop team members to grow strong internal talent, ensure business continuity and succession, and deliver extraordinary I&O capabilities.
- Define and drive strategy and roadmap for platform services; articulate requirements that support company goals and scalability.
- Oversee the design and architecture across infrastructure platform services to ensure resiliency, security and performance.
- Align team activities and operations to company initiatives, coordinate with other infrastructure and operations teams, and facilitate cross-team integration.
- Own SLAs, OLAs, planning and operational performance metrics for platform services; review trends and drive improvement actions.
- Handle vendor and partner relationships relevant to platform services; negotiate contracts, track SLAs, and ensure service quality.
- Ensure compliance with security frameworks, regulatory requirements and corporate policies within platform services.
- Prepare budgets, forecasts and cases to explain investments in platform technologies and operate within financial parameters.
- Facilitate incident resolution and problem management for complex platform issues; ensure timely restoration and corrective action.
- Represent the Platform Services team in multi-functional governance forums and executive updates.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
- 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise platform services including AD, backup, VDI and database environments, with at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership capacity.
- Track record of leading engineering teams and driving strategy across multiple technology domains.
- Strong breadth of technical knowledge across identity, backup, VDI and database systems and their operational contexts.
- Experience with IT service management and ITIL framework; proficiency in capacity planning, incident/problem/organizational change.
- Demonstrable ability to handle vendor and partner relationships for critically important infrastructure.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and partner engagement skills; ability to influence and align diverse audiences.
- Skills for critical thinking, planning and translating business objectives into technology investments.
- Demonstrated financial skill: budgeting, cost modeling and justification of technology spend.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship
What We Offer:Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:
- Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
- Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
- Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
- Diabetes Management Program
- Pet insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- PerkSpot Discount Program
- Tuition assistance and career development programs!
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Location ProfileNovelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting it’s 31 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.
Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.
DisclaimerWe encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise platform services, including Active Directory, backup, VDI, and database environments
- At least 3 years in a managerial or leadership capacity
- Track record of leading engineering teams and driving strategy across multiple technology domains
- Broad technical knowledge across identity, backup, VDI, and database systems and their operational contexts
- Experience with IT service management and the ITIL framework
- Proficiency in capacity planning, incident management, problem management, and organizational change
- Ability to manage vendor and partner relationships for critically important infrastructure
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and partner engagement skills
- Ability to influence and align diverse audiences
- Critical thinking, planning, and ability to translate business objectives into technology investments
- Demonstrated financial skills, including budgeting, cost modeling, and technology spend justification
Novelis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novelis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novelis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay is often characterized as good, great, or fair for the work, and total rewards are frequently viewed as competitive across many roles. Benefits coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability protections.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a standout part of the package, including a 401(k) with employer match and additional retirement savings support. Performance bonuses are also part of the financial rewards mix, reinforcing the overall value of total compensation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits appear broad, including tuition reimbursement, employee assistance programs, wellness-related accounts, and gym access in some locations. Additional perks such as company-sponsored outings, free meals/snacks in certain settings, and discounts add incremental value beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
Novelis is the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum. We work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, beverage can, automotive and high-end specialty markets. Operating an integrated network of technically advanced rolling and recycling facilities across North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Novelis leverages its global manufacturing and recycling footprint to deliver consistent, high-quality products around the world. Everything we do at Novelis begins with our commitment to the health, safety and well-being of our colleagues, customers and communities. We owe our status as a world-class manufacturer to our employees who continually anticipate and exceed the needs and expectations of all those we work with across the globe. At Novelis, each of us is driven to produce excellence. Our employees are generous with their time and talents, donating thousands of hours annually to various programs that benefit the communities in which we live and work. Much of that work is done through our long-term partnerships with Habitat for Humanity, FIRST Robotics and Discovery Education.
