Director, IT Infrastructure

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife's portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes : fairlife ultra-filtered milk ; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan , a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com .

company information

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With more than $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife's portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes : fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation. To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

job purpose :

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of IT Infrastructure & Support Services to lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise and operational technology (OT) infrastructure across our manufacturing and corporate environments. This role is critical in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our IT backbone, with a strong emphasis on enterprise and OT networking, Nutanix-based virtualization, Microsoft technology stack, and end-user support services. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of deep technical expertise, operational leadership, and executive presence, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant language for stakeholders at all levels. This leader will also play a pivotal role in enabling innovation and unlocking value from existing and emerging technologies in mobile, IoT, and AI.

responsibilities :

Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture

• Define and execute the infrastructure roadmap aligned with business and manufacturing objectives.
• Lead the design and governance of enterprise and OT networks (Cisco), ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Oversee Nutanix-based virtualization platforms, ensuring optimal compute resource utilization and scalability.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to drive innovation and operational efficiency.

Microsoft Technology Stack Leadership

Operational Technology (OT) Integration

Support Services & Help Desk

Innovation Leadership

Leadership & Collaboration

Governance, Risk & Compliance

skills / qualifications required :

Technical Skills :

Soft Skills :

Preferred Qualifications :

position location : Chicago, IL

reports to : Vice President, IT

exempt / nonexempt : Exempt

Base pay range :

$140,000 — $190,000 USD

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of 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, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email careers@fairlife.com .

For Recruitment Agencies

At fairlife, we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team, which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team.

As our recruitment is primarily handled in-house, we work only occasionally with external agencies, and only those on our existing, pre-approved vendor list. At this time, we are not reviewing or expanding that list.

Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.