Jay Upchurch

CEO

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States26 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a global team of over 1,000 professionals.
Expert in aligning IT strategy with business objectives.
Passionate about fostering innovation through diversity.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Computing executive with extensive experience in IT strategy and organizational leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

It StrategyCloud ComputingData AnalyticsAdvisory ServicesStrategy ManagementMarket AnalysisCloud ServicesManaged HostingCloud SolutionsRevenue GrowthManaged ServicesEcommerceService DeliveryProfessional ServicesProject Staffing

Other Skills

Team LeadershipSaaSStrategic PlanningIT ManagementOrganizational LeadershipCollaborationEmerging TechnologiesPortfolio ManagementOrganizational ChangeIntegration PlanningBusiness OperationsCross-functional LeadershipCustomer ManagementSolution SellingSoftware Development

About

As Chief Information Officer for SAS, I am privileged to lead a global team of more than 1,000 professionals to develop, deliver and manage best-in-class technology solutions and services. Our shared mission is to serve all SAS employees and customers with the technology they need to be productive and generate business growth, all in a secure and stable environment. For me, this means helping enterprises embrace the latest in cloud infrastructure and analytics software to execute on digital transformation initiatives. At no other time in history has technology mattered so much to an organization’s success. As such, we are at a pivotal intersection between how cloud technology and information technology are aligning to help companies operate in today’s rapidly-changing digital world. I am passionate about leveraging business and technical skills to align strategy, investment and operations for company success. I also believe that having a diverse team of individuals who come from different backgrounds, cultures and mindsets can only contribute to this success. Being open, inclusive and curious to learn from the knowledge of others helps to form new ideas and foster innovation.

Experience

Sas

2 roles

Chief Information Officer

Promoted

Jul 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

Team LeadershipCloud ComputingIT StrategySaaSStrategic PlanningIT Management

Vice President, IT

Jan 2019 – Jul 2019 · 6 mos

Responsible for Enterprise Application, Data and Data Analytics portfolio required to run the global business. Requires strong organizational leadership, IT strategy and roadmap, continuous communication and close collaboration with global business partners to align technology investments to meet our business objectives and drive financial results.

IT StrategyData AnalyticsOrganizational LeadershipCollaboration

Old blue truck consulting, llc

Founder & CEO

Jul 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 8 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Company board and advisory services for emerging technology companies.

Advisory ServicesEmerging Technologies

Oracle

2 roles

VP, Strategy & Solutions Management - Hospitality

Jul 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for defining and executing overall strategy and solutions management for Oracle Hospitality. Obligations include Hotel, Food & Beverage, Payment and Hardware portfolios in addition to Global Alliances and Channels. Deep expertise and focus on defining global market models, measuring market share, assessing investment opportunities, tracking competitive movements, define and executing portfolio road maps, partnering with 3rd party ISVs, managing global indirect sales channel and ensuring overall business unit alignment to Oracle corporate strategy.

Strategy ManagementMarket AnalysisPortfolio Management

VP, Global Hosting & SaaS - Retail & Hospitality

Oct 2014 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for designing, constructing and managing Oracle Hospitality’s Global Managed Hosting and Cloud Services. Primary objective was leading the organizational change post-Oracle acquisition from non-standard MICROS managed hosting services to standard Oracle Cloud services. Throughout this journey the 300+ global organization was responsible for maintaining industry leading service levels while replatforming MICROS solutions to leverage Oracle technologies and expanding our global footprints in all four operational regions – NA, LAD, EMEA and JAPAC.

Cloud ServicesManaged HostingOrganizational Change

Micros systems inc

CIO & SVP Global Hosting and SaaS

Nov 2013 – Oct 2014 · 11 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

"CIO Plus" responsibilities comprised of the traditional CIO role overseeing all internal technology needed to run the global enterprise as well as leading/developing the global hosting/SaaS service offering. Throughout tenure led the organizational transformation from on-prem license model to Cloud based solutions including significant hosting revenue growth in all four operational regions – NA, LAD, EMEA and JAPAC. Also materially participated from early due diligence through final acquisition and integration planning of MICROS into Oracle Corporation.

Cloud SolutionsRevenue GrowthIntegration Planning

At&t

AVP, Cloud Services

Jan 2009 – Nov 2013 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for aligning corporate strategy, investment and business operations for exponential growth of AT&T's global Managed Services portfolio - Managed Hosting, Managed Private Cloud and Managed Application Services. Deep expertise and focus on managed hosting infrastructure, eCommerce (Oracle|ATG, IBM Websphere Commerce, SAP|Hybris, portals, content management), Enterprise Applications (Oracle, Peoplesoft, SAP, Ariba) and Messaging/Collaboration (Microsoft). Services include managed hosting, cloud computing, managed application services and professional services.
Career Progression:
Aug '13 - Nov '13 : AVP, Cloud Services
Feb '11 - Aug '13 : Executive Director - Hosting, Cloud & Application Services
Jan '09 - Feb '11 : Executive Director - Managed Application & SaaS Services

Managed ServicesCloud ComputingBusiness Operations

Usinternetworking (usi)

Vice President, eCommerce

Jan 2003 – Jan 2009 · 6 yrs · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for global end-to-end eCommerce Service Line leadership -- product roadmap/strategy, P&L, revenue growth, Professional Services, Service Delivery and Day Two operations. Cross-functional leadership with Datacenter Operations, Service Management, Finance, Marketing, Sales and Human Resources.
Career Progression:
Jan '08 - Jan '09 : Vice President, eCommerce Hosting & Application Services
Jan '07 - Jan '08 : Senior Practice Director, eCommerce Hosting & Application Services
Jan '05 - Jan '07 : Practice Director, eCommerce Hosting & Application Services
Jan '03 - Jan '05 : Practice Manager, eCommerce Hosting & Application Services

eCommerceService DeliveryCross-functional Leadership

Interpath communications, inc

Development Resource Manager

May 1999 – Jan 2003 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Leadership responsibility for large Professional Services organization focused on Fortune 2000 market. Responsibilities included staffing decisions, reviews, mentoring, training, project staffing, architecture guidance, customer management and SDLC methodology.
Career Progression:
Feb '02 - Jan '03 : Development Resource Manager, Professional Services
Jan '01 - Feb '02 : Internet Application Architect
Sept '00 - Jan '01 : Sr. Internet Application Developer
May '99 - Sept '00 : Internet Application Developer

Professional ServicesProject StaffingCustomer Management