What you’ll do:

• Strategic leadership of IT across the company, defining and owning OKR’s focused on mitigating risk. 
• Develop and execute the organization’s IT strategy in alignment with the company’s goals and objectives. 
• Lead and manage a team of IT professionals, providing guidance and support to ensure high-quality work and effective communication within the team and with other departments. 
• Ensure that all technology solutions are scalable, secure, and comply with relevant regulations and standards. 
• Evaluate and manage the organization’s technology infrastructure, including hardware, software, networks, and systems. 
• Identify and implement new technologies that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization’s operations. 
• Manage the organization’s technology budget, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently. 
• Develop and maintain project plans and timelines (backlogs) for IT engineering projects, ensuring that deadlines are met and budgets are adhered to. 
• Collaborate with other departments to identify and address technology-related challenges and opportunities.
•  Communicate effectively with senior management and stakeholders about IT-related issues and initiatives. 
• Set the vision, strategy, and roadmaps for our IT programs. 
• Build relationships with other business and engineering leaders to determine possible risks and risk management processes. 
• Lead the development and implementation of effective and reasonable policies. 
• Develop a strategy for dealing with audits, compliance checks and external assessment processes. 
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. 

Required qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in IT, with 8+ years in a leadership role. 
• Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team of professionals. 
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure that deadlines are met. 
• Clear and concise communicator. 
• Strong technical expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and trends. 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with other departments and stakeholders. 
• Ability to think strategically and develop long-term plans and goals. 
• Experience managing a technology budget and allocating resources effectively. 
• Experience working with product development teams in an Agile or DevOps environment. 
• Excellent communication skills; Assisting with internal and external communication and improving transparency. 
• Demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others. 
• Demonstrated ability to create innovative solutions that create exceptional collaborative environments. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects at scale and across functions with high level of execution and quality. 
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment and solve problems of varying levels of complexity. 
• Capable of developing collaborative relationships with external and internal stakeholders 
• Strong communication to effectively present to customers, team members and senior leadership. 
• Identify inefficiencies. functional overlap, synergies and opportunities; implement solutions and close gaps. 
• Experience building, leading, and mentoring direct reports while creating strong camaraderie and mission achievement. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field or equivalent experience.