IT Director

This is a rare opportunity to step into a strategic leadership role at a nationally recognized organization focused on personal and professional development. With over a decade of continuous growth, this company blends entrepreneurial energy with a structured, resource-rich environment. Here are a few reasons to consider the role:

• Well-known leadership and development organization
• Over 10 years of sustained growth and innovation
• Entrepreneurial spirit encouraged across all levels
• Access to cutting-edge tools and systems
• Be part of a mission-driven company helping people make positive life changes
• Education and training tools provided to support your success

Job Overview: The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will lead the organization’s day-to-day technology operations, infrastructure, security, and long-term IT strategy. This role will oversee a multi-site IT environment, manage a team of technology professionals, and ensure systems remain secure, scalable, and aligned with business objectives. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader who can also remain hands-on when needed, providing guidance during critical projects, system issues, and business growth initiatives.

Responsibilities of the IT Director:

• Develop and execute the organization’s IT strategy and technology roadmap.
• Serve as the primary technology advisor to executive leadership, communicating risks, priorities, and investment needs.
• Manage IT budgets, vendor relationships, and technology expenditures.
• Lead and mentor IT team members across support, systems, and infrastructure functions.
• Establish and maintain service delivery standards, support processes, and operational best practices.
• Oversee core infrastructure, cloud platforms, identity management, endpoint management, and collaboration technologies.
• Ensure the security, availability, and performance of all internal technology systems.
• Lead cybersecurity initiatives, access governance, patch management, incident response, and compliance efforts.
• Evaluate, select, and implement new technologies and solutions that support business growth.
• Provide technical leadership during major projects, critical incidents, and organizational changes.
• Support and optimize technology operations across multiple locations.

• Experience within an IT leadership position.
• Experience managing an IT team, IT budgets, and enterprise technology environments.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms, virtualization, identity management, endpoint management, and collaboration technologies.
• Experience presenting technology strategy plans, roadmaps, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, compliance requirements, and IT governance.
• Experience supporting multi-site organizations and distributed workforces.
• Ability to build, scale, and improve IT operations and support functions.
• Strong project leadership and vendor management experience.

Bonus Experience of the IT Director:

• Certifications such as CISSP, PMP, ITIL, AWS, Microsoft, or similar.
• Experience partnering with software development, product, infrastructure or customer-facing technology teams.
• Familiar with data warehousing, analytics, and reporting environments.
• Experience in high-growth or rapidly scaling organizations.
• Background leading technology modernization, cloud transformation, or infrastructure migration initiatives.