Director of Information Technology

Primary Function:The Director of IT provides IT Operations, Systems, and Network Administration leadership across all business lines (Green Valley Grocery, Crawford Oil, and Crawford Coin) and works with the VPIT to define and execute the strategic IT plan, encompassing connectivity, security, infrastructure, operations, C-Store applications, and enabling business information systems for a growing organization approaching 100 locations. The Director of IT leads organization wide initiatives as a hands-on senior specialist, and a team of IT Managers and Service Desk Technicians.Essential Requirements:IT Operations leadership, organizational skills, communications and drive for operational excellence, acquired over a career spanning 10+ years, or equivalent.Advanced subject matter expertise across Systems, Network Administration, and virtual infrastructure solutions, telecommunications, vendor management, compliance, and user support and training.Proven experience designing and implementing best practice IT, Systems, and Network Administration programs to deliver business solutions and achieve annual results. Drives process improvement to deliver secure, scalable, and sustainable termediate understanding and application of cybersecurity principles, policies, and processes.Demonstrates exceptional leadership, engagement, coaching and mentoring, influence, performance management, partnership and career development for self, peers, and a team of salaried and hourly professionals.Ability to collaborate with peers across internal business operations.Sound business judgment and strong commercial acumen.Preferred Skills and Experience:Experience with virtualization technologies, enterprise storage systems.Advanced strategic development, business analytics, and leadership experience.MS in Information Technology andor a related industry certifications.

Created: 2024-11-04