Director, IT Operations

your Jared; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ProScore Technologies is seeking a Director of IT Operations to own the day-to-day delivery, reliability, and security of the IT environment. This leader reports to the CIO/VP of Technology and sets the standard for uptime, audit readiness, and service quality across the organization.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can sit in CAB, executive readouts, or Sev 1 bridge calls, measuring success by uptime, tickets SLAs, and strong team development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with 5+ years in operations leadership.
• Experience owning a formal change management program and CAB chairmanship.
• Proven track record in 24x7 operations, incident response, and SLA-driven delivery.
• Experience supporting SOC, PCI, or comparable audits with measurable outcomes.
• Hands-on familiarity with monitoring, ticketing, and collaboration tools.
• ITIL-aligned understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
• Ability to translate operational data into executive-level reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise change management program and CAB governance with audit-ready documentation.
• Lead the IT service desk and end-user support with defined SLAs and customer satisfaction.
• Own the incident lifecycle, RCA effort, and cross-functional Sev 1/2 coordination.
• Oversee 24x7 infrastructure operations, monitoring, and on-call effectiveness.
• Partner with Security and Compliance to maintain audit readiness and controls.
• Manage vendor relationships and IT asset lifecycle, including procurement and costs.
• Build and mentor a high-performance IT operations team and career growth paths.

Skills

IT leadership

Change management

Incident response

SLA management

Security & compliance

Vendor management

Team development

Auditing & reporting

Monitoring tooling

Advanced communication

Tools

Splunk

Datadog

PagerDuty

Site24x7

Jira

Confluence

Job description

ProScore Technologies | Full time

Salary: 100,000 - 130,000

This is a remote position.

About the Role

The Director of IT Operations is responsible for the day-to-day delivery, reliability, and security of the company's IT environment. This leader owns the people, processes, and technology behind change management, the service desk, end-user support, infrastructure operations, and operational security. Reporting to the CIO/VP of Technology, the Director of IT Operations sets the standard for operational discipline, audit readiness, and service quality across the organization.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has built operational programs from the ground up, who can sit equally well in a Change Advisory Board, an executive readout, or a Sev 1 bridge call, and who measures success in uptime, audit findings, ticket SLAs, and team development.

Key Responsibilities

Change Management & Governance

• Own the enterprise change management program, including policies, workflows, and approval gates for all production changes.
• Chair the Change Advisory Board (CAB), facilitating risk review, implementation readiness, rollback planning, and final approval of change requests. Ensure 100% compliance on deployment plans, test evidence, rollback procedures, and post-change validation for every production change. Maintain complete audit trails and documentation in the ticketing system (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow) to support internal and external audits.

Help Desk & End‑User Support

• Lead the IT service desk and end-user support function, setting SLA targets for response, resolution, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee employee onboarding/offboarding, device provisioning, access management, and lifecycle support for laptops, peripherals, and software. Drive continuous improvement in ticket quality, first‑contact resolution, knowledge base coverage, and self‑service capability.
• Develop tiered support structure (Tier 1 through Tier 3) with clear escalation paths and ownership.

Incident & Problem Management

• Own the full incident lifecycle: detection, triage, escalation, communication, resolution, and post‑incident review.
• Coordinate cross‑functional response on Sev 1 and Sev 2 incidents, including executive communication and bridge facilitation.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA), corrective action tracking, and closure for all high‑severity events.
• Establish and maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual availability, outage, and trend reporting for senior leadership.

Infrastructure Operations & Monitoring

• Oversee 24x7 monitoring, alerting, and operations functions across production and corporate environments.
• Own the operational monitoring and observability stack (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, PagerDuty, Site24x7), ensuring detection coverage, alert quality, and on‑call effectiveness.
• Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure operational readiness of new services before release.

Security & Compliance

• Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to maintain SOC, PCI, and other applicable audit readiness across IT operations.
• Enforce access controls, change controls, and operational security standards across systems and endpoints.
• Serve as the operational point of contact for auditors, evidence gathering, and control attestation.

Vendor & Asset Management

• Manage relationships with hardware, software, and managed service vendors (e.g., Dell, CDW, MSPs).
• Oversee IT asset lifecycle, procurement forecasting, license management, and cost accountability.

Team Leadership & Development

• Build, lead, coach, and develop a multi‑functional IT operations team across change, service desk, support, and operations.
• Set performance standards, mentor staff, and create career growth paths from Tier 1 through senior roles.
• Foster a culture of accountability, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, with at least 5 years in IT operations leadership or management.
• Demonstrated ownership of a formal change management program, including CAB chairmanship and audit accountability.
• Strong track record managing 24x7 operations, incident response, and SLA driven service delivery.
• Experience supporting SOC, PCI, or comparable audit frameworks with measurable compliance outcomes.
• Hands‑on familiarity with modern monitoring, ticketing, and collaboration tooling (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, PagerDuty, Site24x7, Jira, Confluence).
• ITIL‑aligned understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
• Proven ability to build process structure from the ground up and translate operational data into executive‑level reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; equally effective with engineers, auditors, and senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• ITIL v3/v4 Foundation (or higher) certification.
• Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, fintech, payments).
• Experience leading or supporting M&A integration, ERP transitions, or major platform migrations.
• Background that spans hands‑on technical work and senior leadership (e.g., progression from help desk through operations management).

What Success Looks Like

• Zero audit findings related to change management and operational controls.
• Sustained reduction in Sev 1 and Sev 2 incidents year over year.
• Service desk consistently meeting or exceeding SLA and CSAT targets.
• Clear, trusted operational reporting that leadership relies on to make decisions.
• A high‑performing, well‑developed IT operations team with low attrition and visible internal growth.