Director of Information Technology

Oakridge Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Global retailer (based in NYC) is seeking a Director of IT to lead and implement the IT strategy, manage the IT department, and oversee infrastructure, security, and budgets. The role requires aligning technology with business objectives, ensuring cybersecurity and compliance, and managing hardware, software, and vendor relationships while reporting IT performance to executives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years directly managing IT Support professionals including IT Support leaders/managers.
• Experience leading IT strategy, infrastructure, security, budgets, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement IT strategy for the organization.
• Manage the IT department and staff.
• Oversee infrastructure, security, and budgets.
• Align technology with business objectives and ensure cybersecurity and compliance.
• Manage hardware, software, and vendor relationships.
• Oversee technical support and report IT performance to executive leadership.

Skills

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Project management

Collaboration

People skills

Tools

MS Office Suite / Office 365

Active Directory troubleshooting

ServiceNow

Windows Servers

Cisco networking

Job description

Global retailer (based in NYC) is looking for a Director of IT.

Role Overview

As the Director of IT you will be leading and implementing IT strategy, managing the IT department and staff, and overseeing infrastructure, security, and budgets. Key responsibilities are aligning technology with business objectives, ensuring cybersecurity and compliance, and managing hardware, software, and vendor relationships. You will be responsible for managing technical support, and reporting on IT performance to executive leadership.

Qualifications

Required experience: 5+ years directly managing IT Support professionals including IT Support leaders/managers.

Technical skills / abilities

• Full understanding of MS Office Suite/0365/Active Directory troubleshooting. ServiceNow ticketing system, Windows Servers and Cisco Networking protocalls.

Personal skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and working knowledge of project management tasks.
• Ability to work in a diverse, dynamic environment and effectively collaborate across teams.
• Exceptional people skills with demonstrated ability to work with both a technical and functional audience.