Fractional Chief Information Officer

Thriveon; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 100k-150k

Tools provided

Training reimbursement

Health insurance

401K match

Job summary

Thriveon seeks a seasoned Fractional CIO to serve as a strategic advisor to mid-sized clients, aligning IT with business goals, driving growth, security, and scalability. The role is client-facing, with up to 50% onsite work at client locations in Minnesota.

You will shape IT roadmaps, lead strategic initiatives, and ensure proactive IT performance across environments. You'll guide executives on leveraging technology for profitability, manage relationships, and deliver measurable business

Qualifications

• Proven experience aligning IT strategy with business outcomes for mid-market firms.
• Ability to translate objectives into actionable technology initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Strong leadership in cross-functional environments and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Make and defend technology recommendations to CEOs, CFOs, and COOs—connecting to revenue, margin, scalability, and resilience.
• Develop and maintain IT roadmaps aligned with client strategy, growth targets and operational needs.
• Translate business objectives into actionable technology initiatives and measurable outcomes.
• Oversee execution blueprints ensuring projects are scoped, budgeted, and delivered on time.
• Establish KPIs for IT effectiveness and report to leadership.

Skills

IT strategy

Executive communication

Cybersecurity leadership

IT governance

Financial acumen

Job description

As a Thriveon Fractional CIO, you are a driven self-starter who serves as a strategic advisor to mid-sized companies effectively aligning our IT strategy with the client's business goals. You’ll guide executives on how to leverage technology for growth, security, scalability, and profitability while ensuring that IT initiatives are executed with excellence.

This is a client-facing leadership role where you’ll drive measurable business outcomes by shaping IT roadmaps, leading strategic initiatives, and ensuring proactive IT performance across client environments. This position is based in Minnesota and requires up to 50% onsite work at client locations.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary $100,000- $150,000
• Latest technology tools: IT Management, Knowledgebase, Professional Service Automation, cellphone, laptop, and two screens
• Latest technical training: expert led events and on demand, certification reimbursement
• Medical & Dental Insurance 75% of family premium covered
• 401K w/ 4% match

Company Overview

Thriveon is the leading IT provider in Minnesota and Florida, helping mid-sized construction, manufacturing and legal firms achieve enterprise IT results. We deliver Fractional CIO leadership, proactive IT management, and cybersecurity services that empower executives to scale, stay secure, and maximize value from their IT investments.Our mission is simple: Empowering people to create business success with information and technology.Thriveon is poised to grow 5x over the next 8 years, from the current team of 30 people. We’re growing rapidly, and we’re looking for a seasoned Fractional CIO to join our team and guide our clients at the executive level.

The management at Thriveon believe its people are its most important asset and is focused on developing a rewarding career plan for team members, creating an environment for them to grow and thrive. The culture is a results oriented close-knit family. Work environment is hybrid in-office and remote as the work allows.

Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Make and defend technology recommendations to CEOs, CFOs, and COOs — including investment decisions, system selections, and prioritization tradeoffs — connecting each to revenue, margin, scalability, and resilience.
• Independently develop and maintain IT roadmaps that align with client business strategy, growth targets, and operational needs.
• Quickly translate business objectives into actionable technology initiatives and measurable outcomes.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

• Oversee cybersecurity posture, policies, and incident readiness.
• Partner with internal teams and third-party vendors to close security gaps and maintain compliance.
• Ensure cyber insurance, regulatory, and contractual requirements are met.
• Define standards for IT budgeting, vendor selection, and project prioritization.
• Optimize technology portfolios for cost efficiency, scalability, and performance.
• Evaluate and rationalize systems (ERP, CRM, project management, collaboration, etc.) to ensure 'best fit' adoption.

Execution Oversight

• Create execution blueprints for critical initiatives—ensuring projects are scoped correctly, budgeted properly, and delivered on time.
• Establish KPIs for IT effectiveness, reporting regularly to leadership.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to internal IT and vendor teams.
• Model ROI for IT investments, enabling business leaders to make fact-based funding decisions.
• Drive cost transparency and optimization across IT services and systems.
• Ensure technology spend directly supports business value creation.
• Maintain up-to-date Time Entries and Expenses for billing and accounting purposes.
• Participate in daily huddles and weekly meetings.
• Complete 1 hour of continuing education per week to improve job skills.
• Exemplifies Thriveon Core Values: Humble, Helpful, Ambitious, Coachable and Curious.

Qualifications

• 10+ Years of proven experience as CIO, VP of IT, or equivalent senior IT leadership role.
• Proven success managing multiple concurrent client or business-unit relationships — comfortable context-switching across distinct environments while maintaining depth in each.
• Strong track record of aligning IT strategy with business outcomes in mid-market $50-$900 million revenue construction, manufacturing and/ or legal firms.
• Expertise in cybersecurity leadership, IT governance, and risk management.
• Deep knowledge of business applications (ERP, CRM, project/service management, cloud platforms).
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear, executive-level business terms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and vendors without direct authority.
• Exceptional financial and analytical skills to justify IT spend.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.