IT Applications & Data Strategy Director

Presbyterian Homes & Services; Roseville (MN); On-site; USD 137,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, HSA & FSA

Retirement with employer match

Life insurance (AD&D)

Holiday pay & extended sick

Vision insurance

Disability coverage

Education assistance programs

PTO and same-day pay

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Presbyterian Homes & Services in Roseville, MN seeks a full-time Director of IT Applications, Development & Data to lead architecture, development, integration and governance of the organization's business applications and data environment.

You will drive strategic technology roadmaps, oversee data governance, AI initiatives, and vendor partnerships, while guiding teams to deliver secure, high-availability solutions aligned with mission and regulatory needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field required, advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience.
• 5+ years in management or director-level leadership role.
• Proven experience leading organizational applications, ERP, or CRM platform selection and implementation.
• Proven experience with SDLC, Data Governance and Integration Platform as a Service solutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing application support, business partner, and engineering teams.
• Strong experience with vendor management, contracts, budget planning, and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and evolve the organizational application architecture, solution designs, and technology roadmaps.
• Provide strategic leadership and accountability for the Application Support, IT Business Partner, and Application & Data Engineering functions.
• Oversee governance, prioritization, and strategic alignment of the applications portfolio.
• Own and oversee organizational data governance practices, including data quality and stewardship.
• Own, develop, implement, maintain, and oversee organizational Artificial Intelligence strategy.
• Architect and oversee supported application, development and data technologies to meet needs.
• Lead the execution of application development, integration, deployment, upgrade, and enhancement initiatives using Agile.
• Lead evaluation, selection, implementation, documentation, support, and lifecycle management of platforms.
• Establish standards, processes, and governance for IT systems and performance measurement.
• Manage third-party vendor and support relationships for maintenance of the applications portfolio.
• Provide project management leadership and governance for application and data initiatives.
• Collaborate with business units to manage annual operating, capital, and multi-year budgets.

Skills

IT leadership

Application architecture

Data governance

Vendor management

Budget planning

SDLC

Agile methodologies

Executive communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or CS

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Presbyterian Homes & Services in Roseville, MN seeks a full-time Director of IT Applications, Development & Data to lead architecture, development, integration and governance of the organization's business applications and data environment.

You will drive strategic technology roadmaps, oversee data governance, AI initiatives, and vendor partnerships, while guiding teams to deliver secure, high-availability solutions aligned with mission and regulatory needs.