Strategic IT Director: Transformation & Security

thehivecareers.co; Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

thehivecareers.co seeks a Director of Information Technology to provide strategic and operational leadership across the IT function in an Insurance & Investments context. You will align technology with business objectives, oversee enterprise applications, security, and data initiatives, and drive modernization.

Responsibilities include developing IT strategy, leading budgets and vendors, and mentoring IT teams while ensuring high availability, compliance, and effective governance across the

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of progressive IT/technology experience
• 5+ years in Director of IT, CIO/CTO, or equivalent leadership roles
• Experience in insurance, investment management, or financial services preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the organization's IT strategy, roadmap, and technology priorities.
• Lead IT operations, infrastructure, networks, cloud, applications, and service delivery.
• Oversee technology platforms supporting insurance, investment-management, finance, risk, and corporate operations.
• Manage cybersecurity, information security, access controls, IT risk, and technology controls.
• Establish IT governance, policies, standards, procedures, and service-management frameworks.
• Lead digital transformation, automation, modernization, and technology optimization.
• Oversee ERP, CRM, core insurance, investment-management, financial, and enterprise applications.
• Manage enterprise architecture, databases, APIs, systems integration, and cloud environments.
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
• Lead major implementations, migrations, upgrades, integrations, and technology transformation programs.
• Manage IT budgets, vendors, outsourcing partners, contracts, and technology procurement.
• Monitor IT KPIs, SLAs, service quality, project delivery, and operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with relevant financial-services, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop data, analytics, reporting, and business-intelligence capabilities.
• Partner with executive and business leaders to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop IT managers, engineers, analysts, and support teams.
• Provide senior leadership with reporting on technology performance, risks, projects, budgets, and investments.

Skills

IT strategy

IT governance

IT infrastructure

Enterprise applications

Cloud & networking

Cybersecurity

Enterprise architecture

Data analytics

Digital transformation

Budget management

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

thehivecareers.co seeks a Director of Information Technology to provide strategic and operational leadership across the IT function in an Insurance & Investments context. You will align technology with business objectives, oversee enterprise applications, security, and data initiatives, and drive modernization.

Responsibilities include developing IT strategy, leading budgets and vendors, and mentoring IT teams while ensuring high availability, compliance, and effective governance across the