(THIS JOB IS FILLED) VP/ Vice President/Dir Information Technology – Tulsa, Oklahoma or Los Angeles, Ca by LAX (Relocation Offered) Direct Hire/ Full Time Employee

TITLE: Director/VP of Information Technology

LOCATION:  Los Angeles, Ca (by LAX) or Tulsa, Oklahoma (RELOCATION OFFERED)

HIERARCHY: Reports to CTO – Peer to VP Engineering

SIZE OF STAFF: 1 to start with 2-3 to hire and maybe more

SALARY: to be discussed

JOB OVERVIEW

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Hands-on, in the weeds responsibility for all Infrastructure/Network IT staff and involvement in Data Management and Hosting. Provide support to Development team infrastructure needs for DEV, QA, Pre-Production & Production environments for all product lines of the company.

APPLICATION & JOB QUESTIONS BELOW

Looking for somebody who is a still in the weeds, hands-on technical leader, is strong on PCI/ Security and all the other technologies listed below, Virtual and Physical locations, experience working with a small team, directly with the CTO and VP SW Eng to deploy all products across all regions. Direct to consumer vs B2b. GCP and AWS (global and US). Travel and/or auto rental industry.

NOTE: Please email application questions and job questions to Di@DKKDstaffing.com

• NOT open to Corp to Corp
• Those authorized to work in US encouraged to apply.
• DKKD Staffing does not sponsor and cannot support H1, EAD, etc. No outside agencies please.

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OVERVIEW: Are you a seasoned Global VPIT who is still pretty hands-on? Do you enjoy working with smaller companies that are growing? Are you experienced at strategic planning and forecasting a company’s long-term systems needs and hardware acquisitions? PCI DSS and SOX Compliance, NIST Systems Security Standards experience is very important in this role.

Job Summary

The Vice President of Information Technology determines the organization’s long-term systems needs and any hardware acquisitions needed to accomplish the organization’s business objectives. Establishes and directs the strategic long-term goals, policies and procedures for an information technology department. Gives technical guidance on high-priority projects and orients the company to trends in the information technology industry.

In addition, the Vice President of Information Technology reports to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and is responsible for the development of functional or business unit strategy for the entire organization. Implements corporate vision and establishes IT strategy for the department. Executes multiple high-impact initiatives to achieve overall corporate goals.

Among others, the responsibility of the Vice President IT is the management, planning, strategy, security and execution of IT infrastructure for a globally dispersed and online enterprise organization. This position will in conjunction with the CTO, set overall infrastructure strategy, security posture and oversee technical projects in alignment with organizational goals and direct the effective delivery of networks, development, security and disaster recovery systems and processes.

In conjunction with the CTO, the Vice President IT will supervise Directors, Managers and teams of engineers actively working on the company environments, while working closely with management, external vendors and advisors to advance systems operations throughout the organization.  Other duties include researching and recommending new products, identifying new market opportunities and leading efforts to improve IT processes.

Supervisory Responsibility

All Infrastructure/Network IT staff and involvement in Data Management and Hosting. Provides support to Development team infrastructure needs for DEV, QA, Pre-Production & Production environments for all product lines of the company.

Principal Responsibilities

• Directs the IT Infrastructure function, providing leadership and escalation support to the Systems and Network Operations, Security, DevOps, Service Desk and Database teams
• Develops and analyzes complex business needs presented by the user community and/or clients and recommends technical solutions based on thorough research and analysis
• Audits systems and network security to ensure compliance with all Security policies and Compliance efforts
• Ensures the consistency and maintainability of existing applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards/procedures and ensures compliance with all security measures
• Directs and manages operations in executing production tasks according to a documented schedule that meets or exceeds customer expectations
• Directs, prioritizes and audits the workload and work product of IT personnel
• Approves all business requirements prior to the implementation of technical solutions
• Participates on all hardware and software evaluations
• Negotiates and  maintains vendor contracts with relation to the IT budget
• Represents the IT function at review meeting when appropriate
• Perform liaison duties between users, operations, and development personnel in the areas of systems design, modifications or troubleshooting
• Performs salary administration and conducts interviews and makes recommendations for new hires, consultants and/or replacement personnel.
• Partners with the Vice President of Engineering to implement newly developed technology solutions in production environments.
• Reviews and approves new technology standards and ensures compliance with all approved technology standards
• Manages IT Operations at each physical site as needed
• Designs and builds new physical rental sites

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Hands-on experience in implementing effective and innovative software development methodologies
• Highly experienced hands-on in Network Operations in a high volume production e-commerce and operational environment
• Proven ability to lead a progressive customer-focused IT group
• Proven ability to lead in an organization in aggressive growth
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Solid writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and motivate professional staff
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated aptitude for researching and learning new technologies
• Broad in-depth knowledge of data processing systems, concepts, and methodologies
• Understanding of general business, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources and other departments

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