State of Colorado · 2 days ago

IT Director (Remote from anywhere in CO).

Colorado, United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

12+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Create, maintain and empower a strong consulting team serving the agency (IT Portfolio Managers, Solution Engineers, Business Architects, Technical Leads Project Managers, etc.) and carry out strategic vision.

Actively manage and ensure delivery on operational activities for agency priorities.

Create a strategic IT plan for how OIT will serve the agency based on the vision, priorities and goals of the agency.

Influence and guide agency technology strategy.

Proactively plan resources, business solutions and business outcomes in partnership with the agency product director.

Understand an agency's strategic goals and technology needs, assessing alignment with OIT's service offerings and capabilities, to maximize partnership opportunities, bridge gaps and mitigate potential risks or conflicts.

Create and maintain a communication & engagement strategy (external & internal).

Work within OIT - identify and bring agency needs and challenges into the fold so that projects and issues are addressed proactively and responsibly.

Work within the agency - take ideas and signals to agency partners to prevent shock and operational dysfunctional impact driven by OIT changes.

Bring expertise and leadership to your agency’s financial drivers for technology.

Be adept at how to leverage and optimize supplemental funding opportunities and be a technology funding guide for the agency product director.

Demonstrate proficiency in Real Time Billing & IT spend (includes ensuring the agency understands the OIT financials).

Lead current and future fiscal year utilization planning and drive timely participation by agency partners.

Establish and maintain awareness of procurement paths and options & provide leadership.

Establish and maintain awareness of contracts paths and options & provide leadership.

Build and maintain strong relationships based on mutual trust and understanding to position the ITD as a strategic partner, not only with the agency but also across OIT.

Within OIT, celebrate wins, assume positive intent, challenge assumptions, proactively identify and resolve gaps.

Support team growth by providing learning opportunities & sharing expertise and important information about your agency and its vision and goals.

Within the agencies, celebrate the wins, challenge assumptions, proactively identify and resolve gaps.

Build the IT Director and OIT brand at all levels of OIT and the agency.

Qualification

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IT portfolio managementIT process governanceBusiness relationship managementTechnical product ownershipFinancial managementTechnical IT disciplineIT program managementStrategic planningVendor managementSenior level leadershipPublic sector experienceRelevant IT certificationsMatrix environment experienceRelationship managementBudgeting processesAccounting processes