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Description
Position Summary:This position is responsible for managing all organization technologies including: technology support & training, creating IT related policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with Curbell’s short and long term strategic objectives. Additionally, the position will provide leadership, direction, coaching, mentoring, and management to the Information Technology Team.
Essential Functions
Experience
Required
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Description
Position Summary:This position is responsible for managing all organization technologies including: technology support & training, creating IT related policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with Curbell’s short and long term strategic objectives. Additionally, the position will provide leadership, direction, coaching, mentoring, and management to the Information Technology Team.
Essential Functions
- Acts as the functional liaison between Information Technology and Curbell’s Business units to research, define, influence, and communicate technology solutions in alignment with Curbell’s strategic short & long term goals. Build strong relationships with the business management and stakeholders to work on their complex needs collaboratively. Ensure that Curbell’s strategic short & long term technology objectives are understood across the organization. Translate these objectives into goals and tangible deliverables for Information Technology team in alignment with the established Service Level Agreements.
- Develop a culture of high performance and employee engagement by inspiring, developing, and motivating internal talent. Facilitate good discussions with employees in order to understand their professional goals and aspirations. Create an environment of open communication that fosters upward feedback and suggestions. Make well informed decisions, demonstrate initiative, exhibit autonomy and execute on organization initiatives. (Measure by Employee Engagement and Retention)
- Build and manage a technology vendor base to achieve cost effective and high quality infrastructure for the organization in alignment with Curbell’s long term goals. Help develop and effectively manage IT budgets. Ensure budget adherence with periodic budget review.- Work with business partners and IT Team to provide direction and guidance on activities including business case development, requirement analysis, solution selection, execution planning, end-user training and testing, and communication for application system needs. Be responsible for providing a secure, reliable (highly available), and cost-effective network infrastructure in order to facilitate safe and efficient business transactions between Curbell Business Units and external customers.- Create, manage, communicate, and update IT related procedures, policies, standards to ensure high quality and uninterrupted service for our clients. Set annual targets related to IT operations and monitor the overall performance of the entire department. Assess and ensure compliance management with relevant regulatory requirements and guidelines.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Must be located in Buffalo/ WNY area or willing to relocate
- Ability to perform routine office tasks that includes operating A computer for long periods of time, sitting, filing and communicating on the phone
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull a maximum of 50 lbs
- Leadership
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Planning/Organizing/Project Management
- Relationships, Influence & Problem Resolution
- Coaching/Developing People & Teams
Experience
Required
- 5 years: Experience with infrastructure, hardware, IT asset management, budgeting, and vendor management
- 5 years: Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex enterprise-level systems to improve business processes with defined standard, policies, and metrics
- 5 years: Experience in researching and recommending short and long-term technology strategies in alignment with business units’ objectives to better position the organization for the future.
- 10 years: Experience in IT or Business Solutions management role with a team of more than 10 members
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
