* Newly Created Position Reporting to the CFO

I. POSITION SUMMARY

The VP-IT is the senior information technology executive, with enterprise-wide responsibility for planning, facilitating, implementing and supporting all information technology initiatives required to improve business operations and profitability. 

II. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Personal Attributers: In addition to being a ‘natural’ leader, the VP-IT must have the experience, business acumen, confidence and professionalism to proactively interact with senior executives to understand the business objectives and strategies.  The VP-IT must also exhibit a high level of self-confidence and a healthy respect for industry technology standards and processes.  To be effective, the VP-IT must have highly-developed interpersonal skills, a facilitative management style and a passion for meeting commitments and delivering timely and quality services.

Business Requirements:

•  A ‘solutions oriented’ thinker who is well respected for his/her business and industry knowledge and strong business problem solving skills.  Must have the business acumen, experience and executive presence to play a role in formulating business strategies and methods for conducting business.
• Excellent understanding of the complexities of business processes and experienced in leading complex business driven IT projects
• Change agent focus, when required, who is skilled in ‘change management concepts’ and working as a business partner in a lean but high demand environment.
• A decisive, results-oriented manager and leader who can quickly earn the respect and cooperation of both the technical and business staffs.

Technical Requirements:

• Must maintain a long-term business/technology vision that translates into understandable business terms, costs, risk and benefits.
• Must have a sound technical foundation, which includes client/server experience and a working knowledge of new and emerging technologies, e.g., WEB technology and applications. 
• Demonstrated ability to establish/enforce workflow and technology support processes to maximize resource (staff and technology) leveraging while minimizing “renegade” projects which may not fit into the company’s overall technology vision. 
• A solid background in implementing advanced generation systems, e.g., WEB based applications, that are flexible and efficient, using third party products and services when/if beneficial.

• Must be proficient in leading/managing a high-performance operations function which includes establishing performance metrics to ensure technology capacity is keeping pace with business demands. 

Related Experience:

•  A minimum of seven to ten years’ experience as a manager/director in a large IT organization with experience/working knowledge of applications development, networking, telecommunications, and company-wide support/service delivery.
• Must have led the implementation and managed the support function for large operational systems which are critical to the business.

III. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partnering:  Collaborate with other members of the senior management team and their respective staffs to ensure the proper alignment of business and technology strategies, plans and priorities.
• Strategy and Architecture:  Establish an overall IT vision for the company (three to five years), which includes an enterprise-wide strategic technology plan to support both short- and long-term business objectives.  
• Governance:  Develop and drive the adoption of IT standards, policies and practices, e.g., workflow, project and delivery management, that will ensure that the company provides high quality services and establishes a preeminent position in the marketplace.  Orchestrate cross-functional IT process and systems change management and solution development.
• Sourcing Hire, train, motivate and retain a staff of highly qualified information systems professional.  Manage relationships with outside providers (vendors) of services, which include software vendors, systems consultants and outsourcing firms.
• Service Management:  Establish and support a service / delivery culture, which includes managing day-to-day services to pre-defined SLA’s  
• Security:  Ensure that appropriate controls and security practices are enforced through-out the business and are “security-audit ready”.
• Financial Management: Plan and manage to annual IT budgets, which includes on-going management of resource availability and business demands, e.g., maintain balance. 

 COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Base Salary: Market based, commensurate with experience
• Bonus Awards: Participation in Management Incentive Plan at level TBD
• EQUITY participation:  Incentive Units (stock option equivalents) at hire date
• Comprehensive benefits package including: 401K Plan, medical insurance - Company subsidized PPO, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability.
• Vacation - At least two (2) weeks of vacation initially, commensurate with experience
• Parking - Free covered parking