IT Help Wanted: [itroundtable] Fw: IT Director Parsippany from Mike @ JHeart

Saturday, March 6, 2010

[itroundtable] Fw: IT Director Parsippany from Mike @ JHeart

Please contact Mike Petronaci directly

michael at jheartusa dot com

From Ann Bergquist

IT Director

Location Parsippany

Salary, 100-110k

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership
·         Act as the subject matter expert for your business group's strategy and usage of tools and systems towards implementing this strategy.
·         Translate Business Strategies into business technology proposals and solutions
·         Collaborate on the effective design, development and implementation of integrated business technology solutions
·         Act as a business change agent by identifying process improvement opportunities
Solution Delivery
·         Understand all systems and tools used by your customer group so that you are considered the subject matter expert on all systems/applications that they utilize.
·         Act as the customer advocate in the prioritization and development of system enhancements and the resolution of data/performance issues of BTT systems
·         Serve as primary point of contact for system/software changes and upgrades.
·         Maintain technical knowledge depth to effectively manage technical design, programming and testing resources when appropriate.
·         Provide information and data to your customers on an as needed basis to assist their operations
Project Leadership
·         Provide project direction and oversight for new technology projects and initiatives.
o    Ensure that projects are consistent with business objectives and BTT project management and architectural standards.
o    Manage risks associated with projects and take appropriate measures to address them.
Relationship Management

·         Ability to work with and manage internal and external technology providers to support development of technology products.
·         Act as the liaison between the customer group and external vendors and internal support teams to address issues and concerns and to serve as a point of escalation for areas of customer dissatisfaction
·         Must have the ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment
·         Positions with direct reports will also be responsible for managing, mentoring and evaluating all staff, including performance reviews and development plans
·         Manage the IT demand within your customer group, set expectations as appropriate.

   Qualifications

·         Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering (Graduate degree preferred).
·         8-10 years of experience in Software Development, including knowledge of IT processes and development life cycles
·         Business background and experience in Finance and Operations. Must have a detailed familiarity and experience with financial systems and customers. Experience within either of these business groups is a positive.
·         Possess strong communication, presentation, organizational, facilitation and negotiation skills.
·         Strong business orientation and the ability to communicate with and understand the needs of customers and non-technical users.
·         Proficiency with the following technologies – Microsoft SQL and Access Databases, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.
·         Detailed understanding of IT Infrastructure – Servers and Desktop technology.
·         Detailed understanding of Application Development tools and processes.
·         Should be skilled in building customer relationships and conflict resolution
·         Experience in project management, allocating resources and managing schedules and budgets
·         Experience in managing, supervising, developing and motivating team members

Michael Petronaci
Executive Recruiter
JHEART LLC
973-586-3637
973-586-4853 Fax
michael@jheartusa.com