Govt. IT - Chief Information Officer - Open Until Filled

Sault Tribe - Sault Sainte Marie, MI

- Executive

Sault Sainte Marie, MI

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Chief Information Officer, under the direction of the Sault Tribe Executive Technology Steering Committee, is responsible for providing leadership, designing and leading the organization's information technology strategy, and supporting the business operations. The CIO will be responsible for aligning technology initiatives with business goals, driving innovation, and ensuring the effective and secure use of information technology across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the organization's overall IT strategy in alignment with the business objective of Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to identify opportunities for technological advancement to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and achieve business goals.
• Provide strategic guidance on emerging and sunsetting technologies and their potential impact on the business.
• Clearly communicate all technology initiative risks, timelines, requirements and cost/benefit analysis.
• Ensure that IT and network infrastructure adequately support the company's computing, data processing, and communications needs.
• Provide leadership and support to all IT departments including but not limited to staffing recommendations, communicating goals and objectives, and policies and procedures.
• Continually assess current technology resources and technology within the organization and ensure they are efficient, purposed, and performing in accordance with regulations and policies.
• Develop protocols and preparedness against cybersecurity threats and lead efforts to enhance the organization's security posture.
• Establish long-term IT needs, plans and develops strategies for developing systems and acquiring software/hardware necessary to meet business needs.
• Develop and implement the IT budget.
• Provide guidance for end-users in determining IT requirements and/or solutions.
• Drive the use of data analytics to inform decision-making and identify business opportunities.
• Encourage a positive, collaborative, and strategic working relationship between technology teams and all Sault Tribe departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience overseeing organizational technology strategy, information technology systems, hardware and software platforms, or enterprise software applications required.
• Will be required to have a Criminal background investigation done under the rules of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable by the Sault Tribe Insurance Department.
• Must comply with annual driver's license review and insurability standards with the Sault Tribe Insurance Department.
• Will be required to complete and pass pre-employment drug testing.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of organization data and telecommunication hardware and software preferred.
• Native American preferred.

Benefits

• Salary negotiable based upon experience.