Job Summary:

A community bank in West TN seeks a Chief Information Technology Officer who will develop, plan, and implement an information technology (IT) strategy that meets the company’s business needs, delivers optimal return on investment, and maintains utmost security.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with members of the executive team to identify ways IT can assist the company in achieving business and financial goals. 
• Identifies new IT developments and technologies; anticipates resulting organizational modifications.
• Ensures that IT and network infrastructure adequately support the company’s computing, data processing, and communications needs.
• Develops and implements the IT budget. 

• Oversees projects and assignments within the Information Technology (IT) department.

• Communicates goals, projects, and timelines of the company to the department; plans ways to execute those goals within the department.
• Establishes long-term IT needs, plans and develops strategies for developing systems and acquiring software and hardware necessary to meet those needs.
• Assesses the bank’s exposure to fraud risks and recommends strategies to mitigate those risks.
• Assists as top-level contact for end users in determining IT requirements and/or solutions.
• Ensures compliance with government regulations that apply to systems operations.
• Responsible for managing, training and development of IT staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent ability to conceptualize long-term business goals and develop orderly processes to accomplish those goals.
• Excellent managerial skills.
• Thorough understanding of information technology and information technology systems. 

Other Requirements:

• Some travel required.
• Available nights/weekends and extended hours as needed.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry and move objects weighing as much as 50 lbs.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited university preferred.
• Five years experience managing IT department required.
• Minimum of ten years of technology related experience preferred.
• CISSP, CISA, CISM certifications preferred.