<p>Kforce has a client in Pacific, MO that is seeking a VP of IT to provide exec-level leadership of an entire IT department. This position creates and directs operational strategies that result in accomplishing business goals, meeting department financial goals, being a successful leader of a team, and creating a reliable user experience. The ideal candidate has proven success leading an IT team and operational strategies, strong business and financial acumen, with a strong work ethic and a great attitude.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Responsible for people management, production, performance, and quality within the entire IT department </li><li>Maintains an innovative approach to ensure existing technologies meet needs of each department within the organization; Proposes & provides updated technologies that could drive efficiency </li><li>Creates the standard of collaboration and interdependence with other functional teams and operational groups ensuring strong relationships and collaboration to achieve overall business goals </li><li>Maintains a strong innovative approach to ensure existing technologies meet the needs of each department within the organization; Proposes and provides updated technologies that could drive efficiency within the organization </li><li>Responsible for creating and driving the department vision and strategic plan; Is a Scorecard holder of business goals that aligns and contributes to the overall company goals </li><li>Creates department processes and standards ensuring quality, production, performance, and task initiatives are met </li><li>Direct Leader of people including compensation, performance, development, discipline, staffing, etc. </li><li>Creates, manages, and drives department budget ensuring cost control and adherence </li><li>Performs other position duties when requested* Bachelor's degree in information technology strongly preferred </li><li>10+ years of experience leading an entire functional department within a corporate IT group required </li><li>Strong working knowledge of cloud technologies, governance & security, server administration & network operations centers </li><li>Experience with complex technical ecosystems preferred </li><li>Highly strategic and forward thinking owning the success of the department </li><li>Strong technical acumen within the IT space including integrating & managing cloud environments, service desk management, cybersecurity, application management, user experience, etc., driving KPI's & standardization </li><li>Advanced presentation skills; Can create board level collateral & presentations to professionally articulate various business information and/or data </li><li>Advanced level of business and financial acumen </li><li>Strong data and analytics skills to drive critical business decisions </li><li>Advanced level presentation skills </li></ul>