Chief Information Officer

Pay Range: 150K-250K

JOB SUMMARY

Among other duties, the Chief Information Officer provides vision and direction enabling Bank to achieve strategic technology and business objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The duties listed below may not include all responsibilities that the person in this role may be asked to perform. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties, as assigned, including cross training across other departments, as necessary.

• Provides vision and direction enabling Bank to achieve strategic technology and business objectives
• Acts as a liaison to the external IS vendors on behalf of the banks business units
• Develops enterprise strategy for technology and information management and works closely with Business Unit
• Managers, customers and stakeholders to identify and maximize opportunities to use knowledge and systems technology to improve business processes and enable the company workforce to maximizethe  use of Information Technology
• Provides technical advice to senior executives and staff as well asdevelopsp and offer solutions to IT problems
• Ensures all IT projects meet strategic business objectives and that software package and licensing are current
• Works with Risk Management department to update and improve enterprise-widee disaster recovery plan to ensure timely and effective restoration of IT services in the event ofa  disaster
• Monitors information technology industry trends and suggests enhancements
• Manages the hiring, daily activities, coaching, evaluation, and counseling of reporting staff
• Participates in job-specific training and other various Bank training programs, as necessary
• Maintains current knowledge of internal risk controls and loss prevention, including reporting of suspicious or unusual customer activity per Bank policy, and ensures adherence by the respective department personnel
• Maintains current knowledge and complies with all federal and state laws and regulations and all established Bank policies and procedures, including internal audit controls related to department operations, and ensures adherence by the respective department personnel
• Maintains current knowledge of all rules, regulations, and laws as they apply to BSA/OFAC/USA Patriot Act/CIP/AML, and ensures adherence by the respective department personnel

QUALIFICATIONS

These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner. Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines.

• A self-starting team player who possesses a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or a similar Business IT-related field and at least ten years of prior IT/IS management-related experience
• Demonstrated expertise and experience leading information technology project management including development of software and applications, operations, support services, business solutions, systems security, risk compliance, systems conversion management-related, client-server applications, and ability to enhance business processes through the application of system technology
• Flexibility, professionalism, ability to work in a highly stressful environment, meet deadlines, and perform a variety of tasks with numerous interruptions
• Good organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills required
• Availability to travel occasionally
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desired