IT Director

2 months ago


Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Meridia Recruitment Solutions Full time

Job Summary

Meridia Recruitment Solutions is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Director to lead our digital transformation efforts. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in advancing our organization's digital capabilities, driving progress, and ensuring the success of our initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technological Integration and Project Management
    • Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of strategic IT projects, ensuring success and alignment with organizational goals.
    • Lead significant digital transformation, implementing thorough change management for seamless transition. This includes needs analysis, milestone planning, change management, and pre/post project evaluation.
    • Implement risk management safeguards for project outcomes.
  • Strategic and Operational Support
    • Align digital initiatives with ADL's goals for a cohesive, strategic approach.
    • Drive a culture of continuous improvement within IT and relevant business functions.
    • Define organization IT operations to maximize system efficiency in meeting customer service satisfaction standards.
    • Develop intricate project plans, allocate resources judiciously, and monitor progress for timely milestones.
  • Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
    • Provide strong, inclusive leadership, driving inter-organizational teams towards project goals and propelling digital initiatives.
    • Cultivate strong relationships with teams, vendors, and end-users for effective collaboration.
    • Lead usability and solution acceptance testing processes, ensuring solutions meet requirements.
    • Integrate and optimize IT operations, collaborating for efficiency with external partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree – Information Technology, Computer Science, business, or related field.
  • Strong strategic planning skills with proven experience in overseeing end-to-end project lifecycles.
  • Change management expertise, driving effective organizational change in technology projects.
  • Proven experience in strategic resource allocation and project management monitoring.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with proven effective cross-functional collaboration.
  • Knowledgeable in IT operations management, with familiarity in systems integration tools and experience in optimizing IT processes.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking, adept understanding of business processes, and a proven ability to translate business goals into effective IT strategies.
  • Proven experience in implementing continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Understanding testing methodologies and some in usability testing experience would be advantageous.