About The Role

As a client-facing virtual CIO, you will play a key role in advising clients on their technology strategy, aligning IT initiatives with business goals, and ensuring the successful delivery of managed IT services and coordinating with other specialty IT services teams. Depending on the specific client engagement, this role may also help oversee technology team members directly employed by the client. This role requires a strong background in technical leadership, strategic planning, and client relationship management.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to assess their technology landscape, identify challenges, and recommend tailored solutions to achieve business objectives.
• Lead and guide strategic IT initiatives, including system implementations, upgrades, and digital transformations.
• Manage cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact technology projects that align with client needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership, providing insights on IT trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and deliver executive-level reports, presentations, and project updates to internal and client leadership teams.
• Oversee project management processes, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are consistently met.
• Provide technical expertise to support solution architecture, design, and deployment for technology services.
• Help clients align technology to and manage compliance programs (cyber, industry regulatory, or other).
• Mentor and develop junior staff, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a technical role, ideally in IT consulting, technology strategy, or related fields.
• 7+ years of management experience, including project management, team leadership, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Proven experience in leadership roles such as Manager, Director, Project Manager, or CIO/CTO.
• Extensive experience using project management tools and methodologies.
• Preferred background in networking, server, and cloud infrastructure, and/or IT service delivery.
• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a technical field, but candidates with relevant experience will also be considered.

Essential Skills

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate business objectives into actionable technology strategies.
• Client Relationship Management: Proven ability to build and sustain trusted client partnerships.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems and develop practical solutions.
• Communication Skills: Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences effectively.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands and manage multiple projects effectively.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with experience delivering reports, project plans, and presentations to executive leadership.

The Fun Stuff

• Flexible work schedules and environment
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid family leave, medical leave, and maternity/paternity leave programs
• Retirement benefits, including a best-in-class employer match and automatic profit sharing.
• Telemedicine, mental health resources and wellness program reimbursement