Description
Determine and set IT policies and enterprise digital strategy under board direction. Plan, direct, and coordinate technology, data, and cybersecurity operations and transformation at the highest level through subordinate IT executives and managers.
- • Direct or coordinate IT financial and budget activities to fund operations, modernize platforms, and increase efficiency.
- • Confer with board members, executives, or stakeholders to align technology strategy, risks, and priorities.
- • Analyze IT operations and service performance to evaluate goal attainment and identify cost reductions, improvement opportunities, or policy changes.
- • Direct, plan, or implement enterprise technology policies, standards, architectures, and roadmaps to ensure reliability, security, and ROI.
- • Prepare IT operating and capital budgets and present them for approval.
- • Direct or coordinate activities of infrastructure, applications, data, security, and enterprise architecture teams.
- • Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements with technology vendors, cloud providers, and service integrators.
- • Review reports and dashboards from IT leaders on projects, cybersecurity posture, incidents, SLAs, and compliance, and recommend changes.
- • Appoint IT department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities.
- • Direct IT workforce planning, hiring, development, and organization design.
- • Serve on executive committees and present technology strategy, risks, and investments to the board.
- • Prepare or present reports on IT activities, expenses, budgets, audits, or regulatory requirements.
- • Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among IT and business units and sites.
- • Implement corrective action plans to resolve outages, security incidents, audit findings, or project escalations.
- • Coordinate development and implementation of IT governance, portfolio management, change management, and control processes.
- • Oversee enterprise cybersecurity strategy, risk management, incident response, and resilience.
- • Deliver speeches, publish articles, or present at meetings or conferences to promote digital initiatives or exchange ideas.
- • Serve as liaison between the organization and technology partners, regulators, customers, and other external entities.
- • Establish and enforce data governance, privacy, and information management policies.
- • Make presentations to regulators or government committees regarding technology risks, privacy, or compliance.
- • Refer major technology policy matters, ethics issues, or large investments to the board for final decisions.
- • Administer programs for selection of enterprise platforms, data centers, networks, user devices, and major IT equipment.
- • Direct or coordinate digital transformation initiatives, product technology, and innovation programs.
- • Direct or conduct studies or research on emerging technologies and their business impact.
- • Attend and participate in industry councils or forums relevant to technology and cybersecurity.
- • Organize or approve internal technology communications and change adoption campaigns.
- • Conduct or direct investigations of technology failures, breaches, or compliance violations, and testify as needed.
- • Represent the organization on technology matters at official functions, or delegate representatives to do so.
- • Draft and enforce IT policies, standards, procedures, and acceptable use guidelines.
- • Review and analyze technology legislation, regulations, or standards and recommend changes to support business and customer interests.
- • Oversee business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and continuous improvement.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
