*Applications will be reviewed on June 16th, 2025. *
Summary
The Director of IT, IT Security & Compliance, will oversee and shape the teams responsible for Father Joe’s Villages IT, IT security, and compliance strategies. The Director of IT, IT Security & Compliance plays a fundamental role in powering Father Joe’s Villages platform, team, and partners and instilling trust in what we do and how we handle data systems. This role is tasked with defining and implementing scalable processes, mitigating risks, and ensuring the organization's technology infrastructure's integrity, security, compliance, and reliability.
The Director will drive cross-functional initiatives and operational excellence by fostering collaboration between the Operations, Legal Teams, IT Team, and other key stakeholders. With a focus on innovation, IT security, and team leadership, this role is ideal for a strategic and proactive leader passionate about IT Security. IT infrastructure, efficient, and resilient systems to support Father Joe’s Villages mission.
Essential Functions
- Define and execute a comprehensive IT, IT Security, and Compliance strategy to support Father Joe’s Villages growth and mission.
- Develop and maintain roadmaps for IT, IT Security, and Compliance initiatives, setting clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Establish and execute on a risk management framework, including gap analysis with remediation timelines to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, ensuring regular review and updates.
- Oversee the security and operational reliability of Father Joe’s Villages IT infrastructure, including cloud environments, ensuring reliability and scalability.
- Lead compliance certification efforts and collaborate with internal teams to ensure adherence to relevant frameworks like SOC 2, NIST CSF, ISO27001, and privacy laws. Work with Legal to determine what other frameworks to align with; this may include GDPR, HIPAA, COPPA, and SOX regulations, as well as considerations specific to 501c3 and 501c4 data hygiene.
- Review and refine processes for key workflows, ensuring effective cross-functional collaboration and timely handling of incoming requests.
- Lead, mentor, and grow the IT team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and learning.
- Implement and maintain robust security controls, monitoring systems, and incident response processes to protect Father Joe’s Villages' technical assets.
- Manage IT procurement, vendor relationships, IT capital expense projects, and budgets to ensure alignment with organizational goals and cost efficiency, and
- Partner with teams across Operations, Finance, and Human Resources to align compliance requirements and support organization-wide initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field (Note: Work experience can be substituted for degree requirements);
- 10+ years of progressive experience in IT and IT Security with at least 5 years in leadership roles;
- Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud technologies (AWS preferred), and cybersecurity best practices.
- Experience implementing and managing compliance framework(s), such as SOC 2, NIST CSF, ISO27001, GDPR, or HIPAA.
- Proven ability to define and execute strategic plans and translate them into actionable roadmaps.
- Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing technical teams.
- Strong understanding of risk management frameworks and experience, mitigating risks across IT and IT security domains.
- Proficiency in automation and infrastructure tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar technologies.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with non-technical stakeholders; and
- Experience managing budgets and optimizing IT resources to align with organizational goals.
Preferred:
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or AWS certifications.
- Experience integrating DevOps principles into IT security practices.
- Familiarity with advanced monitoring tools like Akita box, Happy Fox, Tradogram, Lightspeed, Hanwha Resolver, and other applications in operations.
- Background in mentoring teams and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning
148000.00 To 180150.00 (USD) Annually
