Director - IT

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains a positive work environment.
• Meets with all supervisors and managers on a daily/weekly basis.
• Ensures all budgeted costs are met.
• Ensures all disciplinary actions abide by guidelines set forth by Human Resources.
• Participates as a member of the senior management team in governance processes of the organization's architecture, telecommunications, networks, programming, media, and desktops.
• Conducts research to remain up-to-date and knowledgeable about industry trends and emerging technologies in anticipation of new business processes and system alterations.
• Analyzes, recommends, and improves upon technology standards across the organization to maintain a technological and competitive edge within the market.
• Provides resolution to technical problems in a cost-effective manner.
• Assesses and communicates risks associated with technology-related investments and purchases.
• Working with corporations, develops, tracks, and controls the technical services annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.
• Develops business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for technology spending and initiatives.
• Defines requirements for new technology implementations and communicate them to key business stakeholders.
• Ensures continuous delivery of technical services through oversight of service level agreements with end users and monitoring of systems, programs, and equipment performance.
• Ensures equipment and software operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations.
• Liaise with, and adhere to, all gaming regulations
• Defines and communicates corporate procedures, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating new network systems, equipment, software, and other technologies.
• Ensure compliance with established internal control policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and PCI rules and regulations
• Ensures continuity of service by defining and testing disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
• Recommends, prioritizes, and controls projects and the project portfolio as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of major information systems.
• Reviews hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts and purse master agreements to capitalize on economics of scale.
• Assist in building relationships with vendors and creating cost-efficient contracts
• Oversee all technology operations and evaluate according to established goals

• Diverse, fast-paced, deadline driven, multi-project coordination, prioritizing and flexing to accommodate last minute requests and changes.

• $100,000 annually

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer subject to the rules and regulations of the NJDGE.

• NJ Key Qualifier & NJ Key License (required)
• Experience in strategic technology planning, execution, and policy development. (preferred)
• 5 years' experience working in the casino/hospitality industry, preferably at a large resort setting (preferred)
• 5 years' experience managing and/or directing technological operations. (preferred)
• University degree in the field of computer science or business administration. (preferred)

• NJ Key License (required)
• NJ Key Qualifier (required)

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