IT Director

Job Title:

IT Director

Location:

Chicago, IL, 60601, US

Requisition :

Position Type:
Full Time

Category:
Professional (IT, Finance, Legal, HR, Talent Acquisition, Administrative, Customer Service)

Compensation: USD $ - $ per year

The Director of Technology is responsible for providing direction for the Technology department team(s). In this capacity, the Director of Technology oversees various components, including team leadership and staff development, oversight of all projects and initiatives, short and long-term strategic direction for specific competencies, vendor management, and fostering stakeholder relationships within the department team(s).

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels, including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers.

Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life), 401(k) with company match, Training and Career Development, Generous Paid Time-Off.

• Design, program, and deliver web/local development projects (.NET, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS).
• Support the development of projects from inception through testing and final delivery.
• Identify, communicate, and overcome development problems and creative challenges related to complex web and application-based projects.
• Heavily contribute to and actively follow technical documentation related to interactive development cycles.
• Interact with producers, associate creative directors, and other technical/creative team members.
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge in emerging technologies; participate in knowledge sharing and lessons‑learned sessions from project experiences.
• Mentor and manage team members.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in information technology with cross-functional experience across major IT competencies (application development, infrastructure, mobile, etc.).
• 5+ years managing both department-level resources and large project teams.
• Experience developing best practices in Agile project management methodologies and guiding others to successfully execute full project lifecycle.
• Must have an interest in, knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the internet and web‑related technologies.
• Highly experienced in programming within and customizing PHP/MySQL‑based systems (Python, Django).

• Experience in Containerization & Kubernetes.
• Experience in deploying applications in Azure and AKS.
• Experience in backend API development and integration.
• Experience running multiple Agile teams to deliver applications.
• Experience in front‑end technologies like React or Angular.
• Experience building Retail workforce scheduling applications.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.