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Senior Director IT

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Magid
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-09
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 180000 - 320000 USD Yearly USD 180000.00 320000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Position: Senior Director IT Applications

YOU do!

Brief Description

What Matters at Magid? YOU do! "The number one key to growth is having good people and that’s what has driven us at every stage of the game." - Greg Cohen, CEO

At Magid, we’re not just passionate about safety—we’re passionate about people. As an industry leader, we’ve built an innovative and collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, ideas are valued, and personal and professional growth never stops.

What you will do:

Technology Delivery Leadership
  • Serve as the single point of accountability for application, web, and EDI delivery across the organization.
  • Establish priorities, roadmaps, standards, and delivery processes for all technology development teams.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives.
  • Create visibility into delivery commitments, risks, dependencies, and resource capacity.
  • Drive a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Application Development Leadership
  • Lead application development efforts across ERP, custom applications, integrations, and business systems.
  • Oversee RPG and S2K development teams supporting critical business operations.
  • Define development standards, architecture principles, coding practices, and release management processes.
  • Operate as a hands-on player-coach by providing technical guidance, reviewing solution approaches, removing delivery blockers, and contributing directly when critical initiatives require additional leadership or expertise.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
Web Development Leadership
  • Lead web development strategy, execution, and support for customer-facing and internal digital platforms.
  • Manage the offshore partner assisting with web development
  • Partner with Product Management, E-Commerce, UX, and Marketing teams to deliver high-quality digital experiences.
  • Establish governance for website development, performance, security, scalability, and change management.
  • Drive adoption of modern development practices and technologies.
EDI and Integration Leadership
  • Oversee all EDI development, support, and partner onboarding activities.
  • Ensure reliable integration between customers, suppliers, logistics providers, and internal systems.
  • Develop scalable integration strategies leveraging modern APIs and automation technologies.
  • Monitor EDI performance and proactively address risks impacting customer experience and operational efficiency.
Strategic Planning
  • Develop and execute a multi-year applications strategy aligned with company objectives.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend investments that improve business outcomes.
  • Build technology roadmaps that balance innovation, modernization, technical debt reduction, and operational stability.
  • Support AI, automation, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives through strong application architecture and integration capabilities.
Team Leadership and Talent Development
  • Lead, mentor, and develop managers, technical leads, developers, analysts, and offshore resources.
  • Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and development plans.
  • Establish cross-training for redundancy and succession planning.
  • Promote collaboration across application, web, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business teams.
  • Build a high-performing organization focused on customer value, accountability, and execution excellence.
  • Support recruiting, succession planning, and workforce development initiatives.
Business Partnership
  • Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders across Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Finance, Marketing, and E-Commerce.
  • Translate business objectives into practical technology solutions.
  • Facilitate prioritization decisions based on business…

Position Requirements

10+ Years work experience
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