VP of IT & Business Transformation Job Modesto area,California USA,IT/Tech

The VP, IT & Business Transformation is a visionary leader dedicated to driving technological advancements at Mocse Credit Union. This role spearheads major transformation initiatives and formulates technology strategies to foster innovation, enhance member experience, and improve operational efficiency. It demands strong technical expertise and leadership in managing complex changes.

The role harmonizes enterprise IT operations, cyber resilience, data management, and change leadership to enable growth and operational excellence. Ensures the effective, efficient, and secure operation of all data processing systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES Strategic Technology Leadership & Vision

Own and execute the enterprise technology vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Mocse Credit Union's business strategy, member experience goals, regulatory obligations, and long-term growth objectives.

Provide strategic oversight of enterprise architecture, platforms, and technology standards, continuously evaluating emerging technologies and guiding investment decisions to ensure scalability, resilience, and business value.

Own enterprise cybersecurity, technology risk management, and operational resilience, including security architecture, regulatory alignment, incident preparedness, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity planning. Establish and test resilience controls (e.g., tabletop exercises, RTO/RPO targets), and ensure the organization’s ability to prevent, withstand, and recover from technology-related disruptions.

Support the enterprise data, analytics, and artificial intelligence ecosystem, including data governance standards (quality, lineage, access, retention), data platforms, analytics capabilities, and responsible AI adoption. Ensure data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions are secure, compliant, ethical, and aligned to business outcomes, enabling insight, automation, and informed decision-making across the organization.

Acquire and apply expert knowledge of technologies and practices critical to ensuring effective and competitive business services. Lead the identification, assessment, and adoption of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain to drive competitive advantage and increase member value.

Prioritize transformation initiatives with member experience and business-value lens; set outcome metrics.

Participate actively in the Executive Team, contributing constructively, embracing new perspectives, and collaborating effectively across functions. Take initiative to propose and implement ideas that support the credit union’s sustained growth.

Collaborate with business units and IT teams to identify opportunities for innovation and process optimization, assembling cross-functional teams to address key challenges.

Initiate and cultivate strategic partnerships with technology vendors, fintech firms, and industry partners to explore new opportunities and accelerate technological advancements.

Technical Acumen & Innovation

Direct technology resource use and execution across infrastructure, applications, development, and vendor solutions to maintain service levels and support growth.

Lead the credit union's cloud strategy, including planning, migration, optimization, and governance across all cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.).

Develop and manage robust API and MCP strategies for seamless integration with partners, promoting open banking.

Build relationships and negotiate with vendors and industry contacts as needed.

Guide technical teams in addressing complex challenges and encourage experimentation and rapid iteration.

Leadership & People Management

Evaluate the existing organizational structure and assess team capabilities to align…