Director Of It Jobs

About Us

Baker Newman Noyes (BNN) is a top 100 tax, assurance, and advisory firm in the U.S. and holds a Best of Accounting™ recognition for superior client service. BNN was founded to create opportunity for our employees, clients, and communities. We provide expert accounting and advisory services across several industries. With offices in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, BNN has a reputation for teamwork, collaboration, and client excellence throughout New England and beyond. BNN’s culture champions career advancement, mentorship, community involvement, and exceptionally responsive client service.

About the Position

If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity in a professional atmosphere with immense positivity, incredible talent, and exciting potential, then Baker Newman Noyes is the place for you. We are expanding our Technology thought leadership and seeking a Director of Information Technology to spearhead innovation, evolution, and execution alongside the CIO and the talented IT team here at BNN. As a Technology department focused on enabling the Firm to accomplish their goals, this role is positioned to influence the future direction and enhanced delivery of Technology to the firm. Using forward-thinking approaches, you'll establish continuous improvement practices by delivering high performing systems, driving automation, enhancing business processes, creating custom applications, and establishing process improvement strategies.

Competencies and Position Requirements

• Operates areas of responsibility within approved budgets and staffing levels
• Ensures that projects meet clients’ and users’ business needs and expectations of quality
• Coordinates and drives the business relationship with key internal partners and significant external partners
• Develops IT roadmap and budget plans that support both the long-term and the short-term objectives of the company
• All other duties as assigned
• Maintain disciplined approach to system stability based in ITIL Fundamentals of Data Center Operations including Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Change Management and Performance Management
• Maintains project controls that accurately reflect completed work against project plans, schedules, and budgets, and ensures user/management involvement at appropriate milestones
• Provides input to the strategic direction of IT; directly influencing the business direction in new and existing products and systems as well as upcoming integration efforts with new acquisitions
• Prepares executive management reports on regular basis
• Participates in the development of the strategic information technology plan, processes, and solutions
• Oversee all aspects of DevOps including development, QA, automation, and culture. Serve as a liaison between DevOps teams, senior leadership team, and vendors.
• Evaluates external advancements in the IT industry to improve customer/user satisfaction, reduce operating expenses, and maximize revenues
• Leads the Systems Administration team; strategically designs, acquires, manages, and implements an enterprise-wide technology strategy centered on Azure/M365 and ITIL principles
• Responsible for professional development of the IT organization
• Work closely with CIO and Technology Steering Committees to prioritize firm projects
• Leads Cybersecurity practice to maintain and enhance a strong security posture to ensure Cybersecurity is followed and enhanced as needed
• Provides oversight and leadership for project management of strategic activities by managing resources, timelines, and priorities amongst the team
• Directs the development and reporting of performance metrics and direct actions to continuously improve managing the business of IT
• Maintains direct communication with senior and middle management

Education and Experience

• Ability to operate under pressure in a fast-paced environment under time-pressures and deadlines
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• 7-10 years of experience managing IT resources, security, projects, budgets, and roadmaps with increasing responsibility
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously with little or no direction
• Demonstrated strong business background
• Self-motivated with the ability to think strategically and act tactically

Work Environment

• Limited regional travel required to other BNN offices
• Hybrid work option
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs

BNN strongly believes in maintaining a healthy balance between work and personal life. We support this through a variety of benefits, including:

• 6-week paid parental leave
• Business-casual office environment
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Profit Sharing Plan
• A flexible paid time off program, 5 sick days, 11 paid holidays
• Health, Dental, Pet, Vision, Disability and Life Insurances

Baker Newman Noyes is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.