IT Director

We are looking for an experienced IT Director to provide senior leadership for essential technology operations and strategic initiatives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. This contract position with potential for a permanent role will guide infrastructure-focused teams, maintain momentum across active programs, and help align technical execution with business priorities during a key leadership coverage period. The role requires a hands-on leader who can balance team support, stakeholder communication, and delivery oversight in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities:
• Lead and support managers across compute and storage, DevOps, observability, automation, and database administration functions.
• Coordinate closely with architecture, engineering, product, and infrastructure partners to keep initiatives aligned and moving forward.
• Set priorities across multiple active programs, reinforce accountability, and ensure work is executed on schedule.
• Oversee intake, assessment, and planning of incoming work through Azure DevOps and queue-driven processes.
• Communicate progress, risks, and next steps to stakeholders while helping teams stay focused on high-value objectives.
• Direct infrastructure initiatives such as virtualization platform changes, cloud storage efforts, and broader modernization projects.
• Review new requests, balance competing demands, and clearly explain timeline or scope trade-offs to business and technical partners.
• Provide practical guidance on technical issues and support decision-making related to infrastructure and cloud environments.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience leading infrastructure, operations, or enterprise technology teams, including oversight of people managers.

• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional programs and coordinating delivery across multiple technical workstreams.

• Strong ability to drive execution, improve operational discipline, and maintain accountability within fast-paced environments.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and present clear status updates.

• Working knowledge of infrastructure platforms, cloud services, and enterprise operations concepts.

• Experience with technologies such as Azure Cloud, VMware or Hyper-V, backup and disaster recovery solutions, and Azure DevOps.

• Familiarity with identity and access management concepts, including Microsoft Entra ID, is preferred.