Director of Technology

Organizational Background

Columbia Grain International, LLC. is a long time established full-service grain company in the grain and pulses industry. We are headquartered in Portland, Oregon and own/operate over 45 elevators and offices throughout WA, ID, MN, MT, and ND to support our domestic and export sales program.

We are a mid-size company with just over 350 employees overall. The employees at Columbia Grain, at all levels of our organization, represent some of the most experienced and knowledgeable in the industry. We are proud of our ability to attract and maintain talented, efficient, long term, community minded employees who can develop lasting relationships with producers and customers both domestic and around the world.

Position Description

The Director of Technology is responsible for managing Columbia Grains technology infrastructure which includes corporate back-office systems (network, telephone, scale system, computers, WIFI) and company productivity infrastructure (email, document storage, Agri specific technology, cyber security). You will develop and grow a team that will lead the company's technology operations and the implementation of new IT systems and policies. The goal is to ensure IT systems and people are effective and functioning within the limits of budget, time and specifications of the company.

Overall objectives

• Develop IT strategic plans and oversee their prioritization, justification, and approval working directly with senior leadership.
• Devise and establish IT policies and systems to support the implementation of the overall company strategies.
• Analyze the business requirements of all departments to determine their technology needs.
• Oversee all technology operations and evaluate them according to established goals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee all technology operations (e.g. network security) to 350+ employees and evaluate them according to established goals.
• Devise and establish IT policies and systems to support the implementation of strategies set by upper management.
• Analyze the business requirements of all departments to determine their technology needs.
• Responsible for ensuring helpdesk and end-user support meets business objectives an internal SLAs.
• Manage and oversee all stages of the development lifecycle for new projects.
• Purchase efficient and cost-effective technological equipment and software.
• Inspect the use of technological equipment and software to ensure functionality and efficiency.
• Act as liaison and advisor between the Senior Leadership Team, IT Team and Senior Managers across all locations and departments.
• Identify the need for upgrades, configurations or new systems and report to upper management.
• Establish annual and long-range security and compliance goals, define strategy, metrics, reporting mechanisms and program services.
• Provide technical expertise and leadership to cross-functional teams coordinating and performing project activities impacting IS to ensure corporation.
• Lead IT staff and other IT partners.
• Control budget and report on expenditure.
• Assist in building relationships with vendors and IT partners and creating cost-efficient contracts
• Other duties assigned

Skills, Knowledge, Education, and Experience

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years experience managing an enterprise corporate computing environment
• 10+ years working with security and compliance-based standards (SSAE, SOC, PCI, ISO 27001)
• 5+ years experience managing cloud-based enterprise IT solutions
• 5+ years experience leading an IT team
• Able to communicate with all levels of employees
• We are looking for a candidate who is innovative, collaborative, and results orientated.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office, VMWare, Citrix, Windows Server, SQL Server, SQL Server Report Writing Services, Web Development
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent organizational and communication abilities

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, RX and Aflac benefits
• Company paid Life Insurance and Disability
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K Retirement savings plan
• Paid Holidays, Vacation and Sick leave

Columbia Grain is an Equal Opportunity Employer