Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Senior Director of Information Technology will lead and evolve the technology function for the HistoryMaker Family of Businesses. This role balances hands-on operational leadership with forward-looking strategic planning to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient technology systems that support the various disciples of this diversified real estate company.
This leader will manage a small internal IT team and external vendors while developing a 3-5 year technology roadmap aligned with business growth.
Requirements
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute a 3–5-year IT roadmap aligned to company growth
- Identify opportunities to improve cycle time, margin, and reporting visibility
- Identify opportunities to improve the customer experience
- Lead ERP, CRM, and operational system optimization
- Create scalable systems architecture to support additional volume
- Partner with department leaders to understand operational needs and identify technology solutions.
- Oversee infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud systems, backups, and disaster recovery
- Manage ERP (e.g., NewStar/Sales Force, HighArc/etc.), CRM, purchasing systems
- Ensure uptime, performance, and support team members
- Lead vendor management and contract negotiation
- Own IT budget (CapEx and OpEx)
- Lead and develop 4 IT team members
- Create clear accountability and performance expectations
- Foster service-oriented IT culture
- Strengthen cybersecurity posture
- Ensure best practices in access controls, data protection, and risk mitigation
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 10–15+ years progressive IT experience
- 5+ years in IT leadership
- Experience in homebuilding, construction, or real estate strongly preferred
- ERP implementation or optimization experience
- Experience managing $2M–$5M IT budgets
- Proven ability to translate business needs into system improvements
- Ability to translate business needs into effective technology solutions.
- Strong executive communication and leadership skills.
LEADERSHIP COMPENTENCIES
- Strategic and operational leadership
- Strong business partnership mindset
- Risk awareness and governance focus
- Change leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Results-driven decision making