CIO - Chief Information Officer

Description

We are looking for an accomplished Chief Information Officer to provide strategic technology leadership for a transport organization in Broadview, Illinois. This Long-term Contract position will guide enterprise IT direction, strengthen operational performance, and support scalable growth across a complex business environment. The role requires an executive who can align technology priorities with business goals while leading modernization and integration efforts across multiple systems.

Responsibilities:
Shape and lead the overall technology roadmap, ensuring IT strategy, operations, and transformation priorities support company objectives.
Direct integration programs related to acquisitions, bringing together applications, data structures, and workflows across newly added businesses.
Oversee the connection of diverse platforms, including recently acquired AI-enabled lead generation capabilities, to create a more unified technology ecosystem.
Advance modernization initiatives within a heavily customized legacy environment while reducing risk and improving long-term sustainability.
Strengthen the reliability and performance of current systems to support day-to-day operations and continued business expansion.
Develop and expand service-oriented technology platforms that improve efficiency, scalability, and operational consistency.
Collaborate closely with senior leadership to define the future technology operating model and align IT investments with organizational priorities.
Evaluate and recommend an effective IT organizational structure, including leadership support layers needed to sustain growth and execution.
Balance executive planning with practical delivery, ensuring strategic initiatives are translated into measurable outcomes.

Requirements

Demonstrated success serving in a senior IT executive or CIO-level leadership capacity within complex organizations.
Strong experience leading technology integration efforts during mergers, acquisitions, or periods of rapid expansion.
Proven ability to unify enterprise systems across fragmented, customized, or multi-entity business environments.
Track record of modernizing legacy platforms while maintaining business continuity and operational stability.
Ability to combine strategic decision-making with hands-on leadership and execution.
Experience designing or scaling platform-based or service-oriented technology environments.
Knowledge of IT strategy, executive leadership, cybersecurity, and cross-functional technology governance.
Familiarity with environments that include Agile Scrum practices and infrastructure or security technologies such as Cisco ASA Firewall.

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