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Alteo is looking for a Director of IT for a permanent position based in Montreal.
Within a leading company in its industry, your role will be to bring your vision and ability to implement it so that the IT department plays a major role in the company's growth.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all IT projects (wide variety of projects).
- Oversee both internal and external IT resources to ensure operational efficiency.
- Lead and maintain ISO27001 certification and oversee the Information Security Management System.
- Ensure the upkeep, configuration, installation, upgrading, and smooth operation of IT infrastructure—including hardware, software, networks, servers, VoIP systems, and virtualization platforms.
- Manage capacity planning, storage optimization, and database performance monitoring.
- Coordinate project execution by aligning resources and timelines with departmental needs and data center operations.
- Safeguard organizational assets by establishing disaster recovery plans (DRP), backup protocols, and robust information security measures.
- Be an integral part in the implementation of a business continuity plan.
- Build and manage productive relationships with vendors, suppliers, and external consultants.
- Develop and enforce IT strategies, policies, and procedures by analyzing outcomes, identifying challenges, monitoring trends, and anticipating future requirements.
- Support financial planning by forecasting IT resource needs, preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and driving corrective actions aligned with asset management.
- Support business systems (ERP, CRM) functionality.
- Provide user support across all entities.
Profile:
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT or equivalent.
- IT certifications relevant to the role.
- 10-15 years of experience in IT including 5 years at the Director level.
- Demonstrated project management expertise.
- Proven experience leading teams.
- Solid background in cybersecurity practices and protocols.
- Experience with ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification (asset).
- Experience in the manufacturing industry (asset).
- Experience with ERP/CRM systems (e.g. NetSuite, Salesforce, Dynamics).
- Proven ability to perform under pressure and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
- Dedicated and self motivated individual eager to have an impact.
- Flexibility to provide business support outside of standard working hours.
- Open to travel (North America).
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