| FLSA: | Exempt | POSITION TITLE: | Chief Information Officer | CATEGORY: | Full Time | LOCATION: | Amarillo Headquarters | SHIFT: | Monday–Friday, some Saturdays, flexible schedule; typically, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM | REPORTS TO: | President

Summary

The Chief Information Officer will develop, plan, and implement an information technology (IT) strategy that meets the company’s business needs, delivers optimal return on investment, and maintains utmost security.

Essential Duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Collaborates with members of the executive team to identify ways IT can assist the company in achieving business and financial goals.

· Identifies new IS developments and technologies; anticipates resulting organizational modifications.

· Ensures that IT and network infrastructure adequately support the company’s computing, data processing, and communications needs.

· Develops and implements the IT budget.

· Communicates goals, projects, and timelines of the company to the department; plans ways to execute those goals within the department.

· Establishes long-term IS needs and plans and develops strategies for developing systems and acquiring software and hardware necessary to meet those needs.

· Assists as top-level contact for end users in determining IS requirements and/or solutions.

· Ensures compliance with government regulations that apply to systems operations.

· Performs other related duties as assigned.

· Oversees projects and assignments within the Information Systems (IS) department.

· Leads efficient operation of the team so that prompt modernization and upgrades of IS are performed as needed.

· Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.

Minimum Requirements

These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner. Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines.

Must be able to pass a background and Credit check

· EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or Information Technology required.

· At least 10 years of experience in administration of information systems and technology, with increasing level of responsibility throughout.

· Understanding of business functions such as HR, Finance, marketing etc.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

· Excellent ability to conceptualize long-term business goals and develop orderly processes to accomplish those goals.

· Excellent managerial skills.

· Thorough understanding of information technology and information technology systems.

· Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development

· Experience in fundraising will be a plus

· Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics

· Working knowledge of IT/Business infrastructure and MS Office

· Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities

· Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills

· Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving

· Excellent social and networking skills to support the community bank image

· Complete in-house training based on requirements set up for this position

· Proven ability to provide an Excellent Customer Experience

· Basic skills in computer terminal and personal computer operation; word processing and spreadsheet software.

· Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions and instruct others, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, speak clearly to customers and employees.

· Effective Time management skills

· Ability to always maintain confidentiality

· Ability to work with minimal supervision while performing duties.

· Ability to deal with routine problems involving multiple facets and variables.

· Must follow company policies, all state and federal laws, regulations and guidelines

· Current driver's license and a vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage if required to drive in the course of performing assigned duties and responsibilities.

The incumbent must be able to perform this position safely, without endangering the health or safety to themselves or others.

Secondary Duties

The position of CIO performs duties specific to the position and other functions as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The position of CIO has supervisory responsibility of employees and departments.

Environment and Physical Activity

The environment for this position is an open office that is mostly clean and comfortable and includes driving a Bank or personal-owned vehicle approximately 10% of the time which includes exposure to the outside weather elements and moving mechanical parts. It may include some minor annoyances such as noise, odors, drafts, etc. The incumbent is in a non-confined office-type setting in which he or she is free to move about at will.

The incumbent in the course of performing this position spends time writing, typing, speaking, listening, lifting (up to 10 pounds), carrying, seeing (such as close, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), driving, sitting, pulling, walking, standing, squatting, kneeling and reaching.

The incumbent for this position may operate any or all of the following: telephone, copy and fax machines, calculator, computer terminal, personal computer and related printers.

Mental Demands

The incumbent in this position must be able to accommodate to reading documents or instruments, detailed work, problem solving, customer contact, reasoning, math, language, presentations, verbal and written communication, analytical reasoning, stress, multiple concurrent tasks, and constant interruptions.

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This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other and/or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Flexible work from home options available.