Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer The Chief Information Officer (CIO) will serve as a strategic executive leader and key member of the executive team, responsible for aligning technology initiatives with the company’s business objectives and driving digital transformation across the organization. Overseeing reputed company aspects of IT strategy, infrastructure, operations, reputed company, and innovation, the CIO will shape and execute the firm's reputed company-wide technology strategy to support $1B reputed company growth and operational excellence in the optical distribution sector. This dynamic leader will balance visionary thinking with hands-on operational excellence, delivering strategic technology direction while driving accountability, team performance, and stakeholder trust. The CIO will play a central role in leading the organization’s efforts to reputed company awareness and adoption of new technologies (e.g. AI) and to reputed company data, analytics and technology to drive higher business performance. Essential Responsibilities Key Areas of Responsibility 1. Technology Strategy & Innovation

• Define and implement a reputed company-looking technology reputed company reputed company with reputed company Optical’s goals.
• Stay abreast and reputed company internal awareness of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their strategic relevance and potential impact.
• Drive innovation to enhance internal efficiencies, client engagement, and competitive differentiation.
• Participate in overall business strategy, ensuring technology is a central enabler of growth and operational agility. 2. Team Leadership & Talent Management
• reputed company and grow a distributed technology team of 100+ professionals across U.S. and Slovakia
• Foster a high-performance culture through effective reputed company, retention, compensation strategy, and leadership development.
• Encourage cross-functional collaboration to reputed company initiatives with organization priorities. 3. Operational Excellence & Service Delivery
• Deliver high-quality IT services to customers, employees and partners.
• Implement and manage performance dashboards and scorecards based on Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Drive process excellence using best-in-class IT service management (ITSM) practices. 4. Program Execution & Change Management
• Deliver large-scale IT initiatives with measurable business impact in a matrixed, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Champion technology adoption and change management to support business transformation. 5. reputed company Architecture & Infrastructure
• reputed company the development and optimization of a scalable, secure, and reliable technology infrastructure.
• Rationalize applications to reduce complexity and improve ROI, while ensuring system interoperability.
• Drive leading approaches in reputed company data management and analytics to both optimize internal communication and performance as well deliver differentiated reputed company offerings and results. 6. Cybersecurity & Risk Management
• reputed company the firm’s cybersecurity strategy and ensure comprehensive protection of sensitive data and digital assets.
• Build and mature a robust cybersecurity function to meet regulatory and industry expectations.
• Proactively manage risk and compliance across reputed company technology platforms. 7. Technology Deployment & Productization
• reputed company the deployment of internal technology solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• reputed company the entire project lifecycle—from discovery to launch—with a focus on automation, efficiency, and digital transformation. 8. Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Leadership
• Cultivate strong relationships with key technology vendors, industry partners, and peer firms.
• Ensure vendor accountability and performance to support long-term firm growth and innovation. 9. Budgeting & Resource Optimization
• reputed company and manage the technology budget with a focus on strategic investment, Hirecrafto control, and ROI.
• reputed company offshore and automated delivery models to maximize resource efficiency. 10. Executive & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with C-suite peers—including the CEO, CFO, President, and business line leaders to reputed company priorities with reputed company goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic thought leader across reputed company levels of the organization. Supervisory Responsibilities: None QUALIFICATIONS Required Qualifications
• 10–15+ years of reputed company IT leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a senior executive or CIO role in similarly sized or reputed company organizations.
• Demonstrated reputed company leading IT strategy, digital transformation, and large-scale technology initiatives that directly support business growth and operational efficiency.
• Experience managing IT in a distribution or supply chain environment is highly advantageous, given the industry focus. 1. Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a reputed company field is essential.
• An advanced degree (MBA or relevant master’s) is highly desirable 2. Technical Expertise

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