10+ years of experience in senior IT leadership roles such as CIO or VP of IT.
Proven success in aligning IT strategy with business outcomes for mid-market firms (revenue $50-$900 million) in construction, manufacturing, or legal sectors.
Expertise in cybersecurity leadership and risk management.
Comprehensive understanding of business applications like ERP and CRM systems.
Strong communication skills to convey complex technical ideas to executives easily.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage vendors effectively without direct authority.
Exceptional financial and analytical skills for justifying IT expenditures.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain strategic IT roadmaps aligned with client business goals.
Advise executives on the impact of technology investments on key business metrics.
Translate business needs into actionable technology initiatives.
Oversee and enhance the organization's cybersecurity posture and policies.
Collaborate with teams and vendors to address security needs and maintain compliance.
Define IT governance standards for budgeting and vendor selection.
Create execution plans to ensure timely project delivery and management.
Benefits
Access to the latest technology tools like IT management software and devices.
Ongoing training opportunities including expert-led events and certification reimbursement.
75% coverage of family medical and dental insurance premiums.
401K retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
Generous leave policy of 3 weeks PTO plus paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Summary
As a Thriveon Fractional CIO, you are a driven self-starter who serves as a strategic advisor to mid-sized companies effectively aligning our IT strategy with the client's business goals. You'll persuasively guide executives on how to leverage technology for growth, security, scalability, and profitability while ensuring that IT initiatives are executed with excellence.
This is a client-facing leadership role where you'll drive measurable business outcomes by shaping IT roadmaps, leading strategic initiatives, and ensuring proactive IT performance across client environments.
This position is based in Minnesota and requires up to 50% onsite work at client locations.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary $100,000- $150,000
Latest technology tools: IT Management, Knowledgebase, Professional Service Automation, cellphone, laptop, and two screens
Latest technical training: expert led events and on demand, certification reimbursement
Medical & Dental Insurance 75% of family premium covered
401K w/ 4% match
3 weeks PTO plus Paid Holidays
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Make and defend technology recommendations to CEOs, CFOs, and COOs - including investment decisions, system selections, and prioritization tradeoffs - connecting each to revenue, margin, scalability, and resilience.
Independently develop and maintain IT roadmaps that align with client business strategy, growth targets, and operational needs.
Quickly translate business objectives into actionable technology initiatives and measurable outcomes.
Cybersecurity & Risk Management
Oversee cybersecurity posture, policies, and incident readiness.
Partner with internal teams and third-party vendors to close security gaps and maintain compliance.
Ensure cyber insurance, regulatory, and contractual requirements are met.
IT Governance & Portfolio Management
Define standards for IT budgeting, vendor selection, and project prioritization.
Optimize technology portfolios for cost efficiency, scalability, and performance.
Evaluate and rationalize systems (ERP, CRM, project management, collaboration, etc.) to ensure 'best fit' adoption.
Execution Oversight
Create execution blueprints for critical initiatives-ensuring projects are scoped correctly, budgeted properly, and delivered on time.
Establish KPIs for IT effectiveness, reporting regularly to leadership.
Provide leadership and mentorship to internal IT and vendor teams.
Financial Accountability
Model ROI for IT investments, enabling business leaders to make fact-based funding decisions.
Drive cost transparency and optimization across IT services and systems.
Ensure technology spend directly supports business value creation.
Maintain up-to-date Time Entries and Expenses for billing and accounting purposes.
Participate in daily huddles and weekly meetings.
Complete 1 hour of continuing education per week to improve job skills.
Exemplifies Thriveon Core Values: Humble, Helpful, Ambitious, Coachable and Curious.
Qualifications
10+ Years of proven experience as CIO, VP of IT, or equivalent senior IT leadership role.
Proven success managing multiple concurrent client or business-unit relationships - comfortable context-switching across distinct environments while maintaining depth in each.
Strong track record of aligning IT strategy with business outcomes in mid-market $50-$900 million revenue construction, manufacturing and/ or legal firms.
Expertise in cybersecurity leadership, IT governance, and risk management.
Deep knowledge of business applications (ERP, CRM, project/service management, cloud platforms).
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear, executive-level business terms.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and vendors without direct authority.
Exceptional financial and analytical skills to justify IT spend.
Authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
