Director of Information Technology
Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions
Employment Type
Full-Time
Scope
All brands — Elite365 Int’l and Locums, Wilderness, Proxi, Focus Staff
Position Summary
Elite365 Staffing Group is seeking a Director of Information Technology to serve as the company’s first dedicated internal IT executive. This is a senior individual-contributor leadership role responsible for technology strategy, cybersecurity, applications, network infrastructure, and data analytics across a multi-brand healthcare staffing platform spanning travel nursing, locum tenens, and permanent placement.
Reporting to the CEO/CFO and in close collaboration with the VP of Operations, this leader will own the IT roadmap, govern IT vendor relationships, drive post-acquisition system consolidation, and build the data infrastructure needed to support management decision-making and future M&A activity.
Key Responsibilities
IT Leadership & Strategy
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Develop scalable IT strategies and maintain a multi-year IT roadmap aligned to business growth, brand integration, and operational efficiency objectives.
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Prepare and present IT reports for executive leadership including technology KPIs and security posture summaries.
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Serve as the IT/Tech Leader — owning vendor relationships, contract governance, and budget accountability.
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Establish IT governance including investment prioritization, project delivery accountability, and quarterly executive reporting.
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Build an M&A IT integration playbook to standardize onboarding of future acquisitions, including a 90-day checklist and system transition framework.
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Identify opportunities for automation, workflow efficiency, and AI-assisted tooling across staffing workflows and back-office functions.
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Define the optimal IT support model for the enterprise — establishing which capabilities to insource vs. retain with tech partners.
Application Rationalization & System Consolidation
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Deliver a comprehensive application inventory across all brands — documenting systems, vendors, costs, and contract renewal dates.
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Define the target-state application architecture and build a consolidation roadmap covering ATS, CRM, finance, and back-office systems.
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Lead tech integration of new brands; develop integration roadmaps.
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Assess ATS consolidation options and produce recommendations with cost, risk, and timeline analysis.
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Drive systems integrations strategy — define data connection standards and eliminate manual handoffs between core platforms.
Cybersecurity & Risk Management
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Assume ownership of the organization’s cybersecurity program aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF); conduct or commission an annual Security Risk Assessment and maintain a tracked risk register.
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Ensure security controls and solutions are in place and maintained — including patch management, MDR/XDR, email security, MFA/SSO, RBAC, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Conditional Access policies.
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Own data protection controls including endpoint encryption, data in transit, and DLP policies covering sensitive client data.
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Maintain and exercise a documented incident response plan; serve as internal IR coordinator and primary communicator to leadership.
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Maintain a security awareness training and phishing simulation program.
IT Operations & Vendor Governance
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Conduct comprehensive IT budget reviews across all software, hardware, SaaS, network, and consulting spend (CapEx and OpEx) and identify savings opportunities.
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Define formal SLA tiers with escalation paths; publish vendor performance results to business leadership on a monthly basis.
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Administer user feedback program to capture IT service quality across business users.
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Develop a formal IT delivery roadmap, prioritized and aligned to business objectives.
Data Platform & Analytics
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Manage a data governance program — establishing data element definitions, common terminology, and standard metric calculations across all brands.
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Work with SaaS vendors to enforce data standards in core systems, ensuring data quality in downstream dashboards and reports.
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Oversee support and enhancements of the centralized data warehouse as well as reports, dashboards, and data analytics.
Qualifications
Required
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7+ years of progressive IT leadership with prior budget and vendor management ownership.
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Experience in multi-entity or multi-brand environments, including post-acquisition system integration.
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Hands-on knowledge of staffing industry technology platforms: ATS systems, CRM (Salesforce), and finance and HR platforms.
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Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF or equivalent), endpoint security, SIEM, MFA/SSO, and incident response planning.
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Experience governing MSP relationships — contract management, SLA accountability, and cost optimization.
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Proficiency with Microsoft 365 / Entra ID, Azure, Power BI, and modern data warehouse concepts.
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Strong executive communication skills; able to translate technical risk into business impact for CEO/CFO, VP Operations audiences.
Preferred
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Background in healthcare staffing — travel nursing, allied health, locum tenens, or permanent placement.
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Experience in PE-backed company environments with exposure to portfolio-level reporting and value creation frameworks.
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Familiarity with AI/automation tools applicable to staffing operations.
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Experience with data governance frameworks and enterprise data quality programs in fragmented, multi-system environments.
Korn Ferry (Lominger) Leadership Competencies
The following five Korn Ferry competencies define the leadership behaviors critical to success in this role. These competencies will be used to guide candidate assessment, onboarding priorities, and ongoing performance development.
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Competency
Why It Matters for This Role
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Strategic Mindset
This role requires building a multi-year IT roadmap, developing an M&A integration playbook, and making insource-vs.-outsource decisions. Strategic Mindset captures the ability to see beyond immediate demands and position IT as a long-term business driver — essential for the company’s first dedicated IT executive.
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Manages Complexity
The Director must simultaneously rationalize applications across four brands, govern an MSP, own cybersecurity, and build a data platform — all without a pre-built team beneath them. This competency reflects the ability to make sound decisions in ambiguous, multi-threaded environments.
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Drives Results
The JD is deliverable-heavy — 90-day integration checklists, consolidation roadmaps, ATS assessments, SLA tiers, and monthly vendor scorecards. This competency anchors the accountability and execution orientation required for someone who will be judged quickly on tangible, measurable progress.
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Communicates Effectively
A recurring requirement is translating technical risk and performance into executive-ready language for CEO/CFO/COO audiences. This person must present IT reports, publish vendor scorecards, and serve as the internal IR communicator during security incidents. This competency directly addresses that cross-audience communication demand.
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Manages Ambiguity
This is the company’s first dedicated internal IT executive. There is no inherited team structure, no established governance, and no defined playbook. The candidate must be comfortable creating structure where none exists — the defining behavioral demand of this role.
These competencies are drawn from the Korn Ferry Leadership Architect™ (Lominger) framework and will inform structured behavioral interviewing, candidate evaluation, and post-hire development planning.
