Description

Are you a strategic technology leader ready to partner with business teams and drive innovation? The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is seeking a Sr. Director of IT to help us leverage technology for greater efficiency and productivity across our organization. To learn more about ICPAS, visit www.icpas.org.

About the Role
As Director of IT, you’ll collaborate with senior management and all departments to align technology initiatives with ICPAS’s goals. You’ll lead complex projects, manage IT staff, and foster innovation—especially in areas such as Association Management Systems (Aptify), Microsoft 365, and emerging technologies, such as AI. This role is hands-on and strategic, serving as a true technology partner for the business side of ICPAS. To learn more about us, visit www.icpas.org.

This is the highest position in our IT department. We leverage outsourced experts, like BDO, for managed services (infrastructure, help desk, cybersecurity, etc.) and other specialty programmers, such as for our website or AMS. This position doesn’t need to be the expert, but needs to have a high aptitude for learning, organization, curiosity, and communication to keep the vendors and our team on track. Everyone in our team should be ready to help out when necessary and stay open to handling smaller tasks that keep operations running smoothly.  Internally, our team has two other employees who report to this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute IT strategy in partnership with business leaders
• Oversee daily IT operations, vendors, equipment, budgets, and managed services
• Lead projects and sometimes be hands-on, including system upgrades, migrations, and data analytics, including an upgrade to our AMS.
• Oversee vendors not under contract with BDO, such as Zoom, office wi-fi, conference room technology, printers, copiers, and cloud fax service.
• Ensure IT security, data privacy, and compliance
• Facilitate data oversight, including benchmarking, metrics, and quality.
• Support and train staff in new technologies, including AI
• Manage website integrations and business-critical systems
• Supervise IT team members and foster professional growth
• Facilitate ongoing technology and cybersecurity training
• Maintain disaster recovery plans and business continuity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Computer Science or related field)
• 7–10 years’ IT leadership experience in the IT field
• Ability to think strategically, plan effectively, and balance details with big-picture goals
• Strong business technology and project management skills
• Experience with AMS or CRM systems, Microsoft 365, networking, security, SQL databases, and web technologies
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of using AI tools. Experience with launching Copilot in an organization
• Experience with organizational and business planning

Why Work for ICPAS?

• We offer a flexible, supportive environment focused on professional growth
• Hybrid schedule: work remotely 3 days/week
• Convenient downtown Chicago office near Union Station
• 35-hour work week with half-day Fridays in summer
• Casual dress code
• Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance
• 401(k) with up to 6% company contribution
• Flexible, unlimited vacation, 7 paid sick days, 15 paid holidays