Fractional CIO

About the role

The Fractional CIO is a naturally proactive and impatient individual who is looking to drive continual improvement and change. If you naturally gravitate towards the "leader" role in any group setting, then this role will be rewarding for you. Do you have the ability to read people and situations while responding empathetically in order to get everyone to cooperate? Do you seek to build relationships with others, putting you in a position to motivate them towards positive change? Are you almost compulsively neat and organized, allowing you to have multiple plates spinning at the same time? If this sounds like you, you will love the Fractional CIO role at Velo IT Group. Velo is one of the fastest growing Cybersecurity & IT service providers in the United States, an INC 5000, SMU Hot 100, and MSP 501 company headquartered in Downtown Dallas with additional offices in Houston, TX, and Lafayette, LA, serving entrepreneurially led companies as their outsourced IT and cybersecurity department.

Responsibilities

• Own the business relationship between Velo and approximately 20‑30 clients.
• Serve clients as their fractional Chief Information Officer, working as an extension of their team.
• Provide guidance and advice on technological improvement initiatives.
• Deliver well‑prepared technology planning sessions at least quarterly, proactively bringing IT guidance and technology ideas to client organizations.
• Maintain regular communication with clients to build trust while driving change and digital transformation.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology.
• 3‑5 years of experience in IT leadership roles.
• Articulate and persuasive communicator with a high level of business acumen.

Skills

• Naturally proactive and impatient.
• Leader mindset – gravitates toward leadership in group settings.
• Ability to read people and situations while responding empathetically.
• Relationship building and motivating others toward positive change.
• Compulsively neat and organized, capable of managing multiple priorities.

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Telemedicine
• IRA with Matching
• Corporate Chaplain
• Counseling Services
• 8 paid holidays
• 3 weeks PTO

Pay

$120,000 - $150,000 base salary commensurate on experience plus incentive bonuses

Schedule

Full-time, in-office