IT Director

About the role

We are looking for an experienced IT Director to provide senior leadership for essential technology operations and strategic initiatives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. This contract position with potential for a permanent role will guide infrastructure-focused teams, maintain momentum across active programs, and help align technical execution with business priorities during a key leadership coverage period. The role requires a hands-on leader who can balance team support, stakeholder communication, and delivery oversight in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support managers across compute and storage, DevOps, observability, automation, and database administration functions.
• Coordinate closely with architecture, engineering, product, and infrastructure partners to keep initiatives aligned and moving forward.
• Set priorities across multiple active programs, reinforce accountability, and ensure work is executed on schedule.
• Oversee intake, assessment, and planning of incoming work through Azure DevOps and queue-driven processes.
• Communicate progress, risks, and next steps to stakeholders while helping teams stay focused on high-value objectives.
• Direct infrastructure initiatives such as virtualization platform changes, cloud storage efforts, and broader modernization projects.
• Review new requests, balance competing demands, and clearly explain timeline or scope trade-offs to business and technical partners.
• Provide practical guidance on technical issues and support decision-making related to infrastructure and cloud environments.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience leading infrastructure, operations, or enterprise technology teams, including oversight of people managers.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional programs and coordinating delivery across multiple technical workstreams.
• Strong ability to drive execution, improve operational discipline, and maintain accountability within fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and present clear status updates.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure platforms, cloud services, and enterprise operations concepts.
• Experience with technologies such as Azure Cloud, VMware or Hyper-V, backup and disaster recovery solutions, and Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with identity and access management concepts, including Microsoft Entra ID, is preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance are available to contract/temporary professionals.
• Hired contract/temporary professionals are eligible to enroll in the company 401(k) plan.

For more information, visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net.