Chief Technology Officer

Cooperative Producers Inc • Hastings, NE

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) is seeking a dedicated Chief Technology Officer to join our expanding team. This executive leadership role is responsible for technology strategy, architecture, cybersecurity, and digital enablement. The ideal candidate will be forward-thinking, innovative, and able to motivate their team to continuously strive for success. CPI deeply values employee contributions and is committed to their professional development, engagement, and success, aiming to recruit and retain the best people to deliver exceptional value. This position is crucial for designing, implementing, and securing CPI’s network and infrastructure, directing and coordinating all information technology and technical operations to achieve optimum efficiency and growth through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and strategic planning. The role ensures total oversight of IT operations while maintaining strict compliance with CPI policies, internal procedures, and all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and data and analytics platforms.
• Proven ability to align technology investment with business strategies.
• Executive leadership across technology, operations, and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and vendor relationships.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• High level of integrity, ethics, morals and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent executive-level experience.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

• Forward-thinking, innovative, and able to motivate their team to continuously strive for success.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for technology strategy, architecture, cybersecurity, and digital enablement.
• Design, implement, and secure CPI’s network and infrastructure.
• Direct and coordinate all information technology and technical operations.
• Achieve optimum efficiency and growth through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and strategic planning.
• Ensure total oversight of IT operations while maintaining strict compliance with CPI policies, internal procedures, and all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• Follow safety guidelines and safety programs established by CPI and complete safety reports and required records.
• Responsible for the efficiency of CPI’s technical operations.
• Develop and maintain CPI’s multi-year enterprise technology roadmap.
• Provide architectural oversight of core systems, integrations, data platforms, and digital solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and regulatory developments for operations and competitive advantage.
• Sponsor and govern major technology initiatives to ensure business values and adoption.
• Own enterprise technology risk management, cybersecurity, and incident response readiness.
• Oversee disaster recovery and business continuity strategy.
• Own the vendor portfolio and hold providers accountable for integration, cooperation, performance, security posture, and roadmap delivery.
• Own the strategy and execution path for integrating AI and emerging technologies into CPI’s operations.
• Serve as an active member of CPI’s Senior Leadership Team.
• Provide regular technology performance and risk reporting to executive leadership.
• Direct and ensure day-to-day operational execution of IT service through the IT Manager.
• Directly supervise the IT Manager and other assigned technical personnel, including interviewing, hiring, training, planning work, appraising performance, and addressing complaints or resolving problems.

Benefits

• Commitment to professional development, engagement, and success of employees.
• Opportunity to make a positive impact on the community and support CPI's mission.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive