Director IT

Resorts World Las Vegas•New York, NY

About The Position

The Director of Information Technology is responsible for providing the vision and leadership for designing, developing and implementing IT initiatives that create customer and/or business value; and influencing and directing the Company’s IT infrastructure and applications evolution to ensure key business strategies and processes are driven by systems that enable change, growth and flexibility. The Director must ensure our IT infrastructure is reliable, secure, cost efficient, and strategically sound, reflecting business needs and best practice in creating value for the company and our customers. License Level: This is a key level position and requires a key level license. This position has the ability to make discretionary decisions that impact gaming operations.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old and have the ability to obtain the appropriate license pursuant to the applicable statute, rules and regulations.
Bachelor’s Degree in related field AND three (3) years’ experience in a Management position.
OR Six (6) years’ experience in a Management position.
OR Five (5) years’ experience in a Management position within any Resorts World Property.
Eight (8) years’ related IT work experience.
Six (6) years’ experience with MS Office Suite of Products, Server and Workstation technologies.
Advanced knowledge network fundamentals such as LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, network topologies, and network hardware.
Well-rounded business background with a broad understanding of research and development, marketing, and financials and A Profit and loss (P&L) orientation.
Verifiable track record of effective leadership which includes strong strategic thinking and successful execution with technical and intellectual resources.
Ability to establish immediate credibility at all levels, inside and outside the organization.
Excellent project management and proven leadership skills in positions of increasing responsibility.
Must have exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, and a proven background in dealing with all levels of management, customers, and vendors.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write reports and draft business correspondence and procedure manuals.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, such as policy and procedure manuals, maintenance instructions, and other related documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries from other employees or guests.
Fluency in English required, second language a plus.
Ability to write detailed instructions and correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimal, and work with mathematical such as probability and inference.
Ability to create, read and analyze spread sheets of statistical data.
Ability to decipher various reports and maintains reports upon request.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop and implement IT initiatives that enable the Company to compete more vigorously and more profitably in a constantly changing and demanding marketplace.
Translates the company vision into IT systems and procedures, articulating this critical link to the company stakeholders including the Executive Team, IT staff and employees.
Manage, motivate, and develop all staff within the IT group.
Ensure the organizational structure is appropriate for supporting current and future business needs.
Participate actively with the operating departments to ensure our systems environment addresses the needs of the business.
Lead and coordinate development of our infrastructure to ensure key business strategies and processes are supported by systems that enable growth and flexibility.
Develop, plans and budgets in light of internal work needs and operating units’ approved projects.
Oversee analysis and evaluation of staffing requirements to fulfill business requirements including directing the evaluation of make vs. buy decisions as they relate to outsourcing vs. in-house provisioning and identifying and developing strategic partnerships with key IT suppliers, licenses and contracts, vendors and consultant organizations.
Translate business needs into system solutions making maximum use of available tools while ensuring longer term supportability of the architecture.
Ensure availability of necessary application systems to support business and operation needs.
Develop IT policies and procedures on a basis for ensuring consistency in standards and leveraging of common systems.
Establish and measure IT performance relative to cost, value creation and customer satisfaction in the key areas of operating systems, telecommunications, network management and desktop support.
Lead and coordinate selection, installation, operation, support, and maintenance of our information technology infrastructure (i.e. operating systems, networks, telecommunications, hardware, and peripherals).
Optimize our return on our IT investment by acquiring cost-justified IT components, as measured by performance, support availability, price, upgradeability, and future industry trends.
Protect the company and its operations against IT risks, including unauthorized access to information, data integrity problems, loss of processing capability, and poor service levels.
Set office automation standards within the company and oversee acquisition, deployment, and support of office support systems.
Ensure the IT infrastructure is successfully exploited to achieve continuous improvement and competitive advantage by identifying needs and, developing and providing appropriate training and support for all users.
Promote positive public and employee relations.
Perform other duties as assigned.