Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, including FSA (Flex Spending Account)
• Paid Time Off to include select paid holidays
• Retirement Benefits with generous 401K match

Some Other Favorite Employee Benefits Include

Paid Parental Leave, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Wellness Program and much more!

Position Summary

The Chief Information Officer supports the Bank’s strategic goals by innovating and implementing sound technology strategies based on timely and cost effective tactical solutions. This position provides direction for technology initiatives within the organization to include managing the vision, strategy, design, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions and architecture. 

The following duties are intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities and ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional duties. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with departmental leaders to better understand their challenges and barriers; develop and maintain innovative, cost effective solutions that support their business needs.
2. Manage and foster collaboration between IT Managers and IT Departments.
3. Provide feasibility, gap, and cost/benefit analyses of technology initiatives, along with proactive evaluation of the bank’s technology infrastructure and practices to the Bank’s executive team and Board of Directors.
4. Develop and propose the annual technology strategic plan and budget to the Bank’s executive team and Board of Directors. Once ratified, communicate that plan with the senior management team, staff, partners, vendors, and stakeholders as appropriate.
5. Oversee and manage the policies, standards, and procedures for evaluating, acquiring, implementing, testing, administering, and maintaining new technology systems and communication infrastructure; ensure technology requests are assessed for security, interoperability, supportability, scalability, return on investment, continued process improvement, and other factors.
6. Lead the technology portion of the Operations & Technology committee and the technology portion of the Disaster Recovery committee. Develop, maintain, test, and evaluate the enterprise-wide technology disaster recovery and business resumption plan. 
7. Participate in the Vendor Management committee by reviewing and evaluating new and existing technology vendors for risk and obsolescence. Ensure the security of Bank and customer data from internal and external security threats. Manage technology vendor contracts to ensure vendors are meeting contractual obligations.
8. Research, develop, direct the implementation of, and maintain best practices in:
   • Security and privacy standards
   • Cybersecurity
   • Bank-wide information technology objectives, policies, standards, and procedures
   • Current and future emerging technologies
   • Risk analysis, audits, and examinations
   • Disaster and recovery, business resumption, and business continuity planning
   • Software control and licensing
   • Cost management and efficiencies
9. Complete online, written and in-person compliance training within established timeframes.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include scheduling hours, interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; conducting performance evaluation; working with HR to address work related issues. 
• Ensure employees complete compliance training within established timeframes; understand and implement compliance requirements applicable to their positions.

Qualifications 

Education

• Master’s degree in the field of computer science. 
• Education can be substituted with eight years commensurate experience managing or directing enterprise information technology operations.

Experience

• Proven experience with responsibility of strategic technology planning and budgeting, and tactical execution of complex technical projects required.
• Prior experience working in the financial services industry preferred. 
• Related military education/experience may be used as a substitute for education or work experience.

Knowledge & Communication Skills 

• Exceptional communicator with the talent to easily identify issues, problems or concerns and mentor staff to self-discover resolutions and solutions. 
• Must be exceptionally self-directed with polished leadership skills, and an orientation to promote a sales and service culture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient with individual and group communication. 
• Able to analyze and interpret data, i.e., interest rates and other institutions’ analysis statements.
• Ability to create and interpret graphs representing complex financial data.
• Must understand and have the ability to implement applicable compliance requirements.

Analytical & Decision Making Skills 

• Self-directed, able to work independently without supervision, and be able to prioritize multiple projects to meet firm deadlines. 
• Exceptional time management skills. Must have the ability to make sound business-justified decisions, even in crisis situations, which may involve complex technical problems.
• Exceptional customer service skills and show warmth, friendliness and a sincere desire to provide quality service to every customer.

Computer/Software/Other Equipment Skills 

• Proficient knowledge of MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Ability to operate standard office equipment such as PC, printer, fax/copier, and telephone. 
• Thorough and broad knowledge of Microsoft and open-source products and technologies, virtualization infrastructure, industry standard database and messaging systems, shared storage systems, Cisco network infrastructure, enterprise security practices and technology, application development and implementation best practices, datacenter design and operations, client computing, enterprise communications systems, physical security systems, and telecommunications.

Working Conditions 

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 
• Work is performed in a professional office environment.

Full Time, Exempt

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Northrim Bank is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Northrim Bank does not discriminate in employment based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, parenthood, marital status, changes in marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.