Chief Information Officer

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Chief Information Officer for a scaled, multi-site services organization operating in a highly customized, transaction-heavy environment. This executive will lead the stabilization, governance, and modernization of the company’s enterprise technology landscape, bringing structure, security, and predictability to a complex system environment while enabling continued growth. The role requires a disciplined operator who can balance near-term reliability with longer-term platform evolution.

About NU Advisory Partners

NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital-backed environments.

We’re breaking the mold in an industry that hasn’t changed in decades, pairing a top-tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000 searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high-touch service and leadership talent that drives long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Technology Operations

• Own the stability, performance, and reliability of core enterprise systems supporting end-to-end operations
• Establish discipline across incident management, monitoring, access controls, and change management
• Reduce critical system failures and improve response and resolution times through clear ownership and processes

Platform Modernization & Integration

• Lead a pragmatic transition from highly customized systems toward more standardized platforms and tools over time
• Define and execute system integration strategy across enterprise applications and third-party platforms
• Reduce manual workflows through automation and improved system connectivity

Security, Risk & Controls

• Own cybersecurity, infrastructure hygiene, and access management across the organization
• Strengthen audit readiness, risk controls, and compliance processes
• Lead business continuity and disaster recovery planning, including testing and reporting

Operating Cadence & Financial Discipline

• Establish clear reporting cadence and performance metrics for executive leadership
• Drive transparency into technology spend, including run versus change and vendor costs
• Manage external vendors and partners with defined expectations, accountability, and performance standards

Team Leadership & Organizational Build

• Assess and evolve the technology organization, addressing gaps across architecture, infrastructure, and delivery
• Reduce key-person dependency through improved documentation, ownership, and succession planning
• Build a service-oriented culture focused on accountability, responsiveness, and partnership with the business

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience serving as a Chief Information Officer or equivalent senior technology leader with full ownership of enterprise systems, infrastructure, security, and delivery
• Background operating in complex, multi-site, operationally intensive environments where technology directly supports day-to-day execution
• Experience supporting highly customized application environments, with a demonstrated ability to transition toward more standardized platforms without disrupting operations
• Strong integration experience across enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, financial platforms, and third-party tools
• Experience operating in private capital-backed or similarly performance-driven environments with exposure to executive stakeholders and structured operating cadence
• Proven track record of stabilizing under-structured technology environments and introducing operating discipline, governance, and predictability
• Demonstrated ability to build controls that improve data quality, reduce operational leakage, and support consistent execution
• Strong operator mindset with disciplined execution and attention to detail
• Clear communicator with the ability to translate technical priorities into business impact for executive stakeholders
• Low-ego, hands-on leadership style with the ability to lead through ambiguity, organizational change, and rebuilding phases
• Location requirement: This is an in-person role based in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT), with candidates expected to work from the office

How to Apply:

• Submit your resume.
• Our team will review your application.
• If your experience aligns with the role, we’ll reach out to discuss the opportunity further.
• Even if this role isn’t the perfect match, we’ll add you to our talent network for future opportunities.

At NU Advisory Partners, we’re committed to identifying and placing exceptional leaders in roles where they can drive meaningful impact. If your background aligns with this opportunity, we invite you to apply.