Director+Of+Technology+And+Media

The director of technology and media functions like the chief technology officer and plays a key role in various decision making capacities related to the technology vision and information technology management of an organization. He devises the overall IT framework. This comprises all of the IT procedures, practices, procurement strategies and setting up and maintaining the IT infrastructure, which would encompass all telecommunication systems and networks, internet connectivity links and networks, computers and hardware, software systems, applications and data centers.

The director of technology and media is responsible for heading the IT department. The IT department maintains and manages day to day operations of the infrastructure. The director works closely with hardware technicians, network architects, systems and telecom engineers, software developers, help desk personnel, database administrators and Web developers and then allocates their roles and tasks. They also engage with external IT vendors, suppliers, outsourcing partners, and software developers to buy IT assets, and ensures the running of the organizational IT infrastructure. They need to have strong negotiating skills to leverage buying power and to get the best possible deals on hardware and software.

The director of technology ensures that his organization is flexible enough to adapt and adhere to changing industry needs and federal government compliances and regulations. He cultivates and maintains relationships with key industry lobbies and associations, government regulators and other important external stakeholders. He keeps himself abreast of all the latest industry happenings, IT best practices and evolution of technologies/standards by attending select technology conferences, CTO round tables and symposiums. He trains new IT hires and recruits and mentors other staff members of his team.

Dutta, Pallab. "Director Of Technology Job Description." eHow. Demand Media, Inc., 2011. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. .