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Information Technology Leader

About Us

Cronin is an award-winning and rapidly growing integrated advertising and marketing agency based in Glastonbury, CT. Our team leverages superior creativity to help clients build strong brands and accelerate demand for their offerings. We deliver a breadth of services including insight-driven strategy, brilliant creative, innovative production, performance-driven media management, attention-getting PR, and advanced data analytics. This approach leads to tangible results and above-average retention of clients and team members. While our work spans all industries, we are best known for our work in Financial Services, HealthCare, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Services, and B2B. Were building on our 75-year history of innovation, strategic smarts, and creativity to deliver powerful, end-to-end client experiences. Were innovating in AI, data science, and service models to create exceptional value for clients. We are a member of AMIN - a global network of over 60 independent agencies - and work globally, nationally, and regionally with clients on multiple continents.

We are All goat, no sheep, which means we boldly lead our clients into new territories. Our culture is based on living ten core values: Integrity. Curiosity. Creativity. Connectedness. Balance. Uniqueness. Genuineness. Accountability. Empathy. Tenacity.

Come grow with us. Learn more at

www.cronin-co.com

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About You

As the Information Technology Leader,

you are the expert on Information Technology for a growing agency / professional services organization, including a strategic role as well as hands on tactical implementation. You thrive on daily engagement and collaboration with employees at all levels, resolving technical issues in a timely and friendly manner and suggesting areas to enhance and improve the way we work through modern and innovative technology. The idea of pushing beyond standard platforms such as Microsoft Office, making recommendations, mastering, and deploying the right type of technology for our unique business needs excites and inspires you. You possess problem-solving skills, such as critical thinking and research, to identify challenges, consider various solutions and implement strategies to resolve problems. You have a high level of enthusiasm, motivation and resilience; a sense of urgency to maintain uptime and improve reliability; an ability to maintain a positive attitude when under pressure. A reputation for doing what you say you are going to do; a willingness to go beyond the ask; you seek to find solutions, aka no is not in your vocabulary. You have a track record of doing the right thing for the right reason, earning the trust of clients and employees, maintaining strict standards of confidentiality.

You espouse characteristics of our inspirational mascot - the goat. Like Birch, our Chief Motivating Officer, you are curious, nimble, inquisitive, and pretty darn smart. You are also a team player who leads by example and inspires all those around you to bring out the best in others.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As the sole onsite resource for the Agencys technology function, the Information Technology Leader, will be responsible for overseeing and managing the technical infrastructure, support and operations for the Agency in partnership with our IT Managed Services Provider. Your primary objective will be to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of all technical systems and processes, and to drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness. You will collaborate with cross-functional departments to align technical operations with overall business objectives for our internal structures. The IT Leader plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of the Agencys technical infrastructure. By overseeing IT operations, mitigating risk, and implementing best practices, you will contribute to the success of t e Agency, its technological capabilities and employee satisfaction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Lead

IT

operational and strategic planning - including fostering innovation and planning projects,

making recommendations for the improvement and growth of the IT infrastructure and IT systems.

Manage our strict security protocols - including oversight of our IT infrastructure and data protection policies, security risk management procedures, monitor technology systems to discover and neutralize potential threats to security, and manage our data retention and destruction procedures.

Lead employee communication - including proactive communication regarding system maintenance and related downtime and training in proper security protocol and threat recognition.

Partner with our IT managed service provider.

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