vCIO
Role Overview
The vCIO is accountable for client technology strategy, roadmap development, executive advisory, business alignment, and governance.
The role turns client current state, priorities, operational needs, risks, and advisory input into practical long-term technology direction.
The position reports to the Director, Client Services.
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About IX Solutions
IX Solutions is a Western Canada IT firm that advises organizations on technology solutions and digital transformation.
The company supports clients across Western Canada from remote offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and the BC Interior.
Position summary
The vCIO is accountable for client technology strategy, roadmap development, executive advisory, business alignment, and governance.
The role turns client current state, priorities, operational needs, risks, and advisory input into practical long-term technology direction.
The position reports to the Director, Client Services.
Client advisory and relationships
- Build and strengthen senior-stakeholder relationships with long-term or developing client partners.
- Connect business priorities with technology planning, governance, and risk decisions.
- Support strategic conversations with developing client relationships and help clients understand how current challenges affect future decisions.
- Maintain context on client priorities, stakeholder dynamics, constraints, timing, and relationship history.
Strategy and roadmaps
- Develop technology roadmaps that guide senior-stakeholder planning and investment decisions.
- Translate current-state assessments, advisory findings, Business Analysis outputs, operational issues, and client conversations into future-state plans.
- Help prioritize investments, modernization, lifecycle needs, risks, dependencies, and decision points.
- Connect recommendations to reliability, security, productivity, resilience, supportability, and financial stewardship.
- Keep roadmap direction current as client priorities, business conditions, platforms, and risks change.
Schedule and work arrangement
- The position is remote.
- The role is 40 hours per week, typically Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Balancing multiple client priorities and deadlines is required; occasional after-hours availability may be required.
Compensation
- The position is full-time and salaried, with a compensation range of $120,000 to $180,000, commensurate with skills, experience, and duties.
Requirements
- Ability to maintain senior-stakeholder client relationships and advise client leadership.
- Ability to convert complex input into clear strategic direction and practical plans.
- Balance multiple client priorities and deadlines.
- Preparation, judgment, clear communication, and follow-through when working with client leadership.
- After-hours availability may be required occasionally.
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