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Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Onsite
Job Description
The Vice President, Information Technology will be responsible for the direction, development, and implementation of the company's networks, systems, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance. This role requires a leader with deep technology understanding.Responsibilities
Leadership: Develop and execute the overall IT plan, aligned with budget and goals.
Budget Management: Manage the IT budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and cost-effective solutions.
Team Management: Win the hearts and minds of a high-performing team of 40 technology professionals. This includes defining the organizational structure, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and customer/business-centric service delivery.
Cybersecurity: Oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive cybersecurity policies and procedures to protect the company's data and systems from threats.
Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices in SOX 404, data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), and NIST.
Qualifications & Skills
Technical Acumen: The successful candidate is not just technically proficient — they are passionate about pushing IT to its highest potential. They bring a relentless drive to evolve systems, infrastructure, and platforms to best-in-class standards, and can demonstrate a track record of building technology that delivers real business value. Deep expertise in networks, Workday, SOX 404, IT Systems, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS) is required.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience: A minimum of 10-15 years of progressive experience in Information Technology, with at least 5-7 years in a senior leadership or VP-level executive role managing global or
enterprise-wide functions. Candidates who bring hands-on expertise with large-scale media file transfer, storage infrastructure, network engineering and asset management pipelines.
Leadership Skills: Proven track record of leading and developing teams that deliver measurable value.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Compensation: $250,000 - $280,000.
About STARZ
STARZ (NASDAQ: STRZ) is the leading premium entertainment destination for women and underrepresented audiences, and home to some of the most popular franchises and series on television. STARZ offers a robust programming mix for discerning adult audiences, including boundary-breaking originals and an expansive lineup of blockbuster movies, and is embodied by its brand positioning “We’re All Adults Here.” Complementary to any platform or service, STARZ is available across a wide range of digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors and is a bundling partner of choice. STARZ is powered by an industry-leading advanced technology, data analytics and digital infrastructure and the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app.
Our Benefits
Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase
Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days
401(k) company matching
Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)
EEO Statement
Starz is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Starz will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Starz will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.