Director of IT
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Greenville, SC, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years of progressive Information Technology experience in enterprise or multi-site environments.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex technology operations across geographically distributed organizations.
- Experience leading through collaboration, influence, and cross-functional partnerships.
- Experience managing enterprise technology budgets, vendors, contracts, and service-level agreements.
- Experience leading major incident response and supporting 24/7 operational environments.
Full description
Hearst Television is seeking a Director of IT Operations to lead enterprise technology operations supporting approximately 30 television stations and business locations. This role is responsible for delivering reliable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure while driving operational excellence across a geographically distributed organization.
Reporting to the Vice President of Information Technology, the Director provides strategic and technical leadership through collaboration with station leadership, Shared Services, Corporate IT, and external technology partners. Success in this role requires strong technical expertise, sound business judgment, and the ability to influence teams and stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
this is an in-person position that requires periodic travel to Hearst Television locations and participation in an on-call rotation supporting critical technology operations.
What You'll Do
Lead enterprise IT operations that enable broadcast, business, and digital teams to operate securely, efficiently, and reliably. You'll establish technology standards, modernize infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity, and leverage automation and AI-enabled tools to improve operational performance while partnering across the organization to support business priorities.
How You'll Use AI Here
Hearst Television is investing in AI-enabled technologies that improve operational efficiency, monitoring, documentation, and decision-making. You'll evaluate and implement AI capabilities responsibly while partnering with Shared Services Security to ensure appropriate governance, data protection, and risk management.
ResponsibilitiesEnterprise IT Operations
- Lead day-to-day IT operations across approximately 30 Hearst Television locations, ensuring consistent service delivery and infrastructure reliability.
- Establish and maintain enterprise standards for infrastructure, operational support, system availability, and technology lifecycle management.
Infrastructure & Cloud Strategy
- Direct the design, deployment, and modernization of on-premises and cloud infrastructure, including virtualization, compute, storage, and backup platforms.
- Develop long-term infrastructure roadmaps supporting scalability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
Cybersecurity & Risk Management
- Partner with Shared Services Security to strengthen identity management, endpoint security, vulnerability management, privileged access, and multifactor authentication.
- Guide secure infrastructure architecture, firewall standards, network segmentation, remote access, and incident response practices.