Director of Information Technology

Overview

Lead the Digital Future of Gresham!

The City of Gresham is seeking a visionary and results-oriented Director of Information Technology to lead our IT Department and drive the citys overall technology strategy. This critical role is responsible for ensuring our technology investments align with City priorities support operational excellence and enhance the delivery of public services for our community.

This posting will remain open until the position is filled. First review of applications will take place the week of December 8 2025.

As Oregons fourth-largest city Gresham is a welcoming community of hard-working people where tradition and heritage meet innovation and opportunity. Gresham is a dynamic and rapidly growing city where families and businesses have a mutual desire and drive to thrive. City of Gresham employees care deeply about the community they serve and go one step beyond to deliver services in collaborative inventive practical and nimble ways. Our work is challenging fast-paced and rewarding.

We believe that to deliver the highest level of service to all Gresham community members it is crucial we employ a diverse workforce foster an inclusive working environment and ensure our policies and systems result in equitable outcomes. The City seeks candidates who will support these values by continuously incorporating equity in their daily work and actively contributing to a workplace culture that respects unique viewpoints life experiences and cultural perspectives. Come build the future with us.

Position Description

What you will get to do :

• Strategic Leadership and Governance

Define and execute the citywide IT strategic plan aligned with organizational goals

Supervise coach and evaluate IT leadership team members

Oversee IT operations to ensure reliability security and efficiency across all city systems

Drive innovation in data management AI adoption and process automation

Develop and administer the IT Department budget ensuring fiscal responsibility

Serve as the primary IT contact for internal departments and external agencies

Participating in community events public meetings or outreach activities to promote technology awareness and civic engagement

Qualities we are looking for :

Strategic Vision : Ability to define and execute a comprehensive IT strategy that aligns with broad organizational goals and prioritizes initiatives based on business value and risk.

Exceptional Communication : Capacity to communicate effectively verbally and in writing presenting information proposals and complex technical strategies clearly and persuasively to diverse non-technical audiences including executive and council-level discussions.

Relationship Building : Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City leadership department heads and external agencies.

Organizational Management : Proven experience in directing and supervising others overseeing workload distribution and promoting professional development and a positive organizational culture including Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

Complex Problem Solving : Skilled in addressing and resolving unusual conflicting and highly complex issues with no precedent or guidelines requiring creative and innovative thinking and a broad understanding of organizational goals.

Fiscal Acumen : Expertise in developing and administering substantial departmental budgets negotiating contracts and ensuring fiscal responsibility.

Qualifications

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Management Information Systems (MIS) or other related field

Three (3) or more years of progressively related experience in management and support of information technology systems to include strategic financial and people management functions.

Any combination of qualifying education training and / or experience equivalent to 7-10 years will be considered.

Preferred qualifications

Selection Process

To apply for this position click Apply at the top of this job posting.

Required application materials :

The City of Gresham offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience skills and education verified in your application. We encourage you to clearly describe how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials. Learn more about Oregon Equal Pay.

If you desire a modification of this process to accommodate a disability please provide your request in writing to or by phone to upon submitting the required application documents.

A review of application materials including your response to supplemental questions submitted will determine which candidates will be invited to an interview.

Communication with candidates will be done primarily through e-mail. Sometimes these messages may land in a spam or junk mail folder. We encourage you to monitor your inbox as well as the inbox within the portal for important updates related to this process.

Veterans Preference

The City of Gresham provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with state law. Any candidate wishing to have their qualifying veterans preference applied to the process must submit a qualifying document (DD Form 214 or 215) at the time of application providing proof of eligibility that includes discharge status. Disabled veterans must also submit a copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the US Department of Veteran Affairs at the time of application unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

Our Commitment

The City of Gresham is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without unlawful regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity national origin age mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status marital status familial status or any other status protected by applicable federal Oregon or local law.

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Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Required Experience :

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Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 136176 - 196097