Chief Information Officer

General Overview

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) serves as a strategic business partner and member of the Senior Management Team, responsible for leading the development and execution of enterprise-wide technology strategy. 

This role demands a visionary technology leader who can drive digital optimization, enhance operational efficiency, ensure cybersecurity resilience, and deliver exceptional customer experiences across all banking channels. The CIO will oversee all aspects of Information Technology, Information Security, Physical Security, and related vendor relationships while ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demands a visionary technology leader who can drive digital optimization, enhance operational efficiency, ensure cybersecurity resilience, and deliver exceptional customer experiences across all banking channels.
• Oversees all aspects of Information Technology, Information Security, Physical Security, and related vendor relationships while ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for Alpine Bank’s core, technology architecture, and data infrastructure. 
• Responsible for FFIEC guidance, third-party vendor risk management, and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Works with regulators and audit committee.
• Collaborates with business unit leaders to solve banking issues. 
• Oversees and collaborates with infrastructure and application teams.
• Translates technology to board-level strategies.
• Confers with board members, bank executive officers and staff to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.

Supervisory Duties

• Direct supervision of Information Technology and Information Security senior staff. Ultimately accountable for all technology functions in the organization.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• High moral and ethical standards.
• Ability to translate the vision and values of the organization to empower and motivate team members.
• Extensive experience in technology leadership.  
• Ability to develop and mentor others.
• Ability to foster teamwork.
• Communications skills with the ability to work diplomatically and skillfully.
• High degree of self-independence and initiative.
• Ability to make informed decisions at level of responsibility. 
• Be able to create department wide goals aligning to company strategic goals. 
• Ability to explain complex ideas in simple terms.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Project management.

Education or Formal Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or related field is required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Industry certifications, such as, but not limited to, CISSP, CRISC, Cisco, Microsoft, or other related are desirable.  
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Colorado Driver’s License required. 

Experience:

• 15+ years working in Information Technology, with 5+ years being in a supervisory role.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis.

Working Conditions

Working Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and multifunction printers.  After hours and weekend support will be required for systems changes and disaster recovery testing.  Travel to conferences, meetings and branch locations may be necessary. 

Physical Activities:

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.  Employee may be required to lift up to 25 pounds.

Note:   This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Starting rate of Pay is from $240,000.00 to $300,000.00 annually, depending on experience.  

For an overview of our employee benefits please visit: Alpine Bank Careers Page  

Position anticipated to close on April 3, 2026, or when filled. 

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