Work With Me
VP-level IT leadership, when and where you need it.
I work with mid-market companies, PE-backed operators, and growth-stage organizations that need experienced IT leadership — without the overhead of a full-time hire. Whether you’re scaling infrastructure, navigating a post-acquisition integration, building out a function that doesn’t exist yet, or trying to get your security and compliance posture in order, I can step in and get it done.
Who This Is For
This is a fit if your organization is facing one of these situations:
- You’re growing fast and IT is starting to become a liability instead of an asset
- You’ve acquired a company and need someone to own the technology integration
- You don’t have a VP or Director of IT and the gap is showing
- You’re preparing for SOC 2, NIST alignment, or an enterprise customer security review
- Your IT team is capable but lacks executive direction and strategic prioritization
How I Engage
Fractional VP of IT — I serve as your senior IT leader on a part-time basis, typically 10–20 hours per week. I own the strategy, manage the team, and provide the executive accountability the function needs — without the full-time cost. Engagements flex up during audits, incidents, or critical projects.
IT Advisory — Defined engagements around a specific challenge: infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity program buildout, vendor selection, compliance readiness, or IT org design. Clear scope, clear deliverables.
Interim Leadership & Transformation — Full-time or near-full-time interim IT leadership during a transition, leadership gap, or high-velocity transformation. I stabilize operations, build the structures that last, and position the organization for what’s next.
What I Bring
25+ years of IT leadership across sports, media, financial services, and B2B SaaS — from hands-on infrastructure to VP-level strategy. I’ve managed capital and operational budgets exceeding $10M, led teams of 25+, and delivered programs across every domain of enterprise IT.
A few things I’ve done for organizations like yours:
- Reduced IT operating costs by $1M+ while increasing system availability to 99.99%
- Replaced legacy VPN with Zero Trust architecture, eliminating 90% of access-related incidents
- Built SOC 2, NIST CSF, and data privacy programs from the ground up in regulated environments
- Led a $4.9M infrastructure refresh across 32 venues for a major sports league
- Established IT-PMO governance models that cut project delivery time by 30%
Let’s Talk
If any of this sounds like where you are, I’d like to hear about it. Reach out directly at jose@joseneftaliramirez.com.
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