IT Director Jobs in Texas
IT Director jobs in Texas are in strong demand, concentrated in enterprise technology, healthcare systems, financial services, and energy infrastructure, with openings at every level from newly promoted managers through seasoned executives overseeing multi-site operations. Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin account for the largest share of postings, where major employers such as AT&T, Texas Health Resources, and Dell Technologies maintain substantial IT leadership teams. Infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity strategy, and cloud transformation are the most consistently sought specializations across Texas listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Position Overview
The Director of IT is the senior manager for information technology (IT) within Daisy Brand to be based in our Dallas, Texas corporate office. The Director of IT will be a business partner, tasked with learning the business and identifying opportunities to elevate the overall company performance, knowledge and security while respecting the existing culture, its strengths and protection of its brand.
The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise across IT infrastructure, business intelligence, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and application development, with a proven track record of supporting complex manufacturing environments. Experience in manufacturing operations and technology integration is essential to ensure alignment with Daisy Brand’s high standards for operational excellence.
The ideal candidate will have a strong strategic vision and understand the arc of technology within the business and how to carve out strategy from tactical movement. They will have responsibility for mentoring and guiding the IT team with strong leads including 25+ employees, establishing overall technology roadmaps, best practices, and methodologies required to operate in today’s and tomorrow’s business environment. Additionally, this person will support the growth initiatives and future opportunities of Daisy Brand.
The Director of IT must operate with integrity, bring effective interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and have an impressive history of team leadership. Additionally, they will ensure flawless oversight and leadership of infrastructure, business intelligence, information security and application development. Importantly, the Director of IT will wear a humble hat to impart the Daisy culture.
This exciting role requires an adaptable, business-focused leader with a clear vision, commitment and courage to help create the future.
Responsibilities
Daisy Brand is seeking a hands-on, entrepreneurial, strategic leader to be their Director of IT. The Director of IT will be charged with collaboratively managing and guiding the technology stack, business reporting, security and day-to-day operations against the overall Daisy Brand strategy.
Cultural fit is critical. The Director of IT must be able to listen and learn, and exhibit an authentic, collaborative, adaptable and team-oriented leadership style. It is essential that the successful candidate be passionately committed to excellence and set high standards for himself/herself as well as the people they lead.
A strong background in manufacturing IT systems—including MES, ERP, automation, and plant floor technologies—is required. The Director of IT will partner closely with manufacturing leadership to ensure technology solutions drive efficiency, quality, and compliance in a high-caliber production environment.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Operate as a business partner to the other Department Heads while providing insight and counsel relative to areas of strategic planning, business analytics, growth, risk management and technology leadership.
- Proactively communicate challenges and opportunities and recommend potential solutions/courses of action.
- Develop, mentor and coach the team to create and maintain a cohesive, business-focused team.
- Evaluating, developing, implementing and managing IT projects in line with organizational objectives within set timelines.
- Ensuring the maintenance of current projects and technology systems.
- Identifying vulnerabilities, the need for upgrades, and opportunities for improvement.
- Proposing strategic solutions and recommending new systems and software.
- Preparing and managing financial budgets and performance reports.
- Building and maintaining relationships with external advisors and vendors.
- Ensuring reported issues are resolved in a timely manner.
- Identifies and mitigates security risks.
Experience/Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
- A master's degree in computer science or computer engineering is preferred.
- Minimum 15 years of senior management experience in IT, with at least 10 years supporting manufacturing operations or industrial environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing technologies, automation, and systems integration.
- Proof of continued education, such as software certifications, is required.
- Sound working knowledge of IT operations, systems, reporting, and developments.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership and project management skills.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).
Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is America’s #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.
Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.
While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.
At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.
Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:
- A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
- 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
- Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
- Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
- 4 weeks annual paid time off.
- 20 floating holiday hours and 6 company paid holidays.
- Extra time off for volunteering.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Fitness membership reimbursement.
- And more
Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.
Position Overview
The Director of IT is the senior manager for information technology (IT) within Daisy Brand to be based in our Dallas, Texas corporate office. The Director of IT will be a business partner, tasked with learning the business and identifying opportunities to elevate the overall company performance, knowledge and security while respecting the existing culture, its strengths and protection of its brand.
The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise across IT infrastructure, business intelligence, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and application development, with a proven track record of supporting complex manufacturing environments. Experience in manufacturing operations and technology integration is essential to ensure alignment with Daisy Brand’s high standards for operational excellence.
The ideal candidate will have a strong strategic vision and understand the arc of technology within the business and how to carve out strategy from tactical movement. They will have responsibility for mentoring and guiding the IT team with strong leads including 25+ employees, establishing overall technology roadmaps, best practices, and methodologies required to operate in today’s and tomorrow’s business environment. Additionally, this person will support the growth initiatives and future opportunities of Daisy Brand.
The Director of IT must operate with integrity, bring effective interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and have an impressive history of team leadership. Additionally, they will ensure flawless oversight and leadership of infrastructure, business intelligence, information security and application development. Importantly, the Director of IT will wear a humble hat to impart the Daisy culture.
This exciting role requires an adaptable, business-focused leader with a clear vision, commitment and courage to help create the future.
Responsibilities
Daisy Brand is seeking a hands-on, entrepreneurial, strategic leader to be their Director of IT. The Director of IT will be charged with collaboratively managing and guiding the technology stack, business reporting, security and day-to-day operations against the overall Daisy Brand strategy.
Cultural fit is critical. The Director of IT must be able to listen and learn, and exhibit an authentic, collaborative, adaptable and team-oriented leadership style. It is essential that the successful candidate be passionately committed to excellence and set high standards for himself/herself as well as the people they lead.
A strong background in manufacturing IT systems—including MES, ERP, automation, and plant floor technologies—is required. The Director of IT will partner closely with manufacturing leadership to ensure technology solutions drive efficiency, quality, and compliance in a high-caliber production environment.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Operate as a business partner to the other Department Heads while providing insight and counsel relative to areas of strategic planning, business analytics, growth, risk management and technology leadership.
- Proactively communicate challenges and opportunities and recommend potential solutions/courses of action.
- Develop, mentor and coach the team to create and maintain a cohesive, business-focused team.
- Evaluating, developing, implementing and managing IT projects in line with organizational objectives within set timelines.
- Ensuring the maintenance of current projects and technology systems.
- Identifying vulnerabilities, the need for upgrades, and opportunities for improvement.
- Proposing strategic solutions and recommending new systems and software.
- Preparing and managing financial budgets and performance reports.
- Building and maintaining relationships with external advisors and vendors.
- Ensuring reported issues are resolved in a timely manner.
- Identifies and mitigates security risks.
Experience/Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
- A master's degree in computer science or computer engineering is preferred.
- Minimum 15 years of senior management experience in IT, with at least 10 years supporting manufacturing operations or industrial environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing technologies, automation, and systems integration.
- Proof of continued education, such as software certifications, is required.
- Sound working knowledge of IT operations, systems, reporting, and developments.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership and project management skills.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).
Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is America’s #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.
Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.
While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.
At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.
Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:
- A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
- 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
- Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
- Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
- 4 weeks annual paid time off.
- 20 floating holiday hours and 6 company paid holidays.
- Extra time off for volunteering.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Fitness membership reimbursement.
- And more
Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.
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IT Director Job Market in Texas
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Who's Hiring
- Five92
- 7-Eleven1
- Alvarez & Marsal1
- Baker Tilly Canada1
- Daisy Brand1
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software6
- Consulting & Professional Services2
- Food & Beverage2
- Healthcare & Medical Services2
- Retail2
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in IT director jobs across Texas.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field required
- Minimum of eight to ten years of progressive IT experience including leadership roles
- Proven experience managing enterprise infrastructure, security, and cloud environments
- Strong background in budget oversight, vendor negotiation, and IT governance frameworks
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CISSP, ITIL, or AWS Solutions Architect preferred
- Experience aligning IT strategy with business objectives across cross-functional teams
IT Director Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a it director in Texas?
Most it directors in Texas reach the role by combining a bachelor's degree in information technology or computer science with progressive leadership experience, typically moving through roles such as systems administrator, IT manager, or infrastructure lead. Texas does not require a state-issued license for the position, but employers across Dallas, Houston, and Austin consistently favor candidates holding certifications like CISSP, ITIL, or PMP alongside a demonstrated record of managing enterprise-scale IT operations.
How much do IT directors make in Texas?
IT directors in Texas earn a median of about $171,530 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $106,390 for the lowest 10% to over $277,160 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire it directors in Texas?
Employers hiring it directors in Texas right now include Five9, 7-Eleven, and Alvarez & Marsal, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Texas's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, large regional health systems, and major energy companies means demand for senior IT leadership is spread across multiple industries rather than tied to a single sector.
Which Texas cities have the most it director jobs?
Houston, Irving, and Dallas have the most it director openings in Texas right now. Dallas-Fort Worth drives the largest share through its dense cluster of corporate headquarters and financial services firms, Houston adds significant volume from energy companies and the Texas Medical Center, and Austin's growth in technology companies has made it an increasingly active market for senior IT leadership roles.
Are there remote it director jobs in Texas?
Yes, though they are less common than in purely analytical roles, since it directors often need to be present for infrastructure decisions, vendor meetings, and team oversight. About 21% of it director openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, which reflects the partly location-dependent nature of the work. Strategic and governance-focused it director roles at larger enterprises tend to offer the most flexibility.
How can I get hired as a it director in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is building toward the role through IT management positions first, such as IT supervisor, systems manager, or infrastructure team lead, which large Texas employers including health systems and financial institutions use as a pipeline for director-level hires. Pursuing certifications like ITIL or PMP while in a mid-level role strengthens candidacy considerably. Texas-based organizations including H-E-B, USAA, and major university systems regularly promote internally, making lateral moves within large IT departments an effective approach.
Where can I find and apply to it director jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to it director jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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