We place IT Managers who ensure that infrastructure, security, and systems meet enterprise needs.
Effective IT management involves striking a balance between hands-on technical oversight and strategic leadership.
Guides IT teams through growth, change, and transformation while keeping service delivery on track.
Ensures networks, servers, cloud platforms, and endpoints are secure, stable, and ready for demand.
Manages contracts, negotiates savings, and allocates budgets to match operational priorities.
Implements processes and safeguards to meet industry-specific regulations and protect business continuity.
All candidates are evaluated against real-world leadership and operational scenarios.
We stand behind every hire with a 90-day guarantee
Areas where strong IT leadership drives measurable impact across strategy, operations, security, and cost efficiency.
Aligns IT roadmaps with company goals to drive efficiency and growth.
Improves service responsiveness and system uptime.
Champions cybersecurity best practices, audits, and awareness.
Reduces spend without compromising service quality.
Builds skilled, motivated IT staff ready to meet evolving demands.
An IT Manager we placed in a healthcare organization led a phased EHR migration with zero downtime, meeting all compliance requirements and improving clinical user satisfaction scores by 22%.
STACK IT connects you with IT leadership capable of delivering measurable results.
Our assessment covers leadership capability, technical oversight, and business alignment.
Guides IT staff development and keeps delivery on track.
Keeps networks, servers, and cloud services secure and available.
Implements defences and ensures audit readiness.
Negotiates terms and monitors vendor delivery.
Allocates spend effectively without cutting key services.
Real-world examples of IT leaders delivering measurable improvements in infrastructure, security, and operational performance.
A national financial services firm needed to unify network infrastructure across 12 branches.
Our IT Manager hire developed a phased rollout plan, coordinated vendor work, and cut recurring ISP costs by 18% while improving redundancy.
A multi-site manufacturer’s ERP rollout stalled, causing 8% inventory mismatches, missed cutovers, and downtime. Our IT Manager reset the project scope, replaced a poor SI partner, and led key data migration rehearsals.
The go-live had zero major incidents, inventory accuracy reached 97%, and licensing savings totalled $ 180,000 per year. Adoption reached 95% by the second week.
A regional government faced audit findings on privileged access, a 2,300-endpoint patch backlog, and no MFA on VPN.
Our IT Manager implemented PAM, cleaned up AD, enforced MFA, and set phased patching. Policies were aligned with CIS v8, staff were trained, and incident drills were run. The follow-up audit revealed zero issues, patch time dropped to 7 days, phishing clicks decreased by 60%, and cyber-insurance costs remained stable.
Key areas of expertise and common scenarios where IT Managers deliver impact.
| Focus Area | Skills Required | Typical Use Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership & Team Management | Staff development, change leadership, performance management | Scaling IT teams, leading through transformation |
| IT Infrastructure | Networking, server management, cloud platforms | Data centre management, branch connectivity |
| Cybersecurity Oversight | Security frameworks, audit readiness, incident response | Compliance projects, security posture improvement |
| Vendor Management | Contract negotiation, SLA enforcement | Outsourced services, multi-vendor coordination |
| Budget & Cost Control | Forecasting, cost optimisation, resource allocation | IT budget planning, cost-saving initiatives |
Whether you need an interim leader during transition or a permanent IT Manager, we’ll help.
A poor IT Manager hire can lead to costly operational disruptions and missed goals.
A 2023 Info-Tech Research Group study found that ineffective IT leadership is a leading cause of projects running over budget and missing strategic goals, resulting in millions of dollars in lost productivity annually.
We prevent these scenarios by assessing both leadership and technical oversight, verifying results from past roles, and ensuring candidates can match IT strategy with business outcomes.
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That’s why our clients stay and why our hires do too.
One professional services firm reduced IT incidents by 35% within six months after our IT Manager hire standardized processes and implemented proactive maintenance.
We look for leaders who can balance technical depth with strategic vision, proven in measurable outcomes like reduced incidents, cost savings, or faster project delivery.
Yes. Many of our hires have stepped into failing IT departments and restored performance through process, people, and technology changes.
For interim roles, we can often present vetted candidates in days; permanent placements typically take 2–3 weeks.
Absolutely. We specialize in leaders who can manage complex, distributed infrastructures and teams across locations and time zones.
Every placement includes a 90-day guarantee, and will replace the hire at no additional cost if they fail to meet expectations.
We place IT Managers who combine hands-on technical oversight with confident leadership.
That’s our STACK.
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