Job Opportunity: Deputy CIO

Deputy CIO

Following strategic direction from the Chief Information agent, the Deputy CIO, Enterprise Applications and Services is responsible for driving institutional success and competitive advantage through collaborative usage and configuration of innovative and effective enterprise technologies, applications, and services. The Deputy CIO supervises day-to-day operations of the Enterprise Applications and Services group to ensure effective performance and superior quality of service. In conjunction with the Chief Information agent and other members of the IT leadership abilities team, the Deputy CIO is responsible for planning the information technology future for the university, collaborating closely with decision-makers to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective, innovative software solutions.

Essential tasks and Responsibilities include the following: Other tasks may be assigned.

leadership abilities

»Leads the development, implementation and maintenance of the University's ERP systems and administrative applications.

»Recognizes areas for improvement and coordinates resources to address gaps and/or vulnerabilities related to the enterprise application and integration ecosystem.

»Plans and supervises the university’s future information technology enterprise application and integration ecosystem.

»Applies advanced expertise in strategic planning, operations management, financial planning, negotiation, and facilitation of work critical to overall IT success.

»Provides sound fiscal management, including budgetary function for proper staffing and expenditures.

» supervises multiple Directors, providing leadership abilities, promoting collaboration, ensuring a superior level of customer service, driving strong team cohesion and high performance.

Planning and Procedures

»Advise and confer with team members on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods.

»Consult with team members in other areas to coordinate cross-functional activities.

»Maintain knowledge of current technology and management trends in higher education to enable promoting new ideas in support of the mission and strategic roadmap of Excelsior University.

»Partners closely with other IT and Excelsior groups, departments, schools, and colleges to ensure strategic alignment between project scope, architectural guidelines, and business needs.

»Other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

»Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science or related field;

» 5-7 years of management practice;

» 4 or more years leading across organizations or job families.

Preferred Qualifications

»Master’s Degree Computer Science or related field;

» 8-15 years of management practice;

» 8 or more years leading across organizations or job families.

Knowledge, expertise, & Abilities

»Strong knowledge of IT Service Management, ITIL, PMP certification preferred.

»Solid Enterprise Architecture practice (certified Enterprise Architect preferred).

»Solid technical expertise (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, as well as mobile technologies) with a deep knowledge across the technology stacks.

»Strong practice in enterprise software development lifecycle (SDLC) management leveraging Agile methodologies.

»Strong practice in enterprise system and data integration leveraging cloud-located platforms (iPaaS).

»Demonstrated success in implementing, managing, and supporting distributed commercial and custom developed enterprise applications including ERP and CRM platforms.

»Excellent managery, organizational, leadership abilities expertise.

» expertise in technical and financial planning, operations management, negotiation, and facilitation of work critical to achievement of organizational goals.

»Applies advanced planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating expertise.

»Excellent communication expertise, interpersonal and collaborative expertise.

»Excellent analytical expertise, able to manage multiple projects under strict timelines, work well in a demanding dynamic environment and meet overall objectives.

» capability to provide timely input and leadership abilities on decision-making issues affecting the organization.

» practice managing staff, including hiring, training, and developing staff, assigning tasks, evaluation performance, etc.

»Promotes a diverse, inclusive environment.