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Vice President For Information Technology And Chief Information Officer
| Company | Virginia Tech |
| Address | , Blacksburg |
| Employment type | |
| Salary | |
| Expires | 2023-10-10 |
| Posted at | 8 months ago |
Work type: Administrative & Professional
Senior management: Vice President-Info Technology
Department: VP Information Technology - Admin
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Categories: Executive / Director / Management, Information Systems / Technology
Procedure for Candidacy
Do not apply to this posting. WittKieffer is assisting Virginia Tech in this search.
Application materials should be submitted through the WittKieffer Candidate Portal, here.
Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Hillary Ross, Nick Giannas, and Katie Mazzuckelli, [email protected]
All inquiries, applications, and nominations will be held in the highest confidence.
The VPIT/CIO will be responsible for the following:
- Grow and maintain professional contacts with other universities, external research entities, vendors, and professional organizations concerning existing and developing information technologies and best practices. Represent Virginia Tech in university and external partnerships
- Collaboratively develop, communicate, and execute a vision and strategy for IT across the university in support of Virginia Tech’s education, research, and outreach mission
- Keep current with trends and issues in the IT industry, including current and emerging technologies
- Ensure that the IT governance structure is effective and includes stakeholders at all levels of the institution
- Recruit, mentor, motivate, and retain a diverse, high performing team of highly qualified IT leaders and staff
- Provide institution-wide leadership and direction in the management and integration of the operation of information technology services across the university to sustain maximum institution-wide synergies and efficiencies
- Lead and coordinate the development and implementation of integrated IT plans, practices, and policies that support the strategic plan
- Lead the design, implementation, and responsiveness of the IT organizational structure and staffing required to effectively accomplish key goals and objectives
- Oversee the institutional information technology budgeting process and provide leadership in cost and productivity analyses
- Oversee the development and implementation of a proactive security strategy that protects the information of students, faculty, researchers, and staff and meets growing security compliance requirements while identifying opportunities for continued improvement of systems and processes
- Coordinate identification and prioritization of IT initiatives among various primary operating units through IT governance
- Proactively manage vendor relationships, contracts, and the support of core systems
- Lead the process to select and prioritize projects and future directions to meet IT requirements
Required Qualifications
- Experience and commitment to recruiting and retaining talent and building inclusive and diverse high performing teams to successfully deliver IT programs and services.
- Knowledge of IT-related higher education best practices and financial analysis techniques and understanding of the current and developing strategic information technology requirements of a research university.
- Experience in high-end computing environments and in the role of computing in research and instruction preferred
- Bachelor’s degree with training and work experience at a level that equates to an advanced degree. Progressively responsible professional experience, including significant management experience, with a proven record of leadership in a complex information technology organization, preferably in a research university.
- Knowledge and understanding of academic and administrative functions and advanced understanding of information technology in a research university.
- Ability to develop requests and evaluate proposals for information technology hardware, software, and services.
- Significant experience and success leading major system implementations; ERP implementation experience preferred; a track record of maximizing return on investment in systems and services.
- A demonstrated grasp of the spectrum of information-technology systems and services; a keen sense of the emerging technologies that will shape education, research, outreach, and operations in coming years.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity.
- Skill in budget oversight and fiscal management.
Leadership Skills and Competencies
- Mission driven – ethical; maintains high standards of personal integrity; works according to professional and organizational values.
- Strong communicator – communicates clearly and effectively to all stakeholders across the university; works to understand the needs of all constituencies, including students, faculty, staff, researchers, and administrators; transparent and direct; good listener; possesses strong executive presentation skills.
- Team Builder – an inspiring mentor who can lead, facilitate, coach, and manage, effectively building a customer service-oriented team; a strong proponent of the University's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with a commitment to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- Strategic – A visionary leader who is creative, influential, highly visible, and able to champion the IT strategic plan.
- Analytical Thinking – a problem solver; able to analyze, investigate, and interpret data, issues, and situations by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
- Collaborative – a consensus-driven leader who works through influence, involving the right constituents to effect change; politically savvy.
- Change Agent – demonstrates support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve operational effectiveness; experience effectively leading and facilitating change in a way that inspires people and garners buy-in.
- Decisive – able to determine the best course of action and to make decisions at the appropriate pace.
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate or advanced degree
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Commensurate with Experience
Review Date
July 28, 2023
Procedure for Candidacy
Do not apply to this posting. WittKieffer is assisting Virginia Tech in this search.
Application materials should be submitted through the WittKieffer Candidate Portal, here.
Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Hillary Ross, Nick Giannas, and Katie Mazzuckelli, [email protected]
All inquiries, applications, and nominations will be held in the highest confidence.
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Minh-An Pence at [email protected] during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Advertised: June 12, 2023
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