Assistant Vice President for University Solutions + Chief Information Officer

Emporia State University is transforming to build a bright future. The Assistant Vice President for University Solutions + CIO at Emporia State University is an essential part of the health and long-term vitality of the university. Emporia State is seeking an exceptional leader who is an experienced, driven professional with a proven track record of visioning and implementing change. This capable leader will excel at building relationships and creating value through solutions development in a complex organization to drive maximum effectiveness. They will lead, develop and execute a comprehensive strategy that positions the University Solutions organization to enable and advance the university through a visionary approach and comprehensive digital strategy. The selected candidate will be gifted at creating and maintaining a positive and proactive culture that will transform how the university digital infrastructure supports students, employees and Hornet Nation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comprehensive leadership and oversight of a unit of 40 including setting strategic direction, organizational development, culture + talent development, data analysis + reporting, complex budget management and day-to-day operations.
• Create a positive, proactive, data-driven culture focused on delivering value-added solutions.
• Lead university technology innovation strategy including AI strategies.
• Maximize technology investment via development of a formalized process improvement, project + change management function.
• Create leading-edge opportunities via development + execution of a comprehensive digital + digital innovation strategy including creation of an infrastructure + enterprise architecture that advances university priorities and meets stakeholder needs.
• Executive oversight and strategic alignment of university cybersecurity + compliance.
• Development, execution and management of an end-to-end strategic technology lifecycle management process for the total university.
• Part of university senior leadership team. Establish KPIs and deliver value-add reporting and analysis providing actionable data for continued evolution of the university, students, stakeholders and Enterprise Solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Information Technology or a related field; or 6 years of related experience in lieu of degree
• Proven leadership skills in senior leadership roles
• Superior communication skills across all levels and functions.
• Transformative leader who can create new functions, processes and systems to enable and advance the university.
• Superior ability to implement and lead large scale change management strategies + tactics.
• Excellent collaborator and ability to lead across the institution and organizational boundaries.
• Superior talent development + management skills.
• Strategic, data-driven employee with proven track record of achieving goals, performance targets.

COMPENSATION

Compensation Will Be Negotiable Based Upon Education & Experience

BENEFIT S

Base pay is one component of Emporia State Universitys total rewards package. We are dedicated to supporting the needs of the whole you with our holistic approach to employee bene