Job Description

Position Summary
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Senior Associate Chief Information Officer for Core Services (Senior Associate CIO Core Services) serves as the principal deputy and delegate of the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO for all institutionally scoped core information technology services and functions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This newly established role provides strategic leadership operational excellence and organizational alignment across all ITS Core Services divisions ensuring that the Universitys foundational IT services remain reliable secure modern accessible and responsive to the needs of students faculty researchers clinicians and staff. The Senior Associate CIO provides day to day executive oversight for three Assistant Vice Chancellors Educational Technologies & Customer Experience/Engagement (EdTech CXE ) Infrastructure/Operations/Networking & Data Platforms (IO&N DREAM ) and Research Computing ( ITS -RC) creating a unified integrated strategy for mission critical IT services at the nations leading public research university. The role partners closely with the CIO to implement institutional priorities advance digital transformation and ensure that ITS is a high performing service oriented organization. Together with the Assistant Vice Chancellors who report to him/her/them the Senior Associate Chief Information Officer Core IT Services will realign these five (5) operational areas under three (3) subordinate leaders with the corresponding organizations as follows: EdTech CXE IO&N DREAM ITS -RC Accordingly the Senior Associate CIO Core Services will be responsible for a division containing approximately 230 employees and comprising approximately $40M in total operating budget.

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Undergraduate degree in related field. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed. Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible IT leadership including executive level experience in large complex organizations; minimum 5 years managing managers and multi-disciplinary teams. Demonstrated leadership across two or more enterprise IT domains: infrastructure networking cloud data platforms academic technologies enterprise applications digital experience or research computing. Proven experience managing senior leaders and large technical teams. Deep understanding of enterprise IT operations cybersecurity data governance and IT governance frameworks. Ability to work effectively with academic governance research leadership administrative executives and diverse stakeholder communities.

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Advanced degree in a related field preferred. Leadership experience in higher education research institutions or complex public-sector environments. Familiarity with major enterprise systems (e.g. PeopleSoft/SaaS ERP CRM LMS ITSM IAM platforms). Experience guiding major transformation initiatives including cloud modernization network renewal data platform consolidation or enterprise learning technology redesign.

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Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work

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