Manager, Digital Workspace Support

The University of Miami’s UMIT Department has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Manager, Digital Workspace Support to work in Coral Gables, Florida.

The Manager, Digital Workspace Support oversees the support and ongoing operation of the University’s digital workspace tools, ensuring reliable, secure, and effective use of enterprise systems that enable communication, collaboration, productivity, and information sharing. This role manages daily service delivery, access administration, incident response, user support, and continuous improvement for platforms such as email, cloud-based collaboration, videoconferencing, file storage, data collection, monitoring, and security tools. The incumbent partners with senior university leadership and IT stakeholders to identify needs, establish support procedures, evaluate emerging technologies, and align digital workspace services with organizational strategy, security requirements, and the evolving needs of faculty, staff, and students.

Core Responsibilities:

• Designs improved work systems by revising work standards, policies, and procedures, employee work method and utilization, and staffing levels.

• Plays an integral role in the hire, training, counseling, and development of staff.

• Contributes to the formulation of department-wide management and technical policies.

• Develops and maintains a professional development and training plan for staff.

• Confers with and advises subordinates of technical problems and solutions, task prioritization, and support methodology.

• Prepares activity and progress reports regarding group responsibilities.

• Serves as a point of contact for the executive management team on department initiatives.

• Ensures a consistently high level of customer service throughout the department by creating appropriate service standards, regular observation, and mentoring department personnel.

• Develops, documents, and modifies guidelines and procedures to promote efficiency within the unit.

• Works directly with faculty, students, and senior administrators to identify and address emerging technology needs.

• Administers and coordinates all functions and services for assigned information technology projects.

• Supervises the performance of unit supervisors and staff.

• Administers and processes staff performance appraisals.

• Makes recommendations to IT leadership, peers, and subordinates to improve the working environment.

• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with