CIO-Chief Information Officer (70159)

Job Details

Job Location: Main Campus - North Canton, OH 44720Position Type: Staff (Full-Time)

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Walsh University is being assisted by Hyatt-Fennell, Executive Search. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and should be submitted via email to WalshCIO@hyatt-fennell.com. Applications include a letter of interest, a current resume/cv, and contact information for five professional references, submitted in separate documents. The position will remain open until filled. All applications and nominations will be considered highly confidential.

Position Summary

The CIO serves as a collaborative leader, reporting directly to the Vice President for Finance/CFO. This role guides the institution’s digital transformation, driving innovation across all aspects of information technology. The CIO partners with academic and administrative leaders across campus to align technology initiatives with institutional goals, ensuring that IT systems, infrastructure, and data-driven solutions strengthen teaching, learning, and operations. Through forward-thinking leadership and collaborative planning, the CIO champions a campus environment where technology empowers excellence, supports discovery, and advances the mission of the University.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Execution

• Oversee the IT and computer systems that support enterprise goals.
• Manage IT staff and develop department goals.
• Plan, deploy, and maintain IT systems and operations.
• Manage the organization's software development needs.
• Develop, implement, and monitor readiness of security, emergency response, and back-up plans.
• Oversee relationships with vendors, contractors, service providers, and other colleges/universities.
• Coordinate the integration of multiple technologies and systems across the organization.

Planning

• Develop and oversee the IT budget and resources.
• Develop IT policies, procedures, and best practices, including oversight of  data security and cyber-exposure of the University.
• Stay updated on IT trends and emerging technologies.
• Ensure IT strategies and processes support organization-wide goals.
• Plan IT capital projects ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals and programmatic requirements.
• Provide recommendations on prudent investments in technology and infrastructure.
• Other duties as assigned or required.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Must understand and support the Mission, Vision and Code of Ethical Conduct of Walsh University, as a Catholic higher education university as expressed in Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and possess the following:

• Proven leadership experience in applying computing and information technologies in support of administrative and/or academic objectives.
• Demonstrated experience with computer and network security in a large organizational environment.