Associate Vice President/Deputy Chief Information Officer

Associate Vice President/Deputy Chief Information Officer
(Administrator III)

Compensation and Benefits

The Anticipated Hiring Salary is $150,000 - $180,000 per year and is competitive and negotiable depending on the strength of qualifications. This is a CSU Management Personnel Plan (MPP) position.

The CSU system provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), sick and vacation time, and 15 paid holidays a year. Eligible employees are also able to participate in the fee waiver education program. A summary of benefit information can be found here.

 

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Chief Information Officer, the Associate Vice President / Deputy Chief Information Officer provides leadership and oversees the day-to-day operations of the technology organization. The Deputy CIO actively participates in the development and execution of the IT strategic plan. In addition, the Deputy CIO will serve as chief of staff to the CIO and will effectively collaborate with the campus technology shared governance structures and serve as a business relationship manager in working across all levels and areas of the university with campus leadership and administration, deans, faculty, and students, to provide technology guidance, leadership, and direction.

The incumbent will provide leadership and direct supervision to the Project Management Office and Enterprise Applications and Information Systems team. The Project Management Office serves as a resource to the campus for the planning and executing of technology projects. The incumbent is responsible for the strategic leadership and support functional academic and business areas such as Admissions, Records, Financial Aid, Advising and Degree Planning, Scheduling, Extended Education, Financial Management, Human Resources, Accounting Services, and Student Systems.

 

Key Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of effective leadership, motivation, and performance evaluation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in IT strategic planning, IT governance formulation, and organizational change management.
• Proficient leadership capability with proven track record of successful team development and effective collaboration with all organizational levels.
• Ability to improve operational efficiency, service delivery and information management across the IT organization.
• Ability to effectively drive culture and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Expertise in project and portfolio management, budget planning, financial management and workforce management.
• Strong experience in a customer-service-oriented role in a fast-paced environment that is prone to change, preferably in a technology-related area and in higher education.
• Strong characteristics of integrity, excellence, discretion, team-orientation, service-orientation.
• Ability to analyze complex situations such as personnel or operational issues and to develop and implement corrective actions and strategies for department-wide success.
• Broad knowledge of current and emerging technologies, technology directions, and strategic application to business needs, including the ability to differentiate between a relevant trend and hype.
• Strong ability to initiate and manage multiple tasks and projects under competing deadlines and maintain flexibility in response to constantly shifting priorities.
• Ability to facilitate group participation, consensus building and foster employee development through coaching, counseling, and training.
• Exercise sound administrative judgment and initiative in the development of new methods and procedures and in the solution of difficult personnel problems.
• Ability to foster an inclusive workplace and work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and across organizational lines.
• Broad knowledge of enterprise applications and managing the teams that support enterprise applications.

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Education and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in computer science, management information systems, or a related field of study.
• Five or more years of experience in leadership positions within a technology organization demonstrating