Associate Vice President for IT Governance and Strategy

4 weeks ago

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a collaborative leader to serve as our Associate Vice President for IT Governance and Strategy. This individual will partner with IT leaders and campus stakeholders to build the foundational capabilities necessary to mature IT governance and implement technology strategies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Improve the design of IT governance and facilitate its implementation and continual improvement.
  • Oversee the creation, ongoing effective operations, and annual implementation of technology priorities in consultation with enterprise IT governance to ensure progress on the University's IT roadmap.
  • Establish and implement a technology acquisition process across the University, including a workflow for critical reviews such as data flow, enterprise integration, export control, privacy, and security considerations.
  • Facilitate the design, adoption, and continual improvement of University-wide IT services.
  • Construct methods of regular outreach to Virginia Tech's IT community, divisions, faculty, students, and staff to understand emerging technology needs, gather feedback on performance of IT services, and seek input and ideas from all stakeholders.
  • Forward local, regional and national efforts to cultivate technology expertise and investment to further research, education and outreach.
  • Mature project and portfolio management practices and extend capabilities to effectively manage large enterprise projects including the modernization of the University's ERP solution.

Requirements

  • Master's degree or bachelors plus experience that equates to a Master's degree.
  • Significant management experience in an information technology organization serving multiple stakeholders with diverse technology needs.
  • Experience managing a significant IT function in terms of staff oversight and resources managed.
  • Experience successfully managing the implementation of complex projects requiring technology and organizational change.
  • Demonstrated experience managing elements of an IT governance capability.
  • Understand workflow processes with the ability to identify weaknesses and implement process improvements.
  • Demonstrated contributions to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and access goals in an organization.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing and presenting information clearly and concisely to a wide range of internal, external and customer constituents, including technical and non-technical executives.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze multi-faceted problems, identify root causes and build actionable improvement plans.
  • The ability to motivate and develop staff.
  • Proven ability to build and sustain effective teams.
  • Proven ability to build relationships with and influence external and internal partners and stakeholders of all levels.
  • Highly motivated and agile--capable of responding quickly to changing priorities.
  • Have an ability to educate and influence decision-makers and stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational, supervisory, and interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with a wide variety of internal and external resources.
  • Strong decision-making skills, ability to rely on data for informing decisions.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight , a , a college, , and . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous and . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

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