Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Ivy Tech Community College invites nominations and applications for the position of Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer - a transformative leadership opportunity for a bold, visionary, and collaborative information technology executive who will help shape the future of the largest singly accredited statewide community college system in the United States. Under the direction of the President, the Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer (SVP & CIO) is the most senior information technology administrator of the College, providing visionary and operational leadership for strategic planning, implementation, and improvement of technologies, solutions, and related support services closely aligned with the vision, mission, and strategic priorities of the College. This is more than a leadership role it is an opportunity to leave a legacy that transforms lives across every corner of Indiana.

Ivy Tech Community College is the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community college system. With 45 locations and 200,000 students served annually, Ivy Tech is committed to transforming Indiana through accessible, affordable, and high-quality education. The college offers over 70 academic programs aligned to regional workforce needs including health sciences, advanced manufacturing, IT, business, and education and is a primary pipeline for transfer to Indiana's four-year institutions.

Our Mission : We are a diverse, open-access college that fuels Indiana's economy through excellence in teaching and proactive engagement with industry and community partners, embedded in a culture of innovation that empowers all students to learn and succeed.

Our Vision : Ivy Tech students will earn 50,000 high-quality credentials each year aligned with the needs of Indiana's workforce and communities.

Major Responsibilities :

• Provides leadership for strategic technology planning that supports the vision, mission, and priorities of the College.
• Serves as the key contributor to the formulation of the College's business and digital strategies.
• Builds strong relationships with internal and external key stakeholders to maximize opportunities for IT to support efficient and effective business operations.
• Proactively advises the President's Cabinet and Executive Council on the emerging technologies and digital trends that are most relevant to College goals and evolving needs.
• Fosters a customer-service-oriented tone and develops a responsive, effective team that keeps the mission of the College top of mind.
• Leads cultural and operational transformation from the current state to a future state defined by technology capabilities, operational discipline, service orientation, and speed to solution capabilities and flexibility.
• Develops and manages the Systems Office Information Technology Solutions budget with oversight of system-wide technology budgets and expenditures.
• Plans, sponsors, drives, and ultimately oversees Workday Student Information System (SIS) implementation for the college.
• Develops and administers a financial life-cycle replacement model for technology.
• Compiles, develops, and implements system-wide technology policies.
• Works closely with the IT Information Security team to develop and enforce cybersecurity best practices to protect the college and its digital assets and infrastructure.
• Oversight for the deployment of system-wide technology, including establishing product standards, technical review systems, security procedures, and protocols.
• Ensures appropriate holistic IT risk management framework and methodologies are in place and maintained.
• Leads enterprise-wide data governance strategy to ensure integrity, privacy, and ethical use of institutional data.
• Develops and supports a culture of engagement and extreme ownership, creates effective programs to maintain staff skills, and provides guidance to ensure staff career goals and objectives of staff are met.
• Motivates staff to do their very best work.

The Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer supervises the following positions :

Key Areas of Opportunity :

Compensation : $300,000-315,000 annually, with opportunities for annual incentive bonuses tied to institutional and individual performance goals.

Qualities and Qualifications :