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F&A ITS - Services

About the Department

IT Services collaborates with campus partners to support the mission of the University of Chicago through the consistent delivery of high-quality solutions and services.

We provide secure, stable, and reliable infrastructure and applications to support the mission of the University.

We support and enable faculty research and teaching with the effective use of technology.

We simplify the technology experience for faculty, students, alumni, and staff, and we ensure technology is mobile-friendly and accessible.

We identify, manage, and mitigate the technology risks of the University.

Job Summary

The Assistant Vice President for Enterprise Applications and Services oversees the development, maintenance, and support of applications and systems crucial to various University functions, including Alumni Development, Campus and Student Life, Communications, Research Administration, Financial Services, and Facilities Services. This role is accountable for data services, website development, and consolidated reporting provided by the central IT organization.

The Assistant Vice President collaborates with functional leaders to develop technology roadmaps and aligns staff skills with strategic goals. The role provides leadership and vision for business solutions, develops business cases for technology investments, maintains responsive services, and manages a budget model leveraging operating funds, recharge revenue, and capital funding. Additionally, the role involves coordinating special projects and ensuring organizational compliance with policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with functional leadership to create annual development plans for each major system.
• Contributes to developing high-level IT Services department goals and manages resources to achieve these goals.
• Develops department goals aligned with IT Services and institutional priorities.
• Oversees the creation of professional development plans for staff and participates in performance management.
• Leads transformation efforts with Agile development and develops processes and tools.
• Works collaboratively with other IT departments to achieve unit and departmental objectives.
• Acts as a liaison to Financial Services, HR Services and Payroll, University Research Administration, Facilities Services, Campus and Student Life, Alumni Development, and other Administrative and Academic Offices.
• Builds effective working relationships with colleagues across the IT Services department.
• Works through governance processes to prioritize and manage workloads effectively.
• Develops effective relationships with distributed IT staff and leadership.
• Identifies and addresses issues impacting the successful completion of the Assistant Vice President\'s commitments.
• Collaborates with IT Services Senior and Operational Leadership teams on planning, executing, and managing ITS projects.
• Coordinates projects or commitments and direct reports, including special projects.
• Participates in Operational Leadership Group, Alumni Relations and Development Working Group, Student Registration Leadership Team, Enterprise Applications and Services Leadership Team, and other committees as required.
• Leads strategic projects such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for administrative applications, implementation of a state-of-the-art student system, and development of master data management strategy.
• Manages employees through senior managers. Oversees the development of performance goals, establishes the structure for allocating resources an assessing division or University policies.
• Oversees the planning, execution, and management of IT Services projects. Directs front-line troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 10+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master\'s degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, or a related field.

Experience:

Minimum 15 years of experience with enterprise-scale administrative systems, including implementing large-scale application systems using various database technologies and hardware platforms.

Minimum three years of experience in a R1 university managing a mix of custom-developed and third-party software solutions, including client-server, SaaS, Cloud, and web technologies.

Proven experience leading and managing a team of at least 75 infor