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Vice President forInformation Technology & Chief Information Officer
36569BR
Information Technology and CIO
Position Description
This is the highest IT leadership role for Texas Tech University (TTU). The CIO has ownership of the establishment and execution of the institutional IT strategy and ensures its integration with the institution’s business strategy and the delivery of all information and technology capabilities required to fulfill the academic and research mission of the university.
As a member of the President’s cabinet, reporting directly to the CFO and Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance, the CIO participates in and contributes to institutional strategy development. The CIO brings a current knowledge and future vision of leveraging information and technology in business model design, business capability performance re-engineering, and support for developing the capabilities necessary for TTU to succeed at its mission.
Additional information, including a detailed prospectus, about this position may be found here.
As a member of the President’s cabinet, reporting directly to the CFO and Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance, the CIO participates in and contributes to institutional strategy development. The CIO brings a current knowledge and future vision of leveraging information and technology in business model design, business capability performance re-engineering, and support for developing the capabilities necessary for TTU to succeed at its mission.
Additional information, including a detailed prospectus, about this position may be found here.
About the University
Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.
About Lubbock: Referred to as the “Hub City” because it serves as the educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas. Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock’s Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.
About Lubbock: Referred to as the “Hub City” because it serves as the educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas. Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock’s Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.
Major/Essential Functions
Texas Tech University invites applications and nominations for the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) & Vice President for IT.
- In support of the enterprise mission determines the operating model for Information and technology to foster success-oriented and digital-ready culture, mindsets and practices.
- Contributes actively to institutional strategy and business capability strategic planning. Leads the development of the IT strategic plan and roadmap. Ensures integration with the enterprise’s strategic planning process, and the resulting strategy and plans.
- Builds collaborative relationships with executive, administrative. and academic leaders and members of their teams. Acts as a trusted advisor to ensure all executive leaders can make confident decisions about the application of information and technology (I&T) within their units and across the institution.
- Ensures I&T capabilities are delivered reliably, sustainably, cost effectively and securely. Ensures the IT contributions are delivered with agility based on changing institutional objectives, goals and strategies.
- Directs the design and implementation of I&T operating model, organizational structure, and governance process. Uses strong communication skills to create synergies across the institution to enable cost-effective and innovative shared solutions in achievement of business goals.
- Collaborates with executive leadership to define and execute the digital business strategy. Participates in and contributes to the assessment of external digital opportunities and threats, and internal technology capabilities required to achieve the University’s mission.
- Maintains knowledge on new technologies and platforms. Provides direction on what emerging technologies should be assimilated, integrated and introduced within the enterprise to ensure IT capabilities respond to the needs of the enterprise’s digital strategy. Provides strategic direction in the IT organization’s innovation efforts and role in experimenting with new solutions to take advantage of those opportunities in the fulfillment of the institution’s digital strategy.
- Provides strategic direction and oversight for the design, development, operation and support of IT systems and programs that fulfill the needs of the academic and administrative units, including enterprise architecture management, application management, security and risk management, and infrastructure and operations support management.
- Develops and manages annual operating budget for IT to ensure the investment in technologies is consistent with the enterprise’s overall strategic objectives and is within plan. Optimize cost structures while ensuring the delivery of services for students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders. Find opportunities to reduce, share and defer cost and leverage services for greater value through initiatives like TCC and LEARN.
- Enhances IT’s capabilities by leveraging a multitude of resources, both internally and externally. Collaborative partner with TTU’s Procurement Services team for strategic vendor and partner relationship management.
- Develops IT service delivery strategies and collaborates with key leadership and stakeholders to ensure that teams are structured to deliver services at optimal levels appropriate for the University environment.
- Provides leadership, coaching and direction to the IT leadership team and staff. Mentor and guide IT members and students in technology service delivery fundamentals and processes while helping them achieve their individual career goals and leadership potential.
- Serve as the designated Information Resource Manager (IRM) responsible for Information Technology reporting, receives required continuing education each year and must be part of the agency’s executive management as outlined in Texas Government Code 2054.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, technology or related field is required.
- 10 years or more of experience in either business areas or within IT.
- Five to seven years of leadership responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree is preferred.
- Preferably five or more years of experience in related, industry-leading, large, cross-functional teams or enterprise wide programs, collaborating with senior-level management and key stakeholders effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.
- Demonstrated experience in strategy and strategic planning, organization design and development.
- Preferably proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading large, complex and or transformational initiatives in dynamic environments and taking advantage of digital opportunities to innovate business models and enable the digitalization of the business.
- IT leadership experience in higher education or a related field.
Safety Information
Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.
Occasional Duties
Major Essential Functions (Continued)
- Collaborative partner with HR to continually look for leading-edge and innovative solutions to the recruitment, development and retention of the IT workforce.
- Develops and maintains an IT workforce with the appropriate mix of business knowledge, technical skills and competencies. Balances the need for growing the agility required to achieve digital business objectives, with ensuring the core IT functions are reliable, stable and efficient.
- Collaborates with University leadership for the establishment and execution of a digital workplace strategy that enables the development of digital dexterity in the University environment. Ensures faculty and staff have the technology tools within the work environment to be more engaged, productive and effective. Partners with University leadership to facilitate organizational change management activities in support of digital business transformation driven by IT technology initiatives.
- Serves on various committees, such as enterprise planning and policymaking committees. Drives the development of enterprise technology standards, governance processes and performance metrics to ensure IT delivers value to the enterprise. Manages risks through the effective design, delivery and management of I&T capabilities for the enterprise.
- Works with other universities, DIR, agencies and industry leaders to partner and leverage opportunities for improving the delivery of Information Technology services.
- Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate vision that inspires and motivates staff.
- Ability to effectively communicate and instill confidence with peers and all key stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills.
- Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units.
- Expertise in budget planning and financial management.
- Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises are employing them to drive digital business and how they may be applied to the enterprise to drive digital business.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic people plan that ensures that the right people are in the right roles at the right time and that employees are highly engaged and satisfied.
- Ability to identify and leverage resources internally and externally to the enterprise to enhance capabilities that drive digital business.
- Ability to drive organizational change and build capabilities that effectively balance the needs for continuously enhancing capabilities to optimize operational efficiency, with delivering innovative and agile IT solutions to enable the business to explore digital business opportunities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Does this position work in a research laboratory?
No
Special Instructions to Applicants
The Search Committee will begin a review of applications in mid-March and continue work until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than March 28, 2024.
The following AGB Search Principals are assisting with this search:
Margaret (Peggy) Plympton, Ed.D., margaret.plympton@agbsearch.com; (484) 554-4542.
Monica Burton, monica.burton@agbsearch.com; (917) 825-2961.
All application materials should be submitted through the AGB Search portal here: http://bit.ly/3toRfax.
Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: TexasTechCIO@agbsearch.com.
Application materials should include:
The following AGB Search Principals are assisting with this search:
Margaret (Peggy) Plympton, Ed.D., margaret.plympton@agbsearch.com; (484) 554-4542.
Monica Burton, monica.burton@agbsearch.com; (917) 825-2961.
All application materials should be submitted through the AGB Search portal here: http://bit.ly/3toRfax.
Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: TexasTechCIO@agbsearch.com.
Application materials should include:
- A Letter of Interest stating how the candidate's experiences and qualifications connect with the required/ preferred characteristics and priorities expressed in the position profile.
- A current CV or resume.
- Five professional references with emails, telephone numbers, and a description of the candidate's professional relationship with each reference listed. Note - References will not be contacted without prior authorization from the applicant.
Required Attachments
Cover Letter, Professional/Personal References, Resume / CV
Optional Attachments
Other Documents Supporting Qualifications
Job Type
Full Time
Pay Basis
Monthly
Pay Statement
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan by visiting www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/payplan.
Travel Required
Up to 75%
Shift
Day
Grant Funded?
No
Job Group
Executive Administration
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
