Senior Director of Information Technology

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Director of Information Technology provides the technology leadership to improve the reliability and performance of core technologies optimizes the use of the administrative system and leverages modern technology solutions to improve student services and the underlying business processes of the College.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

1. Lead, direct, and manage the Information Technology Division by providing leadership and direction through a clear and articulated vision of technology uses and benefits that are aligned with the College mission and goals.
2. Plans, directs, coordinates, and implements new and existing technology, systems, and applications for continuous support of business and academic operations.
3. Oversees and guides the information technology infrastructure to maximize efficiency, productivity, and access and ensure the delivery of quality technology and support through effective needs assessment, system design, selection and implementation processes.
4. Oversees the development, design, implementation, and conversion to new applications, environments, and software programs.
5. Interacts with the college community to define needs, evaluate operations, and enact improvements and enhancements.
6. Develops, maintains, and evaluates policies, procedures, standards, capacity, and infrastructure required to provide flexible and cost-effective information technology services that support quality instruction, and efficient administrative processes.
7. Devises staffing plans and sourcing strategies to optimize the performance and cost, risk and effectiveness of information technology operations/services.
8. Recommends and determines a roadmap for the maturation, enhancement or replacement of the institution’s technology services, applications and infrastructure.
9. Maintains responsibility for managing various information technology related vendor contracts.
10. Establishes division goals, objectives, policies and procedures that are in harmony with the institutional mission and goals.
11. Provides leadership in the development and integration of technology to assist College departments in identifying computer technology solutions for their departmental operations and reporting requirements.
12. Develops an annual budget for the Information Technology Division, reviews, monitors, and approves expenditures.
13. Ensures that college policies and procedures are communicated to and followed by division personnel.
14. Ensures that division staff has opportunities for professional growth and advancement and participates in decision-making within the Information Technology Division.
15. Develops and coordinates the implementation of processes designed to assess Laredo College's information management and decision-making processes.
16. Ensures that the technology environment necessary to prepare mandated records and reports to external oversight agencies are prepared and/or transmitted accurately, appropriately, and on a timely basis.
17. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Certifications/Licenses/Skills

NOTICE: Required Documents

To be considered for this position, you are required to upload your resume and unofficial transcript(s). In addition, if a license or certificate is required for this position, upload proof of your current license/certificate.

Required:

• An earned Bachelor’s degree in a directly related field (computer science, management information systems, business information management, computer engineering or other closely related equivalent) from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the Department of Education.
• Ten years of full-time progressively responsible, high-level Information Technology experience, with the last five years in high level IT management.
• Professional certification in an Information Technology related area.

Preferred:

• An earned Master’s degree in a directly related field (computer science, management information systems, business information management, computer engineering or other related equivalent) from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the Department of Education.
  
  
• Demonstrated significant full-time high-level Information Technology management experience in a higher education setting using Banner Information System.

Additional Information

Supervision Exercised

Information Technology Managers.

Supervision Received

Vice President of Student Success and Enrollment.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a standard office environment.

Work-inside a well-lighted and air-conditioned area most of the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Safety

Required to work safely and follow safety rules.

Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.

Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Special Conditions

Immediate supervisor may assign other duties.

May be required to work outside regular working hours, as needed.

May be required to work at a different college work site such as remotely or at another campus location as needed.

EEO Statement

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Laredo College is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, or national origin who are otherwise eligible for admission as students. Furthermore, Laredo College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and no applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or national origin. This institution will not enter knowingly into any contractual agreement for services or supplies with any firm failing to follow fair employment practices.

Foreign Degrees

Foreign degrees require an evaluation for United States equivalency from an approved stated education agency or having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached to your online application at the time of applying. For your convenience, we have provided the following links to assist you in complying with this requirement. However, you may use any other certified transcript evaluation service. http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Out-of-State_Certification/Foreign_Credential_Evaluation_Services/ http://www.naces.org/members.htm



Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. LC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by LC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Laredo College offers a comprehensive benefit package.To read more about our Benefits, please visit this page on our College website