Chief Information Officer| Higher Education | Onsite at Alverno College

About Ellucian

Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

Values Rooted in Purpose

We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.

About the Opportunity

This position is based onsite at Alverno College, with relocation assistance available.

Ellucian is seeking to hire a Chief Information Officer that will work onsite at Alverno College in Wisconsin. As the CIO, you will be a trusted advisor to the campus community on the advancement of innovative technology, adoption and impact to the college. You will lead both technology and campus communications to build consensus around the value of collaboration in a higher education institution, while ensuring the alignment of Ellucian strategy, processes, and resources to drive support of the college’s strategic plan. The incumbent must have the ability to challenge conventional thinking with new ideas, approaches, and solutions through personal influence to promote transformation. The position requires professionalism, confidentiality, organization, prioritization, excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to garner respect and confidence of colleagues through listening, learning, and forging working relationships and synergies across the college.

Where you will make an impact 

• Drive technology transformation and change within the institution, ensuring the campus is informed, consulted and enabled along the way.
• Develop and sustain positive relationships with the institution’s leadership, faculty, staff and students. 
• Establish and direct the goals, policies, procedures and outcomes of the IT division in support of the President’s strategic plan and core objectives.
• Maintain an exceptionally high level of professionalism, responsiveness, and ongoing proactive collaboration with Executive Leadership Teams.
• Communicate strategic priorities and implementation plans to internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement a modern technology governance process college wide.
• Regularly Communicate governance plans, and status updates. 
• Assess, anticipate, and manage technology projects and recommend appropriate action and resources.
• Help translate goals into executable tactics through identifying responsible parties, needed resources, deadlines, and assessments.
• Stay abreast of emerging higher education issues, trends in technology and development; communicate and advise on opportunities and threats.
• Perform other duties as delegated. 
• Serve as an industry and customer expert back into the broader Ellucian corporate community.

What you will bring

• 10+ years of experience in the Information Technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience leading IT strategic initiatives in a college or university environment.
• Prior experience in a small and/or private college setting preferred.
• Prior experience serving on campus executive leadership teams.
• The successful candidate must have broad direct and relevant knowledge of higher education with the ability to be sensitive and tactful, with high emotional intelligence. 
• Current knowledge in use and trends of technology in higher education.
• Good understanding of Ellucian administrative/academic computing systems, Colleague preferred.
• Strong people management and effective collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong advising, empathizing and influencing abilities.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

What makes #Ellucianlife

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision 
• Flexible time off 
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Wellness
• Headspace Care (mental health)
• Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups 
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
• Education Assistance Program 
• Professional development opportunities

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