Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Systems & Data Solutions

Villanova University; Lower Merion Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 210,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Villanova University seeks an Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Systems & Data Solutions to lead enterprise applications, data platforms, and analytics. You will guide ERP, student information, CRM, and data warehousing across on‑premises and cloud environments to support the university’s mission.

The role requires 15+ years in enterprise IT leadership, strong strategic planning, and budgeting. You will build agile teams, partner with stakeholders, and drive modernization to deliver secure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 15 years of relevant experience in enterprise application management, enterprise architecture, data warehousing, and/or business analysis.
• Proven leadership in senior management roles with experience managing teams, operations and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Develop an enterprise applications roadmap aligned with IT strategy.
• Lead planning for ERP, student information, CRM, and data integration initiatives.
• Oversee budgeting, resources and vendor relations for enterprise systems.
• Ensure high availability, security, and reliability of enterprise applications and data platforms.
• Foster agile, high-performing teams and collaborate with stakeholders across the university.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

IT governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

BI platforms

SaaS

Job description

Posting Details

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Posting Number: 20260404S

Position Title: Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Systems & Data Solutions

Position Type: Staff

Location: Villanova, PA

Recruitment Type: Internal/External Applicants

Work Schedule: full-time/12-months

Department: 711-UTS - Senior Management Team

Position Summary

The AVP Enterprise Systems and Data Solutions is responsible for creating and leading an enterprise application and systems environment that supports the university’s strategic goals and technology priorities. As a member of the Information Technology leadership team, the AVP leads the development, delivery and support of all enterprise applications and data analysis and reporting platforms that support Villanova’s ability to deliver services to its students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders.

The Assistant Vice President leads the technology strategy for Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs), student information systems, constituent relationship management, software development, integration services to connect disparate systems, database administration, data warehousing, business intelligence (reporting and analytics), and other enterprise-wide applications (both on-premises and cloud based). The AVP contributes to the goals, objectives and key results of the university IT Strategic Plan and manages the enterprise and data solutions teams to achieve goals, objectives and key results.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.

Duties And Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

• Create an enterprise applications roadmap that leverages modern design principles and technologies and effectively meets both current and future university needs.
• Lead strategic planning for new or enhanced enterprise application services, including requirements gathering, user-centered design, implementation, assessment, and retirement of services and systems.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop a data strategy to improve access to quality data and analytics and support the integration of data from multiple on-premises and cloud solutions.
• Lead the evaluation of enterprise application technologies that meet short and long-term goals, and develop business cases, return on investment ( ROI ) assessments, total cost of ownership ( TCO ) calculations, and other analyses to help guide their selection.
• Develop capabilities to partner with administrative units to support digital process transformation and improvements to the constituent experience.

Operational Excellence

• Build strong and collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders across the university, actively participating in university activities and initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT decision-making structures, university stakeholders and the IT PMO to establish project priorities in alignment with the University and IT strategic plans.
• Adopt modern and forward-looking technology and service strategies structured around common technology layers and consistent service delivery through standard processes.
• Address legacy technical debt, modernize integrations and work collaboratively with stakeholders to reduce modifications and increase the sustainability of applications.
• Manage operating and capital budgets for the Enterprise Systems and Data Solutions team.
• Direct the day-to-day operations for the Enterprise Systems and Data Solutions team, including creating and managing strategies, plans, policies, procedures, and budgets.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and security of the enterprise application and data ecosystem.

Organizational Leadership

• Facilitate the implementation of Villanova’s Augustinian values and IT’s RESTLESS vision and values.
• Foster high-performing and agile teams dedicated to technical excellence and exceptional customer service, and fluid customer experiences
• Embrace effective communication within the team, across IT and across the university.
• Build, support, and expand a culture where employees from all backgrounds can succeed and thrive.
• Train, coach, and mentor employees under their supervision. Plan and conduct performance appraisals of employees under their supervision.
• Participate in or lead hiring processes, as needed.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform other duties and assist with projects as assigned.
• Cultivate, negotiate, and formalize vendor relationships and external partnerships that support or enhance IT/campus partner digital initiatives.
• Develop a strong network of peers at comparable institutions and represent the University at local, statewide, and national meetings and conferences, as appropriate.
• Maintain current knowledge of, and advise the CIO on, best practices and future trends in all areas related to enterprise applications, including but not limited to: enterprise application architecture (in coordination with IT Governance, Planning, and Strategy), application development, data warehousing, business intelligence, integrations, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and agile development.
• Keep the VPIT & CIO informed of current and potential issues, activities, operational outages, and any other risks that might jeopardize or degrade IT service delivery to the university community.

Minimum Qualifications

Formal Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Additional job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Work Experience:

• 15 years of relevant experience in enterprise application management/support, enterprise architecture, data warehousing, and/or business analysis.

Specific Job Knowledge:

• Possess a track record of success directing large and complex IT development and operations teams.
• Experience in a senior management role, with proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to manage high-performing teams, operations, and budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about the application of technology to solve business problems, assess technologies and standards to determine best fit, and develop user/functional/business-driven technology strategies and plans.
• Commitment to continuous assessment and improvement with experience identifying, establishing, and reporting on key performance metrics.
• Experience leading organizational and/or technology change initiatives with a strong emphasis on relationship-building, collaboration, and shared stewardship.
• Strong written and oral communication skills (including ability to present ideas in user-friendly, business-friendly and technical language) and interpersonal skills with a focus on rapport-building, listening and questioning skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships and strong commitment to working collegially and collaboratively with constituents at all levels in a diverse and distributed environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Formal Education:

• Master’s degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• Understanding of software lifecycle and application development processes.
• Experience with business process analysis, including process mapping and re-engineering.
• Experience in a large and complex IT environment in higher education.
• Familiarity with enterprise application support, database management, application development, data warehousing, and/or application integration.
• Understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and/or robotics process automation ( RPA ) as they apply to enterprise application systems and services.
• Possess a visionary mindset to see technology possibilities that others may not.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution, influence, and/or consensus-building abilities.
• Familiarity with shared governance models.

Physical Requirements And/or Unusual Work Hours

Tools, machinery and equipment used: N/A

Environmental conditions: (any unusual/adverse conditions such as exposure to chemicals, noise, illumination, air quality, weather exposure etc.). N/A

Physical requirements: (items such as lifting, pushing, pulling, standing or sitting for extended periods of time, manual dexterity, walking etc.) N/A

Posting Date

09/02/2026

Salary Posting Information

This position falls within salaried grade 21 and the range is $210,000-230,000. The final salary will be determined with consideration of several factors including the selected candidate’s qualifications, department budget availability, market data, and internal equity.

Salary Grade

21

Job Classification

exempt

References Needed

References Needed

Minimum Number of References Needed

3

Maximum Number of References Needed

3