Deputy Chief Information Officer

University of Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Deputy Chief Information Officer (Deputy CIO) at the University of Minnesota is a senior technology executive with university-wide responsibility for enterprise infrastructure, operations, and technology support services. Reporting to the VPCIO, the Deputy CIO serves as a principal strategic advisor and helps shape the technology strategy across teaching, research, clinical care, and administration.

The role establishes strategic direction, governance, and investment priorities, aligning

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in progressively responsible technology leadership roles, including executive accountability for multiple enterprise functions and demonstrated success leading senior directors.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment across executive leadership, governance bodies, and distributed organizations where authority and decision-making are shared.
• Executive-level skills in communication, relationship building, financial stewardship, and organizational change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive direction for enterprise infrastructure, cloud and network services, production operations, data centers, storage, identity services, and operational resilience.
• Establish university-wide expectations for service availability, performance, security, scalability, and operational maturity; review performance accordingly.
• Sponsor infrastructure modernization, automation, observability, and platform engineering initiatives with governance and benefits realization.
• Lead executive relationships with strategic technology partners and vendors to drive outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Relationship building

Financial stewardship

Organizational change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About the Job

Job Classification: Associate Vice President

Job code: 9303

Posted salary range: $250,000 - $300,000

Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Cardsponsorship. This position does not offer a STEM OPT trainingprogram.

Position Summary

The Deputy Chief Information Officer (Deputy CIO) is a seniorUniversity technology executive with University-wide responsibilityfor enterprise infrastructure, operations, and technology supportservices. Reporting to the Vice President and Chief InformationOfficer (VPCIO), the Deputy CIO serves as the VPCIO’s principalstrategic advisor for this portfolio and helps shape and advancethe technology strategy supporting teaching, research, clinicalcare, outreach, and administrative operations across theUniversity.

The Deputy CIO establishes strategic direction, enterprisestandards, investment priorities, governance, and performanceexpectations while holding others accountable for operationalexecution and measurable outcomes. The Deputy CIO convenes leadersacross campuses, colleges, administrative units, and distributed ITorganizations to align local needs with University priorities andensure technology services are reliable, secure, resilient,scalable, accessible, user-centered, and financially sustainable.The Deputy CIO also extends the University’s regional leadership bycultivating mutually beneficial partnerships and shared-serviceopportunities that leverage the institution’s enterprise technologycapabilities. The ideal candidate has demonstrated executiveleadership overseeing enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms,engineering, technology architecture, IT operations, and customersupport within a large, complex organization. Experience leadingtechnology modernization, cloud transformation, enterprisearchitecture, cybersecurity collaboration, AI enablement, andoperational excellence initiatives is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

University-Wide Executive Leadership & Governance

• Serve as the VPCIO’s principal strategic advisor for enterpriseinfrastructure, operations, and technology support services and asa member of the IT Leadership Team.
• Partner with the VPCIO and University leaders to shapeenterprise technology strategy, priorities, governance, andinvestment decisions for infrastructure and operations in supportof the institution’s missions.
• Translate institutional priorities into multi-year roadmaps,performance measures, and accountable outcomes.
• Represent the VPCIO, as delegated, with University leadership,governance bodies, external partners, peer institutions, andstrategic technology vendors.
• Sponsor major infrastructure and operations modernization andtransformation initiatives by establishing executive governance,removing institutional barriers, and holding leaders accountablefor delivery and benefits realization.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies thatimprove institutional effectiveness.
• Encourage experimentation while maintaining strong governanceand operational discipline.
• Foster collaboration between infrastructure, applications,research computing, cybersecurity, AI, and distributed ITorganizations.

Enterprise Technology Strategy, Architecture &Investment

• In partnership with the VPCIO and industry technology leaders,establish the University’s multi-year direction for infrastructure,cloud services, networks, endpoints, and core technologyplatforms.
• Embed the voice of the customer in infrastructure andoperations service strategy through representative feedback loopsand service partners and use those insights alongside operationaldata to set priorities, improve service design, and measureoutcomes.
• Lead enterprise governance for infrastructure architecture,engineering standards, lifecycle planning, and exceptions,balancing University-wide consistency with mission-specificneeds.
• Advise University leadership on the strategic value,organizational implications, risks, and readiness requirementsassociated with emerging technologies.
• Ensure technology strategies and standards advanceinteroperability, scalability, security, accessibility,sustainability, and responsible financial stewardship.
• Partner with the Chief Information Security Officer and otherinstitutional leaders to align technology decisions with Universityrisk tolerance, regulatory obligations, and businessobjectives.
• Guide modernization of enterprise platforms, cloud services,networks, identity management, endpoint technologies, and coreinfrastructure.

Enterprise Infrastructure & OperationalResilience

• Provide executive direction and accountability for enterpriseinfrastructure, cloud and network services, production operations,data centers, storage, identity services, and operationalresilience.
• Establish University-wide expectations for serviceavailability, performance, security, scalability, and operationalmaturity, and review performance against those expectations.
• Sponsor infrastructure modernization, automation,observability, and platform engineering initiatives, ensuringeffective governance and realization of expected benefits.
• Provide executive governance and assurance for disasterrecovery, business continuity, capacity planning, and operationalreadiness, ensuring material risks and gaps are visible toUniversity leadership.
• Align centralized and distributed technology organizationsaround shared standards and operating practices while accommodatingdistinct academic, research, clinical, and administrativerequirements.

University-Wide User Experience & TechnologySupport

• Set the University-wide strategy and investment direction fortechnology support services, including expected outcomes, servicestandards, and user experience.
• Engage faculty, staff, students, researchers, healthcarepartners, and administrative leaders to identify experiencepriorities and inform enterprise service decisions.
• Use user feedback, operational analytics, and institutionalbenchmarks to assess performance and hold senior leadersaccountable for continuous improvement.
• Champion an accessible, inclusive, and user-centered serviceculture across centralized and distributed IT organizations.

Financial, Portfolio & Vendor Strategy

• Provide executive oversight of the portfolio forinfrastructure, operations, and technology support services,including multi-year financial planning, investment prioritization,sourcing strategy, vendor performance, and technology lifecyclemanagement.
• Partner with IT Finance, Procurement, and University leadershipto establish investment criteria and sustainable cost-recovery orchargeback practices.
• Lead executive relationships with strategic technology partnersand hold vendors accountable for commitments, performance, andUniversity outcomes.
• Drive I&O cost optimization initiatives to maximize thevalue of infrastructure and platform investments.

Leadership of Leaders & OrganizationalEffectiveness

• Build an integrated, high-performing leadership team thataligns centralized services and distributed IT partners aroundUniversity priorities.
• Shape organizational design, workforce strategy, successionplanning, and leadership development to meet evolving institutionalneeds.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and service-orientedculture grounded in accountability, innovation, and operationalexcellence.
• Model enterprise leadership by prioritizing University-wideoutcomes over organizational boundaries and encouraging the sameorientation throughout the leadership team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Substantial experience in progressively responsible technologyleadership roles, including executive accountability for multipleenterprise functions and demonstrated success leading seniordirectors.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment across executiveleadership, governance bodies, and distributed organizations whereauthority and decision-making are shared.
• Executive-level skills in communication, relationship building,financial stewardship, and organizational change leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated financial acumen and experience in costoptimization, cost recovery, and chargeback strategies.
• Demonstrated experience building strategic partnerships withtechnology vendors and organizations to advance innovation

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range

$250,000 - $300,000 per year ; depending oneducation/qualifications/experience

Time Appointment

100% Appointment

Position Type

P&A Staff

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for moreinformation regarding benefit eligibility.

Benefits Package

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional trainingand degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition BenefitProgram
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counselingat no cost
• Employee TransitPass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metroarea

While our salary ranges provide a framework, it is important tonote that most of the time, the initial pay may not reach the maximum of the range. Thisapproach ensures that compensation reflects the value and unique contributions ofeach candidate while maintaining equity within our organization. As part of ourcommitment to fair and equitable compensation, please be aware that the salary offered toincoming candidates will be based on their individual credentials and experience.

This position will remain open until filled.

To request an accommodation during the application process, pleasee-mail [e-mail].

Diversity

The University recognizes and values the importance of diversityand inclusion in enriching the employment experience of itsemployees and in supporting the academic mission. The University iscommitted to attracting and retaining employees with varyingidentities and backgrounds.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to andopportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment withoutregard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender,age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteranstatus, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu

Employment Requirements

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successfulcompletion of a background check. Our presumption is thatprospective employees are eligible to work here. Criminalconvictions do not automatically disqualify finalists fromemployment.

About University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among thelargest public research universities in the country, offeringundergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude ofopportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of oneof the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities,students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit fromextensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers,international corporations, government agencies, and arts,nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized byForbes as a Best Employer for Company Culture (2026), Best Employerfor Women (2023, 2025, 2026), and Best Employer by State(2022-2026). In 2026, we also received Culture Excellence &Industry Awards recognition for employee appreciation and work-lifeflexibility.