Deputy CIO: Enterprise IT Strategy & Operations

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

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