Director IT

Lensa; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa is seeking a skilled Director of Information Technology to provide leadership and expertise within the educational testing landscape. The role involves critical analysis and relationship management to advance ETS's mission in education. Applicants should demonstrate significant experience in IT management and innovation, underpinned by a relevant Bachelor's degree.

Benefits

Volunteering PTO

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of post-baccalaureate experience required.
• Experience with IT trends, analysis, planning, and financial processes.
• Cloud technology experience including AWS, Azure, Google.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and expertise in information technology.
• Build and sustain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Deliver on commitments while understanding organizational drivers.

Skills

IT management

Project management

Cloud technologies

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer information system, computer science or a related field

Job description

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About ETS

For more than 75 years, we have amplified products and services based rigorous research and our belief in the power of learning. Driven by our mission to advance quality and equity in education, ETS provides learning solutions, pioneering research and trusted assessments that help guide learners around the world on their path to new possibilities.

Our portfolio of trusted measures include TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis . Along with research, development and innovation that explores new frontiers in learning and measurement our educational measurement solutions and research contribute to the development of new methods and tools, inform important dialogue with education policymakers, and shed light on critical issues and potential solutions - all with the aim of creating a world where all learners can improve their lives through education.

With new senior leadership at the helm, ETS aims to continue changing the lives of all learners as we expand our organization's global footprint. Our goal is to remain at the forefront of assessment and measurement efficacy within the education and ed tech space as it continues to grow and evolve.

Position Summary

Provide strategic leadership, guidance and subject matter expertise to assigned areas of the company. Demonstrate the functional and technical knowledge and expertise of a specific domain and execute the responsibilities of a role associated with that domain.

Responsibilities

• Critically analyze problems based on relevant experiences, anticipate changes, and recognize the need to sometimes alter course.
• Build and sustain trusting, effective, and respectful relationships with colleagues, partners, and customers.
• Actively seek diverse perspectives and interaction from all circles of people when getting work done, forming teams, and collaborating for the benefit of ETS.
• Consistently deliver on commitments while upholding the highest standards. Fulfill assigned tasks on time, with the resources assigned, without sub-optimizing other functions. See the “big picture” of the organization— the way in which various processes interact across the organization.
• Understand the key drivers of the organization’s success from mission to customer experience to financial performance and how these relate to each other.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the “problem to be solved” for ETS’ customers in various markets.
• Act with the customer or internal stakeholder in mind and consider downstream implications.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer information system, computer science or a related field is required
• Employer will also accept a 3-year foreign bachelor’s degree in lieu of a 4-year degree.
  
  

Experience

• 6+ years of post-baccalaureate experience.
• Experience must include the following: IT management; IT trends, analysis, planning and development, project management, and policy development; financial and cost analysis; performance management processes; Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, Google; and information data analysis.
• The required skills do not need to be maintained over the full term of required experience
  
  

May telecommute to Princeton, NJ from any U.S. location.

Salary range: $189,779/year - $230,150/year

Benefit: https://www.ets.org/careers/total-rewards.html

ETS is mission driven and action oriented

• We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.
• We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. Â In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth!
• As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. Â At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!
  
  

ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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