Education Tech Platforms Director

Finatal; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Finatal, a private equity-backed education and training business, seeks an IT Director to own the technology platforms, reporting to the CEO. You will lead a small internal capability with specialist partners, shaping the tech roadmap across admissions, student journeys, and financial operations.

You will champion Salesforce governance, NetSuite integrations, and vendor management while guiding technology investments for multi-campus expansion.

Qualifications

• Direct experience in higher education, university, college, or training provider environment.
• Strong Salesforce ownership and governance experience.
• Track record in IT Director/Head of IT or similar leadership roles.
• Experience overseeing business applications and integrations across growing organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy, architecture and investment roadmap.
• Lead Salesforce platform direction for admissions and student-facing capabilities.
• Oversee NetSuite and other business applications with reliable integrations.
• Establish clear ownership, change controls and accountability across systems and suppliers.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, costs and delivery performance.
• Lead technology assessments and integration planning for acquisitions and new campuses.
• Oversee cybersecurity, access controls and business continuity.

Skills

Salesforce

Vendor management

IT leadership

Strategic planning

Cybersecurity

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft cloud

Job description

Finatal, a private equity-backed education and training business, seeks an IT Director to own the technology platforms, reporting to the CEO. You will lead a small internal capability with specialist partners, shaping the tech roadmap across admissions, student journeys, and financial operations.

You will champion Salesforce governance, NetSuite integrations, and vendor management while guiding technology investments for multi-campus expansion.