Head of Digital Transformation & CIO | Onsite @ Delta College

Ellucian; Michigan; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible time off

401k match

Parental Leave

Telemedicine

Wellness programs

Job summary

Ellucian seeks a Head of Digital Transformation and CIO for Delta College onsite. You will guide technology strategy, governance, and campus communications to advance the college’s digital initiatives and enterprise systems, aligning Ellucian solutions with institutional goals.

You will lead a team, influence executive leadership, and drive change across the college, balancing innovation with operational excellence to support students, faculty and staff.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT leadership experience in higher education settings.
• Experience on campus executive leadership teams, including the president.
• Broad knowledge of higher education technology trends and effective governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high‑performing technology organization with a service‑oriented culture.
• Direct strategic and tactical goals, policies, and governance for IT initiatives.
• Communicate priorities and implementation plans to internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive technology transformation and ensure alignment with institutional strategy.
• Build and sustain relationships with faculty, staff, students, and leadership.

Skills

IT leadership

Higher education IT

Strategic planning

Executive stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Banner SaaS

ERP/SIS integration

Job description

About Ellucian
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

About Ellucian
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

About The Opportunity

Location: This is an onsite position based at Delta College, requiring five (5) days per week on campus.

Compensation: The role offers a competitive base salary, 15% annual target bonus, and relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Ellucian is seeking to hire a Head of Digital Transformation and CIO that will work at Delta College. As the Head of Digital Transformation/CIO, you will be a trusted advisor to the Vice President of Business and Finance, President and other Executive Level Leaders on the advancement of innovative technology strategy, adoption and impact to the college. You will lead both strategic and tactical activities and campus communications to build consensus around the value of collaboration for higher education initiatives and engaging with other CIOs, while ensuring the alignment of Ellucian strategy, processes, and resources to drive the institution’s strategic plan. The incumbent must have the ability to challenge conventional thinking with new ideas, approaches, and solutions through personal influence to promote transformation. The position requires professionalism, confidentiality, organization, prioritization, excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to garner respect and confidence of colleagues through listening, learning, and forging working relationships and synergies across the college.

Where you will make an impact

• Maintain an exceptionally high level of professionalism, responsiveness, and ongoing proactive collaboration with President and other Executive Leadership Team Members.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing technology organization by fostering a culture of service excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning, ensuring your team is equipped to meet the evolving needs of students, faculty, staff, and institutional leadership.
• Develop and sustain positive relationships with the institution’s community, faculty, staff and students.
• Establish and direct the strategic and tactical goals, policies, and procedures in the best interest of the institution.
• Communicate strategic priorities and implementation plans to internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive technology transformation and change within the institution, ensuring the campus is informed, consulted and enabled along the way.
• Implement and/or strengthen a modern technology governance process.
• Communicate governance process, plans, and status updates.
• Assess, anticipate, and manage technology projects and recommend appropriate action and resources.
• Help translate goals into executable tactics through identifying responsible parties, needed resources, deadlines, and assessments.
• Perform other duties as delegated by Executive Leadership on campus.
• Serve as an industry and customer expert back into the broader Ellucian departments/divisions.

What Will You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in the Information Technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience leading IT strategic initiatives in a college or university environment.
• Prior experience serving on campus executive leadership teams including the president.
• The successful candidate must have broad direct and relevant knowledge of higher education with the ability to be sensitive and tactful, with high emotional intelligence.
• Current knowledge in use and trends of technology in higher education.
• Good understanding of Ellucian administrative/academic computing solutions, Ellucian Banner SaaS preferred, and other third-party systems/solutions connected to the ERP/SIS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong advising, empathizing and influencing abilities.
• Occasional travel, up to 25%.

What makes #Ellucianlife

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible time off
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Wellness
• Headspace Care (mental health)
• Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• LinkedIn Learning

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