Interim Director, Research Computing Transformation

United Global Technologies, Inc.; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies, Inc. seeks an Interim Director of IT in a hybrid role based in the Columbia, SC area.

The selected leader will stabilize an IT organization undergoing significant change, oversee research technology infrastructure, governance, and budgeting, and guide the department toward durable, sustainable practices while preparing for permanent leadership. The role emphasizes decisive action, rapid implementation of improvements, and strong collaboration with executive

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading organizational transformation and service delivery optimization.
• 8+ years managing large, complex technology projects.
• 8+ years of personnel management, coaching, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for all departmental operations and services.
• Supervise managers, professional, and student staff.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor outcomes.
• Make timely operational and resource allocation decisions.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation.
• Evaluate effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Develop departmental priorities and performance metrics with executives.
• Coordinate budgets and strategic resource allocation with leadership.
• Ensure compliance with policies, security standards, audits and regulations.
• Remove obstacles to productivity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Provide executive reports and recommendations.
• Develop succession planning and transition documentation.

Skills

Organizational transformation

Change management

Leadership of large IT projects

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

ITIL

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure)

AI Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/Google)

Carpentries Instructor

HPC Technologies (Slurm, Infiniband)

Job description

United Global Technologies, Inc. seeks an Interim Director of IT in a hybrid role based in the Columbia, SC area.

The selected leader will stabilize an IT organization undergoing significant change, oversee research technology infrastructure, governance, and budgeting, and guide the department toward durable, sustainable practices while preparing for permanent leadership. The role emphasizes decisive action, rapid implementation of improvements, and strong collaboration with executive