IT Director

ivytech; Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ivy Tech Community College in Terre Haute is seeking an IT Director to lead the IT Operations team and deliver high-quality services across the organization. This onsite leadership role emphasizes customer service excellence, budgeting participation, and alignment with college policies and standards.

The director will oversee multiple campuses, including an additional site at Greencastle, travel as needed, and collaboration with campus leadership to drive strategic IT initiatives and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related field
• Three to five years’ supervisory experience in IT environments
• Excellent customer service, organizational and leadership skills
• Strong communication, initiative and organizational abilities
• Proven ability to lead diverse IT teams and mentor staff
• Experience in managing multiple strategic initiatives and meeting deadlines
• Discretion with confidential data and broad administrative access
• Understanding of IT components, networks, security, AD/LDAP
• Change management and process re-engineering experience
• Willingness to travel, preferred higher education background

Responsibilities

• Oversee IT operations and service delivery aligned with institutional goals.
• Provide technical consultation beyond OIT and engage IT staff as needed.
• Collaborate with campus leadership as liaison to OIT.
• Foster a culture of customer service excellence across IT.
• Direct change control processes per college-wide protocols.
• Manage hardware and software assets following policies.
• Recruit, lead and develop IT support staff.
• Participate in IT budgeting and manage related expenditures.
• Lead projects using best-practice project management.
• Develop and manage project plans to support initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day operational leadership in IT.
• Direct and track Helpdesk tickets and SLA adherence.
• Review tickets for quality, timely response, and communication.
• Escalate complex incidents to statewide teams when needed.
• Provide strategic IT leadership to advance statewide goals.
• Coach team members for development and cohesiveness.
• Deliver expertise on services beyond OIT Shared Services.
• Serve on campus cabinets and boards for IT strategy.
• Maintain collaboration with System/Network Administrators for local needs.
• Lead statewide OIT teams to advance shared services.

Job description

Reporting to the Executive Director of IT Operations, the IT Director will lead the technical team responsible for delivering high-quality IT services across the organization. This role requires a strong commitment to customer service excellence and active participation in budgeting, capital planning, and quality improvement initiatives. The IT Director will ensure projects and programs are completed on time and aligned with organizational goals, while implementing and upholding college-wide technology policies, objectives, and standards.

Location: This is a 100% onsite position based on the main campus in Terre Haute, covering all primary buildings at that location. The role also supports one additional site at Greencastle, which is 50 miles away, with travel required on demand when in-person technical work is necessary. Daily reporting is to the main Terre Haute campus, where the majority of duties are performed.

Anticipated Start Date: November 30, 2026

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategically oversee and support all facets of IT operations and service delivery within the assigned service area, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.

• Provide expert technical consultation on technology services outside the scope of OIT, engaging IT support staff as needed to enhance service delivery.

• Collaborate proactively with campus leadership to strengthen IT service delivery; act as the primary liaison between campus leadership and OIT.

• Foster and sustain a culture of customer service excellence across all IT functions.

• Direct and enforce IT change control processes in alignment with college-wide protocols to ensure consistency and compliance.

• Administer the management of hardware and software assets following statewide policies and procedures.

• Recruit, lead, and develop high-performing IT support staff, ensuring team effectiveness and accountability.

• Actively participate in IT budgeting processes and oversee expenditures related to technology services to ensure responsible financial stewardship.

• Lead team-based projects to completion using best-practice project management methodologies, ensuring timely and successful outcomes.

• Build and maintain a collaborative, team-oriented environment; develop and manage project plans to support key initiatives.

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership in IT, working in partnership with the Executive Director of IT Operations to drive compliance with OIT statewide objectives.

• Direct, assign, track, and review IT Helpdesk requests and incidents to ensure timely resolution and adherence to defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Conduct quality reviews of individual Helpdesk tickets to verify accurate resolution, timely response, and respectful communication.

• Facilitate escalation of complex incidents to statewide teams or supervisors when issues fall beyond the scope of the IT Support Team.

• Provide strong, strategic leadership of IT teams to advance and uphold statewide OIT goals and compliance standards.

• Offer continuous leadership and coaching to all team members—both direct and indirect reports—to support professional development and team cohesion.

• Deliver technical expertise on services beyond OIT Shared Services, involving IT staff when appropriate to expand support capabilities.

• Serve on campus cabinets and boards, contributing IT leadership and strategic insight to institutional decision-making.

• Maintain close communication and collaboration with IT System Administrator(s) and IT Network Administrator(s) to meet local campus service requirements.

• Lead one or more statewide OIT teams, contributing to the advancement of shared services and institutional IT strategy.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Executive Director of IT Operations

SUPERVISION GIVEN: IT Support Staff (2)

HIRING RANGE: The salary range for this position is $65,000-$70,000 and is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant work experience.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related field

• Three to five years’ supervisory experience supporting IT environments, including but not limited to management of a team, hardware asset management, budget management, configuration management, and software distribution.

• Excellent customer service, organizational and strong leadership skills.

• Must have excellent written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills and demonstrated the use of initiative and organizational abilities, with both technical and team management.

• Proven ability to lead and manage a diverse team of professionals, developing and implementing effective programs to continuously enhance staff skills. Provide mentorship and strategic guidance to ensure individual career growth and alignment with organizational objectives.

• Skilled in managing multiple high-level strategic initiatives simultaneously, consistently meeting deadlines, and tracking progress with minimal supervision. Inspire and guide team members to adopt similar proactive and accountable work practices.

• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive data and holding local administrative access to all desktop systems and data for secure and effective support.

• Capable of analyzing and framing complex technical issues through the lens of institutional policy, ensuring decisions and recommendations align with organizational governance and compliance requirements.

• Demonstrated abilities in change management and process re-engineering.

• Understand the enterprise interrelation of IT components, wired and wireless networks, VoIP, Active Directory, LDAP, information security, familiarity with advanced desktop management tools, and advanced IT troubleshooting skills. Ability to improve efficiency by automating tasks.

• Must be willing to travel as necessary.

• Preferred experience in a higher education environment is highly desired.

Health & Wellness

• Multiple medical plan options paired with a Health Savings Account with a generous employer contribution

• Dental plan with no-cost preventive services and coverage for orthodontia

• Vision plan with low-cost exams and allowances for glasses or contact lenses

• Employee Assistance Program offering no-cost confidential counseling sessions, legal consultations, financial planning consultations, and other resources

• Wellness program with opportunities to earn $250 in Wellness Rewards

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare (limited purpose) and dependent care

Retirement & Financial Security

• 10% employer retirement contribution, fully vested after two years

• Basic life insurance equal to annual salary paid by the College, with optional supplemental coverage

• Short-term and long-term disability benefits

Educational Benefits

• Fee remission for employees, spouses, and dependent children

• Tuition assistance for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs

• Paid professional development opportunities

Work‑Life Balance

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and winter recess

• Flexible work arrangements where available

• Paid childbirth recovery leave (8 weeks)

• Paid parental leave (4 weeks)

Additional Perks

• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

• Additional discounts on gym memberships, transportation, and various retail services

Ivy Tech is proud to offer benefits that support your health, your family, and your future—because when our employees thrive, our students and communities thrive too. For more information on Ivy Tech Benefits, visit https://careers.ivytech.edu/benefits.

Note: Employees who re-hire with the College within 180 days of leaving a full-time position with the College may be eligible for additional benefits depending on their bridged seniority date.

Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.