Schoolwide Technology Leader for Innovation

Concord Academy; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Academy in Concord, MA, seeks a Director of Technology to provide strategic and hands-on leadership for the school's technology program. This role anchors technology initiatives across academic, administrative, and operational domains, ensuring reliable services for students and staff.

The successful candidate will guide complex projects, develop staff, manage vendor partnerships, and articulate technical plans to non-technical stakeholders, beginning July 1, 2027 or earlier by mutual

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least five years of experience leading a technology department or complex technology program, preferably in an educational setting.
• Experience supervising and developing technology staff.
• Solid working knowledge of infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, data, and technology support.
• Demonstrated success in leading major systems implementations and integrations; experience with a student information system transition would be valuable.
• Experience developing technology plans and managing budgets, vendors, contracts, and renewal cycles.
• An understanding of how technology can serve teaching and learning, along with an ability to work effectively with academic leaders and faculty.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Concord Academy’s senior technology leader, connecting technology planning with academic, administrative, and institutional priorities.
• Establish clear processes for setting priorities, making decisions, and communicating technology work across the school.
• Develop near- and long-term technology plans in consultation with the CFOO, IT Task Force, and other stakeholders.
• Provide leadership for ongoing systems and data migration efforts, coordinating implementation, integration adoption, and retirement of legacy systems.
• Oversee the school’s administrative and academic systems, integrations, data access, reporting, and information sharing.
• Lead or oversee major systems implementations, migrations, integrations, and other schoolwide technology projects.
• Oversee the longstanding outsourced technology partner and manage cybersecurity, data privacy, access, documentation, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Plan for reliable and sustainable technology services, investments, and equipment renewals.
• Ensure responsive technology support for students, faculty, staff, and school operations.
• Lead Concord Academy’s internal technology staff, setting priorities, encouraging collaboration, and supporting professional growth.
• Manage CA’s partnership with OunceIT, coordinating its services with the internal team, and ensuring alignment with priorities.
• Direct technology budgeting, contracts, licensing, vendor relationships, and renewal planning.
• Partner with academic leaders and faculty in support of teaching, learning, digital literacy, student safety, and responsible use of emerging technologies.
• Communicate technology planning clearly across the school.
• Participate actively in the life of the school and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Staff supervision

Budget management

Infrastructure knowledge

Cybersecurity

Educational tech alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Concord Academy in Concord, MA, seeks a Director of Technology to provide strategic and hands-on leadership for the school's technology program. This role anchors technology initiatives across academic, administrative, and operational domains, ensuring reliable services for students and staff.

The successful candidate will guide complex projects, develop staff, manage vendor partnerships, and articulate technical plans to non-technical stakeholders, beginning July 1, 2027 or earlier by mutual