Strategic IT Director — Student Information Systems

umiami; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami IT Department seeks an Executive Director, Information Technology in Coral Gables to lead the Student Information Systems and integrations, including course registration, budgeting, and graduation processes.

You will partner with academic leaders to remove friction, drive process improvements, and deploy cloud-based solutions while ensuring security, FERPA compliance, and strategic IT planning across the university.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s in IT, higher ed admin or related field preferred
• Project management or ITIL certifications preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience managing a student information system
• Experience working with FERPA data
• Experience implementing and integrating cloud-based applications
• Strategic planning experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams toward a common goal

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic technology plans to achieve the university’s mission of excellence.
• Oversee analytics of service efficiency and financial productivity to recommend improvements.
• Manage labor budget and productivity analyses with decision support.
• Outline technology requirements for major capital expenditures for future years.
• Oversee IT support services, growth, HR and financial functions.
• Inform senior leadership of technology barriers and opportunities for initiatives.
• Direct IT strategic planning, resource allocation and forward-looking strategy.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide IT projects to timely conclusions.
• Ensure internal controls and compliance with laws and university policies.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cloud adoption

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ITIL

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Job description

The University of Miami IT Department seeks an Executive Director, Information Technology in Coral Gables to lead the Student Information Systems and integrations, including course registration, budgeting, and graduation processes.

You will partner with academic leaders to remove friction, drive process improvements, and deploy cloud-based solutions while ensuring security, FERPA compliance, and strategic IT planning across the university.