Strategic IT Partner for Arts & Humanities Division

Conditions. Workplace Diversity, LLC.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Professional development

Job summary

Harvard University is seeking a Divisional Technology Partner for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) to align technology investments with priorities and lead demand planning. You will coordinate solutions, manage escalations, and support effective issue resolution across divisions.

The role requires strong executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and experience in complex higher education settings. Hybrid work with in-person days is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Five years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience.
• Ability to navigate stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic initiative and portfolio management.
• Executive communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Stakeholder negotiation and influence.
• Experience working in the FAS, Harvard, or a complex higher education setting.
• Financial stewardship and resource allocation.
• Facility with technological tools, platforms, and concepts.
• Organizational change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Document local FAS technology needs and gather feedback on IT systems and services.
• Manage IT investment request intake.
• Partner with FAS divisional leadership to align technology investments with priorities, ensuring IT initiatives are prioritized and/or funded.
• Facilitate FAS divisional demand planning, including IT roadmap development and visibility into intake, portfolio tradeoffs, and capacity.
• Coordinate with counterparts across the FAS to identify shared solutions to common problems.
• Produce annual report of divisional IT investments and impact.
• Represent divisional perspectives on FAS and University-wide enterprise applications and platforms.
• Serve as first point of escalation; triage and assess issues requiring higher-level review.

Skills

Stakeholder navigation

Executive communication

Portfolio management

Strategic planning

Change leadership

FAS/Harvard experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Five years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience

Job description

Harvard University is seeking a Divisional Technology Partner for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) to align technology investments with priorities and lead demand planning. You will coordinate solutions, manage escalations, and support effective issue resolution across divisions.

The role requires strong executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and experience in complex higher education settings. Hybrid work with in-person days is available.