VP of Educational Technology Platforms & Strategy

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas, via the Achievement & Assessment Institute, seeks a Managing Director of Educational Technology Ventures to provide strategic and operational leadership for a national-scale cloud-based assessment platform. You will guide product development, engineering, platform operations, and security across Kite and DLM platforms.

This senior role combines SaaS leadership with a mission-driven public research university context, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and innovation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in software development, technology, or product management roles.
• Five (5) years of leadership experience managing large cross-functional teams.
• Experience owning and operating enterprise SaaS platforms end-to-end.
• Five (5) years of experience with cloud-native architectures, preferably AWS.
• Three (3) years integrating AI/ML into products or workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year product and technology strategy for Kite platform.
• Lead cross-functional teams spanning engineering, architecture, QA, DevOps, data, and operations.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security in a cloud-native AWS environment.
• Oversee day-to-day technology operations and drive continuous improvement of services.
• Guide architecture improvements to enhance scalability and user experience.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cloud experience

DevOps at scale

Stakeholder trust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS Cloud

Job description

The University of Kansas, via the Achievement & Assessment Institute, seeks a Managing Director of Educational Technology Ventures to provide strategic and operational leadership for a national-scale cloud-based assessment platform. You will guide product development, engineering, platform operations, and security across Kite and DLM platforms.

This senior role combines SaaS leadership with a mission-driven public research university context, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and innovation