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Posted: 29-Apr-26
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Internal Number: 316717
Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Vacancy ID: NF0009711
Salary Range: Dependent on experience and qualifications.
Position Summary/Description:
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.
The Senior Associate Chief Information Officer for Core Services (Senior Associate CIO, Core Services) serves as the principal deputy and delegate of the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO for all institutionally scoped, core information technology services and functions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This newly established role provides strategic leadership, operational excellence, and organizational alignment across all ITS Core Services divisions, ensuring that the University's foundational IT services remain reliable, secure, modern, accessible, and responsive to the needs of students, faculty, researchers, clinicians, and staff.
The Senior Associate CIO provides day to day executive oversight for three Assistant Vice Chancellors Educational Technologies & Customer Experience/Engagement (EdTech + CXE), Infrastructure/Operations/Networking & Data Platforms (IO&N + DREAM), and Research Computing (ITS-RC) creating a unified, integrated strategy for mission critical IT services at the nation's leading public research university. The role partners closely with the CIO to implement institutional priorities, advance digital transformation, and ensure that ITS is a high performing, service oriented organization.
Together with the Assistant Vice Chancellors who report to him/her/them, the Senior Associate Chief Information Officer, Core IT Services, will realign these five (5) operational areas under three (3) subordinate leaders, with the corresponding organizations as follows:
EdTech + CXE
IO&N + DREAM
ITS-RC
Accordingly, the Senior Associate CIO, Core Services, will be responsible for a division containing approximately 230 employees and comprising approximately $40M in total operating budget.
The Senior Associate Chief Information Officer for Core Services (Senior Associate CIO, Core Services) serves as the principal deputy and delegate of the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO for all institutionally scoped, core information technology services and functions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This newly established role provides strategic leadership, operational excellence, and organizational alignment across all ITS Core Services divisions, ensuring that the University's foundational IT services remain reliable, secure, modern, accessible, and responsive to the needs of students, faculty, researchers, clinicians, and staff.
The Senior Associate CIO provides day to day executive oversight for three Assistant Vice Chancellors Educational Technologies & Customer Experience/Engagement (EdTech + CXE), Infrastructure/Operations/Networking & Data Platforms (IO&N + DREAM), and Research Computing (ITS-RC) creating a unified, integrated strategy for mission critical IT services at the nation's leading public research university. The role partners closely with the CIO to implement institutional priorities, advance digital transformation, and ensure that ITS is a high performing, service oriented organization.
Together with the Assistant Vice Chancellors who report to him/her/them, the Senior Associate Chief Information Officer, Core IT Services, will realign these five (5) operational areas under three (3) subordinate leaders, with the corresponding organizations as follows:
EdTech + CXE
IO&N + DREAM
ITS-RC
Accordingly, the Senior Associate CIO, Core Services, will be responsible for a division containing approximately 230 employees and comprising approximately $40M in total operating budget.
Education and Experience:
- Advanced degree in a related field preferred.
- Leadership experience in higher education, research institutions, or complex public-sector environments.
- Familiarity with major enterprise systems (e.g., PeopleSoft/SaaS ERP, CRM, LMS, ITSM, IAM platforms).
- Experience guiding major transformation initiatives, including cloud modernization, network renewal, data platform consolidation, or enterprise learning technology redesign.
Essential Skills:
- Undergraduate degree in related field. Amount and type of experience may be a viable substitute for specific degree field listed.
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible IT leadership, including executive level experience in large, complex organizations; minimum 5 years managing managers and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated leadership across two or more enterprise IT domains: infrastructure, networking, cloud, data platforms, academic technologies, enterprise applications, digital experience, or research computing.
- Proven experience managing senior leaders and large technical teams.
- Deep understanding of enterprise IT operations, cybersecurity, data governance, and IT governance frameworks.
- Ability to work effectively with academic governance, research leadership, administrative executives, and diverse stakeholder communities.
AA/EEO Statement:
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina rates among the nation’s great institutions of higher education, set on an historic and beautiful campus that celebrates all four seasons. Carolina’s students, faculty and staff come here from around the world, bringing varied cultural, racial and ethnic heritages that help make UNC-Chapel Hill a thriving intellectual center. We’re repeatedly ranked the nation’s best value in higher education for students seeking to earn a college degree – the University has garnered the top spot each time since the ranking’s launch in 1998.Whether you’ve just started your career, are new to academia or are a seasoned professional with assorted campus experiences to draw on, we hope you will find a great place at Carolina.
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