The University of Virginia (UVA), one of the nation's leading public institutions, seeks an experienced, mission-driven leader to be the next Vice President and Chief Information Officer (VP/CIO).

Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the VP/CIO will provide the leadership and vision for Information Technology Services (ITS) across the university. The VP/CIO will collaborate with, partner with, and support senior leaders, faculty, staff, and students to optimally align ITS with the University's goals and strategic direction.

The next VP/CIO will join the University at a time of excitement, opportunity, and a shared sense of purpose. With a visionary President, James E. Ryan; a dynamic and dedicated leadership team, including EVP and Provost Ian Baucom, EVP and COO, Jennifer "J.J." Wagner Davis, and CEO and EVP for Health Affairs, Dr. Craig Kent; and exceptional faculty, staff, and students, UVA has excellent momentum to achieve its ambitious goals. The Great and Good 2030 Strategic Plan provides a roadmap for the future of UVA as it enters its third century.

The VP/CIO is a senior leader for the University, a member of the President's cabinet, and works collaboratively with the leadership of the 12 schools and UVA's College at Wise. The VP/CIO will inherit a strong, experienced staff and operation, following the successful thirty-year career of VP/CIO Virginia Evans, who retired in December 2022.

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KEY PRIORITIES
Working closely with the EVP and COO and the University community, the following will be key priorities for the next VP/CIO:

Ensure a high level of communication, transparency, and flexibility to serve a diverse university community.
The VP/CIO will be highly collaborative in their approach to strategy and implementation, ensuring an inclusive process around decision making and a receptive culture to feedback regarding services. The VP/CIO will inspire trust with staff, faculty, and administrators across grounds by being visible and engaging in ongoing dialogue, communicating updates regularly so they have the information and resources necessary to operate systems and tools to their full potential. The VP/CIO will have an external presence by engaging with higher education and industry partners to explore technology approaches, solutions, and resources on behalf of the entire community.

Develop and support a high-performing technology staff.
The VP/CIO will inherit a dedicated and talented team of professionals with a wide range of responsibilities and knowledge. The VP/CIO will provide visionary leadership and ensure the best talent is attracted and developed to meet the technology and research computing needs of the University. ITS values a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, value, and respect. The next VP/CIO will continue to support and enhance these efforts.

Play a central role in key strategic initiatives.
With a strong team in place and successful Workday implementations in HR and Finance, the new VP/CIO will focus on strategy and moving the organization forward. They will develop, in consultation with the research community, the strategy to advance the research computing environment to the next level, recently transitioned to ITS from the Office of the Vice President for Research. In addition, the next VP/CIO will work to provide access to data and computing resources and improve support for researchers overall. They will partner with faculty to identify opportunities to improve academic computing and classroom technology. The VP/CIO will have unique resources and partners in its Schools and partners, specifically the UVA School of Data Science (the first of its kind in the nation), as well as the UVA School of Engineering, as they lead a large and complex organization to creatively and efficiently serve the University's academic and administrative computing needs.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE
The successful candidate will ideally possess the following professional qualifications, skills, experience, and personal qualities:

• Demonstrated ability to run a large, complex organization within higher education or a similarly complex environment where shared governance is honored and valued.
• Excellent communicator and superb listener with ability to build relationships, community, and influence.
• Experience with strategic planning, project management, and process transformation.
• Knowledge of instructional technologies, administrative systems, cyber security, networking, servers, web technologies, telecommunications, research computing, and user support services.
• Innovative, analytical, and creative in problem solving and implementing solutions.
• Outstanding leadership ability and understanding of organizational and human dynamics.
• Ability to attract, recruit, develop, motivate, and retain a high-performing staff.
• Proven track record of managing organizations to high security standards.
• Ability to work highly effectively at all levels and with diverse stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Experience in budgeting, fiscal management, and vendor management.
• At least 10 years of related experience with extensive IT knowledge required.
• Bachelor's degree required with extensive IT management experience; advanced degree preferred.

TO APPLY OR NOMINATE
The University of Virginia is eager to build a diverse pool of talented individuals. The search committee is working with UVA Executive Search Group (ESG), an internal executive search firm in the Office of the President.

Confidential inquiries and nominations should be directed to AJ Davidson, Senior Search Consultant, at ajh2d@virginia.edu. To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume via Workday. The search will be carried out with full confidentiality and will remain open until filled.

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