Director of Technology

Job Posting Title:

Director of Technology

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Hiring Department:

Extended Education Ventures

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Apr 14, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Extended Education Ventures (EEV) (https://extendedcampus.utexas.edu/) is a self-supporting unit within The University of Texas at Austin that enables the development, delivery, and promotion of continuing and professional education across the university.

At EEV we strive to create a talented and supportive workplace. To ensure alignment, we follow these fundamental core values: Service, Collaboration, Belonging, Excellence, Future-focused, and Integrity.

Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

Design, implement, and manage IT infrastructure and services, as well as operational processes that use this infrastructure to enable course registration and delivery for Extended Education Ventures (EEV) in support of continuing and professional education programs at UT Austin.

Responsibilities

• Guide the lifecycle of the unit’s lead nurture technology infrastructure, registration and payment systems, data reporting and visualization solution, and student information platform.  Drive decisions on requirements and priorities. Provide customer-centric feedback on the build of the system.  Consult with appropriate EEV stakeholders to ensure proper functionality is delivered. Own the feature set.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for EEV’s technology stack and the IT team. Supervise team manager, guiding the team in setting priorities, project and portfolio planning, evaluating tools, and communicating with stakeholders. Contribute to university-wide IT strategies and solutions in support of business objectives.

• Participate as an integral member of the EEV leadership team, contributing to strategic planning and implementation, and collaborating with other directors to achieve unit and organization goals.  Demonstrate professional judgment and sound decision-making, as appropriate, applying all required knowledge and experience for the best outcomes. Perform other related functions and projects as assigned.

• Support EEV’s mission to enable the development and delivery of continuing and professional education programs across the university by providing guidance and services to facilitate program delivery. Provide IT services to other UT Austin business units as appropriate. Lead or oversee technology-related efforts and shared resources for Extended Campus at the University of Texas at Austin.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer science, data science, or business administration field
• Five to seven years of progressive growth in information technology systems administration and IT management
• Demonstrated IT project management experience
• Experience managing customer relationship management systems (CRM)
• Demonstrated ability in creating robust service processes and use of technology tools to enable greater efficiency and scale of operations
• Experience with department-level budget management
• Familiarity with best practices for data and IT system security
• Experience with software and IT hardware procurement processes
• Ability to set priorities for self and team and work in a fast-paced, multi-project environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Work well as a team player with other strong, dynamic individuals

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a computer science, data science, or business administration field
• Experience with Saleforce system deployment and maintenance
• Data analytics experience including use of professional data visualization tools
• Experience with IT management in a higher education setting

Salary Range

$125,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Work performed in a typical office environment.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.