Virginia's community colleges have a 50-year track record of educational excellence and innovation to serve the needs of our citizens and strengthen the Commonwealth’s economy. When Virginia’s General Assembly established the Virginia Community College System in 1966, the need for a comprehensive system was well known. Over the two decades after the end of World War II, leaders in government, business, professional sectors, and academia had called for a new approach to providing educational opportunity. A key concern was Virginia's ability to develop a skilled and knowledgeable workforce to expand the state's economy. Today our community colleges give every Virginian the opportunity to gain a quality education. With 23 colleges on 40 campuses located throughout the state, Virginia's Community Colleges are committed to serving Virginia families, helping them acquire the knowledge and skills to seize the opportunities of today and tomorrow.
The Shared Technology Officer for Germanna and Reynolds Community Colleges will provide senior leadership aligning technology vision with business strategy by integrating business processes with the appropriate technologies. This position is responsible for local day-to-day technology operations, related technology infrastructure, information services, and information security. This individual maintains existing college systems while providing direction in all technology-related issues supporting information operations and the VCCS mission. This position will further assist the VCCS CIO in planning, implementing, managing, and administrating the college information technology program.
The successful applicant will have management capability related to the effective planning, development, and implementation of a highly technical and complex information technology infrastructure in a higher education environment.
The Shared Technology Officer Provides:
• Strategic Leadership and Comprehensive Management: Leads strategic planning, organization, staffing, and coordination across significant functional areas, implementing service enhancements and assessing operational effectiveness.
• Expertise in Leadership and Functional Knowledge: Utilizes extensive management and leadership knowledge strategically across major assignments and responsibilities, leveraging deep functional expertise to oversee and enhance service quality and efficiency.
• Engagement and Guidance: Maintains essential interactions with internal and external stakeholders to effectively meet their needs while providing pivotal guidance to managers, influencing team culture and performance.
• Management of Key Organizational Units: Manages major organizational units effectively, ensuring responsive, high-quality services. Directly contributes to the colleges through strategic definition and execution, impacting the educational environment significantly.

Education and Experience
Education and/or experience typically gained through a Master's or PhD with coursework completed in computer science, information technology, cyber security and other technology-related subjects

Experience with Higher Education ERP (especially, Oracle-PeopleSoft).
Proven track record motivating highly skilled technical staff to work together as a team and accomplish complicated tasks.
Preference is given to applicants who apply by 5/26/2024.