Job Description

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, Facilities Finance and Administrative Services (FFAS), the Executive Director, Facilities Information Technology is accountable for the strategic and operational IT leadership and management of a diverse portfolio of Facilities administrative systems as well as enterprise/campus wide Space, Life and Safety systems.

This Executive Director, Facilities Information Technology is accountable for managing and ensuring the 24 x 7, end to end reliability, security, and operational integrity of critical life, safety systems for the campus and additional specialized systems that monitor the security of high-valued assets in the Art Museum, Art Storage and Firestone Library. Additionally, this position is responsible for managing the IT for Facilities administrative systems and campus wide internal and external space systems plus desktop support services for Facilities partners.

This position ensures the seamless and compliant implementation of technology solutions and the operational maintenance and management of a wide and diverse portfolio of systems and applications across Facilities and the campus including associated devices. This position provides oversight and ensures the delivery of Facilities and cross departmental system initiatives. In addition to technology delivery and support, this role is responsible for the evaluation and procurement of hardware and software to meet the needs of the Facilities department as well as the operational support and maintenance of over 1000 desktops, mobile and peripheral devices.

This role sets the direction for Facilities technology usage through strong partnerships, planning and evaluation. This position coordinates the development of information technology activities and services and leads the information technology team which is currently comprised of 17 team members with augmentation through vendor partnerships. With a staff of over 800 spread across 9 departments and 20 shops, Facilities is a multifaceted organization providing support to the entire Princeton University campus. The Facilities Finance and Administrative Services (FFAS) department, embedded within Facilities, is responsible for providing shared services to all Facilities clients as well as the broader University community. The Facilities Information Technology (FIT) department, which is a part of FFAS, sets strategy, maintains, supports, and delivers the technical solutions for the Facilities departments and university wide departments.

The role requires an experienced IT leader fluent in multiple disciplines and comfortable leading a shared service operation with multiple stakeholders. The successful candidate will have demonstrated skills in collaboration and the capacity to manage relationships with colleagues of all levels across an organization, as well as with external vendors. The Executive Director balances competing, time-sensitive projects, and priorities from multiple stakeholders while ensuring business needs continue to be met.