What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of Institutional Technology/CIO position at Polk State College?
The Vice President, Institutional Technology and Chief Information Officer (VPIT/CIO) provides strategic leadership for all technology functions at Polk State College. Reporting directly to the College President and serving as a key member of the President''s leadership team, the VPIT/CIO aligns technology initiatives with institutional priorities to improve student outcomes, enhance operational efficiency, and support institutional advancement.
As the senior technology leader, the VPIT/CIO directs all technology initiatives and transition strategies, ensuring successful adoption across all college functions while establishing a practical IT governance framework. This position is responsible for building reliable infrastructure, developing a skilled IT team, and implementing initiatives that reduce costs, improve service quality, and support innovation.
The VPIT/CIO oversees the Institutional Technology Department and manages administrative technology functions through units responsible for:
The VPIT/CIO advances the College''s mission by promoting effective use of technology, ensuring reliable operations, and building a responsive IT service organization that improves student success and institutional performance.
As the senior technology leader, the VPIT/CIO directs all technology initiatives and transition strategies, ensuring successful adoption across all college functions while establishing a practical IT governance framework. This position is responsible for building reliable infrastructure, developing a skilled IT team, and implementing initiatives that reduce costs, improve service quality, and support innovation.
The VPIT/CIO oversees the Institutional Technology Department and manages administrative technology functions through units responsible for:
- Enterprise IT Infrastructure and Network Services
- Telecommunications Services
- Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management
- Administrative Applications
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Management and Integration
- Technology Support Services
The VPIT/CIO advances the College''s mission by promoting effective use of technology, ensuring reliable operations, and building a responsive IT service organization that improves student success and institutional performance.
Essential Functions/Duties:
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Consulting Tasks:
- Manages the transition to cloud services, reducing infrastructure costs while improving system performance, reliability, and flexibility through effective management of Ellucian Banner cloud services.
- Develops a multi-year technology plan that aligns with institutional strategic priorities, setting clear goals for implementation success and return on investment.
- Establishes vendor management practices that improve service levels and reduce costs while maintaining or improving service quality.
- Creates clear communications and regular reports that build support for technology initiatives across the college.
Typical Qualifications:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Qualifications:
Working Conditions:
Salary Information:
Required Education:
Preferred Certifications:
Required Experience:
- Proven ability to lead technology improvements that enhance institutional effectiveness, with documented results.
- Experience implementing enterprise systems in higher education, particularly Ellucian Banner or similar ERP platforms, with evidence of successful adoption.
- Experience developing cybersecurity programs, including risk assessment, policy development, security awareness training, and incident response planning.
- Strong budget management skills with proven ability to manage IT resources, optimize spending, and demonstrate value from technology investments.
- Effective leadership skills with evidence of building productive IT teams that meet service targets and support institutional goals.
- Demonstrated skill in vendor management, contract negotiation, and partnership development.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; and effectively explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences for the purpose of building consensus or decision-making.
Working Conditions:
- This position is a full-time on-campus position located at our Winter Haven Campus but will travel between College and community locations as necessary. (Remote/hybrid options are not available.)
- Weekend and evening work may be required.
- Position may be required to work during College closures (such as winter/spring break, holidays, and inclement weather closures).
- Reliable transportation is required for travel to campuses, centers, and community locations. Possession of a valid Florida’s Driver’s License is required (or must be eligible to obtain a Florida license within 30 days).
- Standard office work environment with potential for long periods of sitting and extended time at a computer.
- This position will require the ability to lift at least 10 pounds.
Salary Information:
- This position is a level P21.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; short-term disability; paid holidays and sick leave; vacation (excluding faculty positions); retirement benefits for eligible employees; and college fee waivers.
Required Education:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university with a master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
Preferred Certifications:
- Professional certifications such as ITIL, CISSP, and PMP are highly desirable.
Required Experience:
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience with systems and departments in a higher education or government environment, including student information systems and software, or network management, or administrative systems, and collaborative projects.
- Demonstrated experience with employee and user training and development.
- Demonstrated experience in IT infrastructure strategic planning and development, project management, and policy development.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing, developing, and implementing operational systems and writing guidelines in an educational setting and managing a high-volume workflow office.
- Demonstrated experience with IT Security or cybersecurity with the protection of computer systems and services.
Salary : $97,452 - $145,000