University of Vermont
Director of Enterprise Application Services
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Burlington, VT
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Other
🗓️ January 8th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
The University of Vermont is hiring a Director of Enterprise Application Services. This role leads the planning, implementation, and support of the university’s administrative information systems, managing a team of approximately 18 professionals and collaborating with senior university business offices and IT leadership to enhance enterprise resource planning and technology integration.
Highlights
- Lead planning and support of enterprise administrative systems including ERP modules for HR, finance, student information, facilities, and other services.
- Supervise, recruit, mentor, and develop a team of 18 technical professionals.
- Collaborate with five other ETS directors and senior university staff to guide institutional planning, policy, and operations for enterprise IT.
- Manage integration and security of cloud-based and hosted applications.
- Provide leadership in identifying new technology opportunities aligned with university business needs.
- Required skills include experience with ERP systems, programming, system analysis/design, and technical staff supervision.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus eight years of relevant experience, including ERP environment expertise.
- Desirable experience with enterprise systems like Banner or PeopleSoft in higher education.
- Must have strong collaboration, problem-solving, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Reporting lines to CIO with dotted line to Program Director for digital transformation; position eligible for hybrid work schedule; background check required.
Director of Enterprise Application Services Full Description
Director of Enterprise Application Services
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Position Details
Advertising/Posting Title | Director of Enterprise Application Services
Posting Summary | The Director of Enterprise Application Services (EAS) provides leadership for planning, implementation and ongoing support for the University’s administrative information systems. Major enterprise systems in the Director’s portfolio include ERP levels of: human resources and finance modules, student information system, facilities management system, personnel time keeping system, academic web portal system, and various other cloud and on prem services. Today, a number of cloud-based services are provided by external vendors and EAS and DBAs are responsible for ensuring the integrity and security of the integration of those services into the University portfolio.
The Director will provide broad leadership for a staff of approximately 18 professionals who support those systems and is responsible for the recruiting, mentoring, professional development, and administrative supervision of those staff. Working with a team of five other ETS directors , the Director of EAS in collaboration with the Program Director contributes to overall institutional leadership for planning, policy, and operations for enterprise information technology services for the University, with a particular focus on administrative applications. The Director has, in partnership with the Program Director and CIO, primary responsibility for identifying and developing opportunities to harness new technologies and services in support of the University’s core student, financial, facilities, and human resource business offices. This position works critically with partners across the university to strategize, maintain, and develop the next phase of enterprise resource planning for the university. Requires strong and active collaborative partnership with senior University business offices, with members of client offices at all levels, and with other ETS directors. As a member of the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) leadership team, the director reports to the CIO with a dotted line reporting to the Program Director for digital transformation efforts.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience) | Bachelor’s degree in related field to include significant on-going education in computing and information systems and services required. Eight years of experience to include working in organization that implements and maintains information systems and services and performing programming and system analyst/designer work in an ERP environment. Demonstrated ability to lead the definition of requirements, research and evaluation of options, and implementation of new information services platforms, products, and services. Supervisory experience leading a large team of technical staff required. Experience collaborating with clients to identify opportunities and implement systems to improve client operations and translating the value of emerging technologies into valuable client applications. Demonstrated collaboration, problem-solving and negotiation skills. Experience managing a balance of hosted and cloud-based applications. Experience giving presentations of technical information in an understandable way to non-technical audiences.
Desirable Qualifications | Experience in a enterprise level systems like Student Information System such as Banner or Finance and HR system like PeopleSoft ERP as well as in higher-education environment desirable.
Anticipated Pay Range | -
Other Information |
Special Conditions | A probationary period may be required for current UVM employees, A probationary period may be required, This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position
FLSA | Exempt
Union Position | No
Posting Summary | The Director of Enterprise Application Services (EAS) provides leadership for planning, implementation and ongoing support for the University’s administrative information systems. Major enterprise systems in the Director’s portfolio include ERP levels of: human resources and finance modules, student information system, facilities management system, personnel time keeping system, academic web portal system, and various other cloud and on prem services. Today, a number of cloud-based services are provided by external vendors and EAS and DBAs are responsible for ensuring the integrity and security of the integration of those services into the University portfolio.
The Director will provide broad leadership for a staff of approximately 18 professionals who support those systems and is responsible for the recruiting, mentoring, professional development, and administrative supervision of those staff. Working with a team of five other ETS directors , the Director of EAS in collaboration with the Program Director contributes to overall institutional leadership for planning, policy, and operations for enterprise information technology services for the University, with a particular focus on administrative applications. The Director has, in partnership with the Program Director and CIO, primary responsibility for identifying and developing opportunities to harness new technologies and services in support of the University’s core student, financial, facilities, and human resource business offices. This position works critically with partners across the university to strategize, maintain, and develop the next phase of enterprise resource planning for the university. Requires strong and active collaborative partnership with senior University business offices, with members of client offices at all levels, and with other ETS directors. As a member of the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) leadership team, the director reports to the CIO with a dotted line reporting to the Program Director for digital transformation efforts.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience) | Bachelor’s degree in related field to include significant on-going education in computing and information systems and services required. Eight years of experience to include working in organization that implements and maintains information systems and services and performing programming and system analyst/designer work in an ERP environment. Demonstrated ability to lead the definition of requirements, research and evaluation of options, and implementation of new information services platforms, products, and services. Supervisory experience leading a large team of technical staff required. Experience collaborating with clients to identify opportunities and implement systems to improve client operations and translating the value of emerging technologies into valuable client applications. Demonstrated collaboration, problem-solving and negotiation skills. Experience managing a balance of hosted and cloud-based applications. Experience giving presentations of technical information in an understandable way to non-technical audiences.
Desirable Qualifications | Experience in a enterprise level systems like Student Information System such as Banner or Finance and HR system like PeopleSoft ERP as well as in higher-education environment desirable.
Anticipated Pay Range | -
Other Information |
Special Conditions | A probationary period may be required for current UVM employees, A probationary period may be required, This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position
FLSA | Exempt
Union Position | No
Posting Details
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location | Burlington, Vermont, United States
Job Open Date | 01/06/2026
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
Job Open Date | 01/06/2026
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
Our Common Ground Statement
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
Position Information
Position Title | Technology Support MG4 X
Posting Number | S5888PO
Department | Enterprise Application Service/11660
Position Number | 001444
Percent of Full-Time | 1.0
Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE | 37.5
Term (months per year) | 12
Posting Number | S5888PO
Department | Enterprise Application Service/11660
Position Number | 001444
Percent of Full-Time | 1.0
Standard Hours at 1.0 FTE | 37.5
Term (months per year) | 12
Supplemental Questions
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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
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