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Savannah College of Art and Design
Executive Director for Enterprise Technology
CRM
ITIL
LMS
Edtech.com's Summary
Savannah College of Art and Design is hiring an Executive Director for Enterprise Technology to lead the university’s AI strategy and long-term IT roadmap. The role negotiates enterprise-wide technology contracts, oversees vendor relationships, and manages the technology budget to ensure fiscal responsibility. It also serves as the primary liaison between IT and academic administrative leadership, translating complex technical initiatives into terms non-technical stakeholders can act on.
Highlights
- Develop and maintain a multi-year IT roadmap aligned with SCAD’s strategic goals
- Oversee the technology project portfolio to keep initiatives on time, on budget, and to a high standard
- Implement standardized project management methodologies across the IT department
- Lead organizational change efforts for AI-driven and automated workflows
- Manage key vendor relationships and ensure service level agreements are met
- Set policies and standards for technology procurement and lifecycle management
- Partner with the Enterprise Applications team to embed AI capabilities into core platforms like the LMS, CRM, and ERP
- Establish institutional frameworks for the ethical use of AI covering intellectual property, data privacy, and academic integrity
- Monitor emerging technology trends to ensure infrastructure can support growing data and processing demands
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, business, or a related field plus 10+ years of progressive IT leadership required; MBA and PMP or ITIL certification preferred
Executive Director for Enterprise Technology Full Description
As an executive director for enterprise technology, you will spearhead the university-wide AI strategy, ensuring that SCAD remains the global leader in tomorrow’s creative careers by safely and effectively integrating emerging technologies into the institution’s fabric. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining the multi-year IT roadmap aligned with the university’s strategic goals. You will anticipate emerging technology trends and oversee the project portfolio to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard. You will also implement standardized project management methodologies across the department and lead organizational change efforts required when shifting to AI-driven or automated workflows.
In this position, you will lead high-stakes negotiations for enterprise-wide software, hardware, and service contracts. Among other duties, you will manage key vendor relationships to maximize ROI and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met, serving as the primary liaison between IT and academic administrative leadership. You will translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable updates for non-technical stakeholders. Additionally, you will manage the enterprise technology budget to ensure fiscal responsibility and strategic resource allocation. You will also develop policies and standards for technology procurement and lifecycle management.
In this role, you will spearhead the development and implementation of a comprehensive AI strategy, with a focus on generative AI and machine learning to enhance administrative efficiency and academic innovation. Similarly, you will establish institutional frameworks for the ethical use of AI related to intellectual property protection, data privacy, and academic integrity. Responsibilities include partnering with the Enterprise Applications team to identify and embed AI capabilities into the university’s core platforms (e.g., LMS, CRM, and ERP). Among other duties, you will continuously monitor the tech landscape to ensure SCAD’s infrastructure can support the massive data and processing demands of modern creative software.
The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional negotiation skills, executive presence, and the ability to navigate a creative, fast-paced environment.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, business, or related discipline
- At least 10 years of progressive leadership in information technology (IT), with a focus on strategy and project delivery
Preferred qualifications:
- M.B.A. or other relevant master’s degree
- Project management professional (PMP) or information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) certifications
Travel required: Less than 10%
Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.
ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.
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