Senior Associate CIO

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ April 29th, 2026

CRM ITSM LMS

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Senior Associate CIO. This role leads and oversees core IT services, providing strategic leadership and operational management for multiple IT divisions to maintain reliable, secure, and modern technology services for the university community.

Highlights

Provides executive oversight for core IT divisions including Educational Technologies & Customer Experience, Infrastructure/Operations/Networking & Data Platforms, and Research Computing.
Leads a division of approximately 230 employees with a $40M operating budget.
Requires strong leadership in enterprise IT domains such as infrastructure, networking, cloud, data platforms, academic technologies, and research computing.
Demands at least 10 years of progressive IT leadership experience with executive-level roles and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
Involves collaboration with academic governance, research leadership, and administrative executives.
Preferred qualifications include advanced degree and experience in higher education or public-sector IT environments.
Experience with enterprise systems like PeopleSoft/SaaS ERP, CRM, LMS, ITSM, and IAM platforms is preferred.
Role includes responsibility for driving institutional IT priorities and digital transformation initiatives.
Position type is full-time permanent staff (EHRA Non-Faculty) with hiring range dependent on experience and qualifications.
Start date proposed for August 3, 2026.