The University of Texas at Dallas
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI)
🇺🇸 Richardson, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Operations
🗓️ October 20th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
The University of Texas at Dallas is hiring a Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI). The VPSI will lead the development and execution of the university's strategic plan, ensuring alignment with core values and external market demands while serving as a strategic advisor to the president and member of the president's cabinet.
Highlights
- Lead the development and implementation of the university’s strategic plan in alignment with mission and goals.
- Direct review teams on strategic projects across divisions and campuses.
- Assess market research, trends, and university constituencies to inform strategy.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track initiative effectiveness.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the executive team and institutional research efforts.
- Advise university leadership on communication and stakeholder engagement strategies.
- Support the president with institutional initiatives, board materials, and strategic decisions.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of progressive higher education administration experience; advanced degree preferred.
- Position is regular full-time with salary commensurate based on experience.
- Reports to the president and is part of the president’s cabinet.
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI) Full Description
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI)
Posting Details
Posting Number | S06692P
Position Title | Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI)
Functional Title |
Department | Office of the President
Salary Range | Salary commensurate based on experience
Pay Basis | Monthly
Position Status | Regular full-time
Location | Richardson
Position End Date (if temporary) |
Posting Open Date | 10/17/2025
Posting Close Date | 10/27/2025
Open Until Filled | No
Desired Start Date | 11/17/2025
Job Summary | The Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI) is the institution’s chief strategy officer and assists in the development and implementation of UT Dallas’ strategic plan, ensuring its alignment with university core values, higher education market demands, external forces, and competitive environment. In addition, the VPSI will lead review teams relating to specific strategic projects and initiatives, ensuring that organizational strategies are effectively and efficiently translated into action and aligned with university goals and values. In short, this position helps guide the university’s future direction through visioning, strategic planning, and execution. The VPSI reports to the president, acting as the president’s strategic advisor, and is a member of the president’s cabinet.
Minimum Education and Experience | Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of progressive experience in higher education administration.
Preferred Education and Experience | Advanced degree
Other Qualifications | To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities | Strategic Planning Develop and implement the university’s strategic plan to align with its mission, vision, and long-term goals. Help define the university’s strategic direction as needed; from the macro, broad perspective to divisions and cross-functional entities. Lead review teams to assess strategic areas within the university, from satellite and remote campuses to broad-based, enterprise level operations and services. Assist in the execution of projects that span multiple divisions, including assisting regional sites, campus leader initiatives, or any campus priority that is in development.
Performance Monitoring Assess and utilize market research, analyzing higher education trends, and understanding the needs and preferences of the multiple university constituencies. Conduct environmental scans, identifying key opportunities and threats, setting ambitious goals, and defining actionable strategies to achieve them, including solving problems or roadblocks that inhibit completion of initiatives, projects, or tasks; untie knots. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs). Track the effectiveness of strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives. Generate ideas relating to how the university can best position itself to achieve its goals; develop and present concept plans for enhancing the university.
Leadership Provide expert guidance and leadership to the executive leadership team. Oversee strategic planning and execution. Oversight of institutional data-informed working groups for Presidential level decision making. Oversight of institutional research and decision support.
Stakeholder Engagement Advise leadership on communication strategies to foster trust and transparency as well as ensure stakeholders are engaged and informed as appropriate. Review and engage with respective leaders to ensure effective and workable plans are in place for addressing capacity constraints, student experiences, and other strategic needs. Collaborate with university leaders to develop and implement plans for enhanced services. Track the programmatic execution of overarching university strategies, initiatives, or programs. Advisory Role for President’s Portfolio Advise the President on the institutional initiatives and priorities Engage in President’s meetings with the provost, CFO, and other cabinet members, to review ongoing institution-wide projects and monitor progress. Support the President on matters related to Board materials and external strategy documents.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions |
Physical Activities |
Working Conditions |
Additional Information | Applications received by October 24, 2025 will be given priority.
Special Instructions Summary |
Important Message | 1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.
2) The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its services, programs, activities, employment, and education, including in admission and enrollment. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the employment application and interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator. For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, contact the Title IX Coordinator.
Position Title | Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI)
Functional Title |
Department | Office of the President
Salary Range | Salary commensurate based on experience
Pay Basis | Monthly
Position Status | Regular full-time
Location | Richardson
Position End Date (if temporary) |
Posting Open Date | 10/17/2025
Posting Close Date | 10/27/2025
Open Until Filled | No
Desired Start Date | 11/17/2025
Job Summary | The Vice President for Strategic Initiatives (VPSI) is the institution’s chief strategy officer and assists in the development and implementation of UT Dallas’ strategic plan, ensuring its alignment with university core values, higher education market demands, external forces, and competitive environment. In addition, the VPSI will lead review teams relating to specific strategic projects and initiatives, ensuring that organizational strategies are effectively and efficiently translated into action and aligned with university goals and values. In short, this position helps guide the university’s future direction through visioning, strategic planning, and execution. The VPSI reports to the president, acting as the president’s strategic advisor, and is a member of the president’s cabinet.
Minimum Education and Experience | Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of progressive experience in higher education administration.
Preferred Education and Experience | Advanced degree
Other Qualifications | To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities | Strategic Planning Develop and implement the university’s strategic plan to align with its mission, vision, and long-term goals. Help define the university’s strategic direction as needed; from the macro, broad perspective to divisions and cross-functional entities. Lead review teams to assess strategic areas within the university, from satellite and remote campuses to broad-based, enterprise level operations and services. Assist in the execution of projects that span multiple divisions, including assisting regional sites, campus leader initiatives, or any campus priority that is in development.
Performance Monitoring Assess and utilize market research, analyzing higher education trends, and understanding the needs and preferences of the multiple university constituencies. Conduct environmental scans, identifying key opportunities and threats, setting ambitious goals, and defining actionable strategies to achieve them, including solving problems or roadblocks that inhibit completion of initiatives, projects, or tasks; untie knots. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs). Track the effectiveness of strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives. Generate ideas relating to how the university can best position itself to achieve its goals; develop and present concept plans for enhancing the university.
Leadership Provide expert guidance and leadership to the executive leadership team. Oversee strategic planning and execution. Oversight of institutional data-informed working groups for Presidential level decision making. Oversight of institutional research and decision support.
Stakeholder Engagement Advise leadership on communication strategies to foster trust and transparency as well as ensure stakeholders are engaged and informed as appropriate. Review and engage with respective leaders to ensure effective and workable plans are in place for addressing capacity constraints, student experiences, and other strategic needs. Collaborate with university leaders to develop and implement plans for enhanced services. Track the programmatic execution of overarching university strategies, initiatives, or programs. Advisory Role for President’s Portfolio Advise the President on the institutional initiatives and priorities Engage in President’s meetings with the provost, CFO, and other cabinet members, to review ongoing institution-wide projects and monitor progress. Support the President on matters related to Board materials and external strategy documents.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions |
Physical Activities |
Working Conditions |
Additional Information | Applications received by October 24, 2025 will be given priority.
Special Instructions Summary |
Important Message | 1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.
2) The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its services, programs, activities, employment, and education, including in admission and enrollment. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the employment application and interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator. For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, contact the Title IX Coordinator.
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
- Veteran Employment Preference - Form DD-214
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800 West Campbell Road, AD3.418
Richardson,
TX 75080-3021
800 West Campbell Road, AD3.418
Richardson,
TX 75080-3021
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