Villanova University-posted 7 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Villanova, PA
Educational Services

Villanova University seeks a collaborative leader with experience helping institutions implement and optimize the foundational technology platforms that enable academic and administrative operations. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Enterprise Systems and Data Solutions (ESDS) is responsible for a team within University Technology Services focused on creating, maintaining, and enhancing an enterprise application and systems environment that supports the university's strategic goals and technology priorities. As a member of the University Technology Services leadership team, the AVP leads the development, delivery and support of enterprise applications and platforms that support Villanova's ability to deliver services and experiences to its students, faculty, staff, alumni and families. The AVP will be a part of the senior leadership team (SLT) for University Technology Services (UTS), presently organized into eight divisions: Enterprise Technology Services, University Information Systems, Customer Experience Support, Instructional Technology, Security, University Card Services, Project Management and Finance/Business Operations. UTS has approximately 125 employees and contractors, an annual operating budget of $24 million, and the University's technology capital budget to support a diverse portfolio of services and solutions including Ellucian Banner ERP, Salesforce, Slate, TeamDynamix and Adobe Experience Manager and a migration to D2L as a new learning management system.

  • Lead the technology strategy for Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs), student information systems, and other enterprise-wide applications.
  • Contribute to the continual improvement of the University IT Strategic Plan.
  • Manage the enterprise and data solutions teams to achieve goals, objectives and key results.
  • Implement strategies to modernize the University ERP and data platforms.
  • Support student engagement and guide ethical uses of AI.
  • Facilitate the adoption of Villanova's Augustinian values within the ESDS team.
  • Build strong partnerships with key stakeholders across the University.
  • Create an enterprise applications roadmap that aligns technology with strategic university priorities.
  • Address legacy technical debt and modernize integrations.
  • Lead strategic planning for new or enhanced enterprise application services.
  • Foster partnerships to advance data strategies and improve access to quality data.
  • Evaluate enterprise application technologies and develop business cases for their selection.
  • Develop capabilities to support digital process transformation and improvements.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Ten years of relevant experience in enterprise application management/support, enterprise architecture, data warehousing, and/or business analysis.
  • Track record of success directing large and complex IT development and operations teams.
  • Experience in a senior management role with proven leadership skills.
  • Ability to think strategically about technology applications to solve business problems.
  • Commitment to continuous assessment and improvement with experience in key performance metrics.
  • Experience leading organizational and/or technology change initiatives.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • Understanding of software lifecycle and application development processes.
  • Experience with business process analysis, including process mapping and re-engineering.
  • Experience in a large and complex IT environment in higher education.
  • Familiarity with enterprise application support and database management.
  • Understanding of AI, machine learning, and/or robotics process automation.
  • Possess a visionary mindset to see technology possibilities.
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