Chief Information Officer

St. Olaf College•Northfield, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Olaf College seeks a values-forward, innovative Chief Information Officer (CIO). The next CIO will serve as a trusted advisor to the provost, president, and president’s leadership team on the role of information and library resources in institutional and academic strategy, enrollment, and student success. Overseeing a team of 55 talented staff and reporting to the provost Dr. Tarshia L. Stanley, the CIO will manage both enterprise IT strategy and academic library leadership, supported by nine direct reports spanning the two areas. Information technology and libraries share a single charge at St. Olaf: to steward the information infrastructure on which teaching, learning and research depend. The new leader will advance cybersecurity and data governance after evaluating institutional risks and establishing practical priorities for emergency preparedness and data protection so that St. Olaf is a leading model for secure, responsible, and resilient technology practices. The new leader should also be comfortable working in a faculty governance environment while developing information and technology strategies that advance St. Olaf’s mission. St. Olaf College is a nationally ranked private liberal arts institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. This is a rare opportunity to shape how a highly selective liberal arts college integrates information resources, digital scholarship, instructional technology, and enterprise IT in service of the college’s unique academic mission. Alongside enterprise IT, the CIO leads a seasoned and highly experienced academic library department whose collections, spaces, and instruction sit at the center of how St. Olaf students learn to find, evaluate, and use information. The successful candidate will bring their vision to how information technology and college libraries together support teaching, learning, research, and the operational life of the college, while managing the division’s budget, staff, and long-range planning, including the strategy set forth in Solution Seekers, St. Olaf’s 2024-2030 strategic plan. The new CIO will also work closely with counterparts at Carleton College, St. Olaf’s neighboring liberal arts college, with whom the college shares academic resources and operational functions such as information technology services and library and collection sharing.

Requirements

Values-forward, innovative approach.
Comfortable working in a faculty governance environment.
Experience managing enterprise IT strategy.
Experience leading academic library functions.
Experience advancing cybersecurity and data governance.
Experience developing strategic plans.
Experience managing budgets and staff.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a liberal arts college setting.
Experience with digital scholarship and instructional technology.
Experience with inter-institutional collaborations.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to the provost, president, and president’s leadership team on the role of information and library resources in institutional and academic strategy, enrollment, and student success.
Manage enterprise IT strategy and academic library leadership.
Advance cybersecurity and data governance after evaluating institutional risks and establishing practical priorities for emergency preparedness and data protection.
Develop information and technology strategies that advance St. Olaf’s mission.
Lead the academic library department, including collections, spaces, and instruction.
Support teaching, learning, research, and the operational life of the college through information technology and college libraries.
Manage the division’s budget, staff, and long-range planning.
Work closely with counterparts at Carleton College on shared academic resources and operational functions.