Chief Information Officer, Texas McCombs

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, UT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the senior information technology executive for the McCombs School of Business. This role reports to the Senior Associate Dean for Business Affairs and Chief Operating Officer. The CIO leads McCombs Technology Solutions (MTS), establishes the school’s technology strategy, priorities, and investments, and provides guidance to the Dean and senior leaders on technology opportunities, risk, modernization, data, and artificial intelligence. The position offers executive leadership for technology operations, application development and data services, classroom and audiovisual technology, technology governance and project portfolio management, information security coordination, and technology contracting. The CIO also represents McCombs within UT Austin’s federated technology environment, collaborating closely with Enterprise Technology, the Information Security Office, the Office of Academic Technology, and the McCombs Office of Instructional Innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of progressively responsible information technology leadership experience, including significant responsibility for technology strategy, staff, budgets, vendors, and major technology initiatives.
Demonstrated experience leading a broad technology organization or portfolio spanning several areas such as application development, data and analytics, infrastructure, end-user services, cybersecurity, cloud services, or technology planning.
Experience developing and executing technology strategy and leading significant modernization, digital transformation, systems implementation, or organizational change initiatives.
Demonstrated experience managing technology professionals and leaders, including staff development, performance management, and organizational planning.
Experience with technology budgeting, vendor management, contracting, procurement, and major technology investments.
Knowledge of cybersecurity, technology risk management, business continuity, data management, and IT governance.
Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives, communicate complex technology issues to nontechnical audiences, and make sound recommendations involving cost, risk, and priorities.
Demonstrated success working with varied stakeholders and leading through influence in a complex organization.
Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.

Nice To Haves

Experience serving as a CIO, CTO, senior technology executive, or in a comparable enterprise technology leadership role.
Experience leading technology in higher education, government, another public institution, or a similarly complex, mission-driven organization, particularly within Texas.
Experience working within a federated or decentralized technology environment.
Experience with application development, system integration, data and analytics, enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and project portfolio management.
Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy applications or reducing significant technical debt.
Experience establishing or leading technology governance and enterprise project prioritization processes.
Experience developing organizational approaches to artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies.
Experience supporting technology requirements for academic instruction or research.
Experience with University of Texas policies, procedures, and administrative systems.

Responsibilities

Establish and execute McCombs’ technology strategy in alignment with school and university goals.
Advise the Dean, COO, and senior leaders on technology investments, risks, opportunities, and trends.
Lead the McCombs Technology Governance Process and oversee the technology project portfolio, prioritizing initiatives by institutional value, cost, risk, and sustainability.
Represent McCombs in university technology planning and governance.
Provide executive oversight for technology operations, end-user support, device lifecycle management, school-managed infrastructure, and classroom and audiovisual technology.
Support faculty technical needs for teaching and research, including specialized software, cloud environments, datasets, and AI platforms.
Partner with the Office of Instructional Innovation, which leads pedagogy and instructional design, while MTS provides the supporting technical platforms and support.
Oversee application development, databases, reporting, analytics, and integrations.
Set priorities for modernizing legacy systems, reducing technical debt, and addressing single points of failure.
Partner with data owners to improve data governance, quality, and access.
Lead McCombs’ adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, with practices that address security, privacy, compliance, cost, and long-term support.
Partner with the UT Austin Information Security Office to protect McCombs systems and data.
Oversee vulnerability remediation, risk assessment, compliance, incident coordination, and security awareness.
Communicate material technology risks and recommended actions to senior leadership, and strengthen business continuity for critical systems.
Lead MTS, including Applications and Data, Technology Operations, Audio/Visual Technology, and Technology Planning and Strategy.
Set performance expectations and service standards; recruit, develop, and retain staff and build depth through cross-training and succession planning.
Oversee technology budgets, licensing, contracts, procurement, and vendor relationships in partnership with McCombs Financial Affairs, UT Procurement, and Legal Affairs.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of the mission and priorities of the McCombs School of Business.