IT Director I - EHRA
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology is seeking an Executive Director for the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System (NCLDS). The role provides strategic, operational, and program leadership for North Carolina’s statewide longitudinal data hub, translating the goals of its governing board and contributing organizations into actionable results. The Executive Director will lead modernization efforts, guide cross-agency collaboration, and advance the use of data to inform education, workforce, and health outcomes across the state. The position supports the development of a system that provides policymakers, researchers, and communities with high-quality, research-ready data. It requires expertise in longitudinal data initiatives, enterprise data architecture and governance, privacy and security, and the ability to align diverse organizations and translate complex domain concepts into research requirements. The position is designated Statutory Exempt and is exempt from the State Human Resources Act.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an IT-related field from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive IT experience related to the position, including one year of supervisory experience; or an associate degree in computer science or an IT-related field from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of progressive related IT experience, including one year of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Understanding of education systems, including early childhood, K–12, community colleges, and higher education.
- Expertise in workforce development systems, credentials, employment data, and education-to-career pathways.
- Ability to interpret health and human services data and connect it to outcomes and well-being.
- Executive-level communication and partnership-building skills, including the ability to align diverse organizations around shared goals.
- Experience leading longitudinal data programs or complex enterprise data initiatives.
- Knowledge of enterprise data architecture, integration, modeling, governance, metadata, lineage, privacy, and security.
- Ability to translate complex domain concepts into clear, cross-system research requirements.
- Ability to assess longitudinal analysis, statistical methods, data quality, and linkage accuracy.
- Ability to manage teams, vendors, contracts, budgets, grants, and program priorities.
- Experience developing policies, setting standards, and delivering results in a complex public-sector environment.
- Sound judgment and ability to deliver results in a complex public-sector environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic, operational, and program efforts for North Carolina’s statewide longitudinal data hub.
- Lead modernization efforts and guide collaboration across agencies and contributing organizations.
- Translate the goals of the governing board and contributing organizations into actionable results.
- Guide the use of longitudinal data to inform education, workforce, and health outcomes.
- Assess longitudinal analysis, statistical and predictive methods, data quality, and record linkage.
- Manage teams, vendors, contracts, budgets, grants, and program priorities.
- Develop policies and set standards in a complex public-sector environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
