UA IT Manager / Information Technology Asst Director

MSU Internal Job Postings Details•East Lansing, MI

2d•Remote

About The Position

The University Advancement (UA) IT Manager provides enterprise-level strategic leadership for all technology services supporting University Advancement and acts on behalf of both UA and MSU IT. The position is accountable for technology strategy, governance, service resilience, risk management, and people leadership, ensuring the capacity, effectiveness, sustainability, and quality of IT services across the division. Reporting jointly to UA and MSU IT leadership, the role serves as the primary liaison between organizations and delivers IT services aligned with UA operational and long-term strategic goals while adhering to MSU IT enterprise standards, practices, and governance. Michigan State University (MSU) is ranked #30 among public universities and #63 overall in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2025. Located in East Lansing, three miles east of the state’s capitol, the MSU community includes more than 12,000 faculty, academic and support staff, as well as over 51,000 students. MSU offers an extensive benefits package to its employees including health care, prescription, and dental coverage, and a base retirement program with a University matching contribution, as well as basic life insurance. In addition, MSU offers educational benefits including a course fee courtesy program and educational assistance. MSU Information Technology provides the primary leadership for strategic, financial, and policy initiatives affecting information technology (IT) across MSU. MSU IT offers technology resources that support MSU’s mission of providing education, conducting research, and advancing engagement.

Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program
more than eight years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience leading IT teams, managing budgets, and supporting enterprise technology environments
or an equivalent combination of education and experience