Executive Director- Enterprise Services

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research organization of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country. Each day, GTRI's science and engineering expertise is used to turn ideas into workable solutions for our customers. We take the best ideas, often co-developed with our Georgia Tech academic partners, and turn them into systems applications that provide a significant technological advantage over other approaches.

Executive Directors of Enterprise Services oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise applications and data systems. They manage application portfolios, ensure data integrity and security, and align technology solutions with business needs to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making.

Job Duty 1 -
Develop and implement strategies for managing enterprise applications, data systems, and Information Technology infrastructure to support business operations.

Job Duty 2 -
Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technology standards.

Job Duty 3 -
Oversee the administration and maintenance of enterprise applications, databases, and data warehouses to optimize performance and reliability.

Job Duty 4 -
Define data management policies, procedures, and governance frameworks to ensure data quality, integrity, and security.

Job Duty 5 -
Evaluate and select enterprise applications, data tools, and cloud services to meet business needs and drive operational efficiency.

Job Duty 6 -
Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and service level agreements for enterprise applications and data management solutions.

Job Duty 7 -
Implement data analytics and reporting tools to provide insights, facilitate decision-making, and drive business intelligence initiatives.

Job Duty 8 -
Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations, industry standards, and internal policies in enterprise applications and data management practices.

Job Duty 9 -
Responsible for establishing group/departmental/division goals, determining the resources needed to meet those goals, assessing performance providing feedback, and making pay decisions.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Eight or more years of relevant experience including three or more years of supervisory experience.

• Demonstrated experience in leading teams through technology modernization, with a proven ability to upskill & mentor team members and drive successful implementation aligned with organizational goals.
• Previous experience preparing & executing strategic plans to address customers requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with extensive experience in delivering presentations and conducting meetings in a clear, effective, and professional manner to both internal and external high-level executives and other stakeholders.
• Experience leading and managing strategic IT initiatives and supporting compliance for organization.
• Prior experience dealing with data, applications, or systems in a regulatory environment (e.g. DoD, Financial, Healthcare)
• Familiarity with compliance requirements and security standards (e.g. FedRAMP, DFARS, NIST)
• Knowledge of development security best practices (DevSecOps)

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree in related discipline. Advanced certification may be preferred or required (some profiles may require additional education).

Work closely with the Chief Information Officer to ensure that strategic IT initiatives and projects are successfully accomplished in alignment with the organization's overarching goals and compliance requirements.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will travel
This position REQUIRES a SECURITY CLEARANCE

Salary range: $190,406- $287,133

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job Grade: T14

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening