Director of Technology

This is a remote position.

We invite you to join our team in making this mission a reality for our students as our DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY. The Director of Technology is responsible for leading the technology team whose primary focus is to develop and enact a mission-aligned VPA technology vision in collaboration with members of our VPA community from faculty, staff, administration, parents, and students.

IT Operations

• Oversee and evaluate the deployment of all hardware, software, and systems from various perspectives, including cost-effectiveness; customer satisfaction; compliance; asset management; migration, rollout, and transition; and performance
  
• Develop and implement the department budget; evaluate internal IT systems for performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction; and oversee and manage all accounts, contracts and financial issues related to the department
  
• Ensure IT data security, risk management, disaster recovery and planning processes are in place and receive regular review for currency and adequacy
  
  

Data / Systems

• Oversee the maintenance and reliability of the school's enterprise data / systems environment, including major systems such as: SIS, LMS, CMS, financial and accounting, and advancement
  
• Work with senior leadership and various operational and academic departments to ensure they have the necessary access to, and reporting of, data
  
• Coordinate technology projects with other departments and outside entities
  
• Serve as the school's primary project manager for enterprise-wide data transitions
  

Leadership and Strategy

• Oversee the hiring, supervision, evaluation and growth of all technology staff, and ensure that the department structure supports the school’s needs and goals
  
• Develop and maintain strategic and operational plans for technology that are aligned with departmental needs, school values, and organizational culture
  
• Lead and direct IT governance, planning, policy development, and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing hardware and software deployment, and service provision
  
• Anticipate the needs of diverse constituents, monitoring trends and innovations in the industry and making actionable recommendations
  

Requirements

Professional Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is a minimum requirement, though a graduate degree is highly desirable
  
• Prior enterprise technology leadership experience, preferably in a school
  

Leadership and Personal Qualities:

• Extensive technical knowledge in areas of IT security, network components, computer operating systems, protocols and standards
  
• Excellent budgeting skills with the ability to plan strategically and cost-effectively and prioritize resources
  
• Proven supervisory and staff development skills, coupled with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituents in a diverse community
  
• Inspirational, pragmatic, diplomatic and patient leadership
  
• An enjoyment from working in a youth-centered academic environment
  
• Flexibility, creativity, and sense of humor
  

Benefits

Vanguard Preparatory Academy offers a competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Offers are contingent upon successfully passing required background checks.