Chief Technology Officer

Job Title : Chief Technology Officer

Location : GHC - Floyd Campus

Regular / Temporary : Regular

Full / Part Time : Full-Time

Job ID : 292874

Job Summary The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as a senior leader within the Division of Information Technology, reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CTO is responsible for driving the institution¿s digital transformation strategy and overseeing the design, implementation, and support of GHC¿s network infrastructure and enterprise technology systems. This role directly manages the Enterprise Application Services, Web Support Services, and Network Support Services units, ensuring that services are aligned with the institution¿s mission of access and student success. This position works closely with the CIO to build and mentor high-performing IT teams with a focus on service excellence and continuous improvement.The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as a senior leader within the Division of Information Technology, reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CTO is responsible for driving the institution¿s digital transformation strategy and overseeing the design, implementation, and support of GHC¿s network infrastructure and enterprise technology systems. This role directly manages the Enterprise Application Services, Web Support Services, and Network Support Services units, ensuring that services are aligned with the institution¿s mission of access and student success. This position works closely with the CIO to build and mentor high-performing IT teams with a focus on service excellence and continuous improvement.

This is an on-site position.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

• Is responsible to understand, support, and carry out the college¿s mission, vision, and values and comply with mandates and regulations of government and accrediting bodies
• Leads digital transformation initiatives to modernize academic and administrative systems, improve service delivery, and enhance student engagement
• Develops and executes strategic plans for cloud computing, virtualization, and scalable infrastructure to support flexible and remote learning environments
• Collaborates with the CIO and institutional leadership to align technology investments with institutional priorities

Network and EAS

Key Roles

Required Qualifications

Proposed Salary

Commensurate with experience

Required Documents to Attach

Cover Letter

Resume

Unofficial transcripts-Official transcripts may be required if hired.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Apply Before Date

Applications will be reviewed as received.

Applications accepted until position is filled.

Contact Information

For more information or questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources by email at jobs@highlands.edu

For technical support, please call the USG Service Desk at (877) 251.2644, or email support@usg.edu .

USG Core Values

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 .

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Highlands College, as determined by Georgia Highlands College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia Highlands College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position. This position supervises IT employees within the Enterprise Application Services (EAS), Network Support Services (NSS), and Web Support Services (WSS) units of Information Technology. In addition, the CTO assists the CIO in overall divisional oversight of employees. The Chief Information Officer assigns work in terms of department goals and objectives and reviews work through conferences, reports, and observations of college activities.

The work consists of varied management duties.Frequent technology changes contribute to the complexity of the position.

This role is considered a position of trust.