Position Summary

The Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Michigan State University’s information technology services, ensuring alignment with academic, administrative, and research priorities. The ACIO supports the CIO in developing and executing the IT strategic plan, managing enterprise systems, and fostering a culture of innovation, security, and service excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & IT Governance

• Assist the CIO in developing and executing the IT strategic plan, prioritizing stewardship & sustainability by utilizing lean business practices, and ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
• Oversee IT governance frameworks, ensuring transparent decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
• Represent IT in institutional committees, collaborating with academic, research, and administrative leaders.

Operational & Service Excellence

• Lead IT’s operational excellence program, ensuring reliable and efficient service delivery.
• Oversee the Federated IT program, IT Finance, IT Workforce & Talent Management, IT Portfolio & Project Management, and Enterprise Architecture, as well as metrics and key performance indicators.
• Lead IT service management (ITSM) improvements to enhance efficiency, resilience, and user satisfaction.
• Ensure business continuity, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity policies meet institutional and regulatory requirements.

Technology Innovation & Digital Transformation

• Identify and implement emerging technologies that enhance teaching, learning, research, and administrative functions.
• Oversee the technology leadership with IT Executive Directors for all services across the organization, including but not limited to: digital transformation initiatives that improve information technology experiences, information security, cloud computing, enterprise data management, and modernization efforts.

Financial & Resource Management

• Assist in IT budget planning, ensuring cost-effective investments in technology and services.
• Oversee IT procurement, vendor management, and contract negotiations to maximize value.
• Optimize resource allocation across IT functions to align with institutional priorities.

Leadership, Talent Development & Diversity

• Manage and mentor IT leadership teams, fostering professional growth and succession planning.
• Promote a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within IT.
• Implement staff training and development programs to ensure a skilled and adaptable workforce.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Masters -Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of progressive IT leadership experience
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience managing IT teams, budgets, and strategic initiatives.
• Technical Expertise: Broad knowledge of enterprise IT systems, cybersecurity, cloud computing, ITSM, and digital transformation.
• Collaboration: Strong ability to engage with faculty, researchers, administrators, and external partners.
• Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Higher Education Experience: Understanding of the unique IT needs in academic, research, and administrative environments.
• Certifications: ITIL, PMP, CISSP, or other relevant professional certifications.
• Experience with Research Cyberinfrastructure: Supporting high-performance computing and data-intensive research initiatives.

Required Application Materials

CV and 3 letters of reference knowledgeable of your work

Review of Applications Begins On

06/23/2025

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Website

https://tech.msu.edu

Department Statement

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.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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