The Information Technology Pathway

Information technology (IT) is a large, complex, and multifaceted domain in which professionals support institutional operations and also create and nurture the environment needed for innovation and transformation. Higher education IT roles may include areas such as user services and support, enterprise architecture, systems administration, data center management, network services, vendor relationship management, data management and analysis, and support for instructional spaces and activities.

The pathway at a glance
Timeline graphic previewing the transition from early to institutional executive level throughout the lifespan of your career

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The EDUCAUSE Information Technology Pathway Toolkits provide individuals and mentors an opportunity to identify strengths and gaps, then select activities to leverage those strengths and develop in select areas. The toolkits support the development of an action to improve immediate performance and foster readiness for long-term professional goals. Select the appropriate toolkit for your needs below to get started.

Early Level

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Entry-level positions in cybersecurity include job titles like information security specialist, information security analyst, network technical specialist, and computer forensics analyst. In these roles, your duties and responsibilities may include helping to prevent data breaches, network attacks, and other threats. You work to protect your institution's digital resources and information technology systems and to prevent hackers from disrupting normal business activities. Additionally, you help faculty, staff, and students learn and engage in good information security practices on the job and at home.

Recommended Education

Degree in Computer Science or related area and/or equivalent of education and experiences; select network and security certifications; and experience working with select compliance standards.

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Performing operational security duties in support of security rules and procedures based on university policies, state and federal requirements, and contractual obligations.
  • Assisting in the triage of incoming security events.
  • Acting as an escalation point for information technology security incidents.
  • Providing direction and guidance on available security services and tools.
  • Monitoring current trends, making recommendations and evaluating solutions to close gaps in security processes.

Entry-level positions for teaching and learning may support faculty to apply learning technology to courses, coordinate and maintain digital resources for the institution, or assist in curriculum or instructional design. People who perform these tasks may have job titles like instructional technologist, instructional designer, computer learning lab coordinator, learning management system administrator, instructional technologist, multimedia designer, and faculty development specialist.

Recommended Education

Associate's degree, bachelor’s degree, certifications in user and instructional design, or equivalent experience

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Interested in an innovation-focused work? Take a look at the Innovation Pathway's early level for options.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Contributing to the effective implementation and function of digital learning tools.
  • Collecting and analyzing relevant learning data to recommend data-informed decisions for the unit.
  • Offering guidance and advice to teaching faculty on learning design with digital platforms.
  • Collecting learning outcome and evaluation data to inform future digital learning decisions and designs.
  • Maintaining current and relevant knowledge of higher education learning science.

Entry-level positions in innovation include job titles such as instructional innovation specialist, business transformation project manager, and systems integration and innovation coordinator. These positions work in some capacity helping to support innovation to advance institutional strategies.

Recommended Education

Associates degree, bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Consulting and advising an instructional team on appropriate technological tools best suited to meet learning objectives.
  • Providing technical solutions for highly interactive learning environments.
  • Working with faculty on the design, development, and production of learning materials using digital media.
  • Following change management policies and procedures for configuration and application changes, including obtaining approval for release into production.
  • Leading systems, services, and infrastructure projects.
  • Providing administrative and/or project management support for innovation projects or initiatives.

Early level positions in information technology include job titles such as user support specialist, data analyst, desktop support technician, and network operations analyst. These positions work in some capacity helping to support institutional technology or data operations, or to maintain the institution's digital environment.

Recommended Education

Associate degree, bachelor’s degree, ITIL or IT service management training (see take action for more information), or equivalent experience. Certifications such as CompTIA A+, ITIL Foundation; vendor specific certifications such as Microsoft, AWS, for service and support roles. Certifications around data analytics and vendor specific certifications, such as Oracle or Microsoft for those working with data and databases.

Other options From Here

Interested in exploring an alternative career? Take a look at the Information Security Pathway's early level for ideas.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Assisting in the collection and analysis of data to inform decisions for information technology and the institution.
  • Administering technology training and facilitating help for students, faculty, and other institutional stakeholders.
  • Supporting and maintaining institution technology solutions such as labs, mobile technology, classrooms, and more.
  • Supporting and maintaining software applications across campus.
  • Contributing to decisions regarding institution technology adoption and implementation.

Data Analyst

Salary Range:
$54,000–$87,000

A Data Analyst collects, evaluates, and prepares research and/or other complex statistical data for a specific unit of the institution. Prepares statistical and narrative reports and recommendations, and participates in the analysis and interpretation of data as appropriate. Develops, maintains, and ensures quality control of databases and may assist in development and implementation of measurement systems. Engages with technical and non-technical leaders across campus to identify data needs, triage data, perform data analysis, and develop data visualizations.

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Client Support Specialist

Salary Range:
$51,000–$70,000

Provide product support and training to faculty, staff, and students, including answering questions, troubleshooting technical issues, and producing training materials. Working and/or supporting the IT help desk.

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Desktop Support Coordinator/Specialist

Salary Range:
$50,000–$63,000

Provide technical support for desktop and laptop computer users by phone, email, chat, and in-person support to faculty, staff and students. May also work closely with other information technology teams to develop, coordinate, integrate, implement, and support technology solutions throughout the institution.

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Systems Administrator

Salary Range:
$65,000–$80,000

Manage software systems, servers, and network connections to ensure high levels of availability and security of supported business applications. Participate in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with institutional goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

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Network Operations Analyst/Administrator

Salary Range:
$51,000–$73,000

Provide technical oversight for deployment and delivery of enterprise-wide network analysis projects or services. Develop technical standards for implementing enterprise-wide network analysis projects or services.

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Applications Developer

Salary Range:
$60,000–$80,000

The Applications Developer performs complex analysis, design, development, testing, and debugging of software ranging from operating system architecture integration and software design to assist in the transition from a legacy database system to a university-wide cloud-based academic resource management system. Designs, codes, tests, develops and documents critical and complex application programs for computer systems. Establishes project standards and processes. The successful applicant will work well independently or within a team setting and own the projects being assigned while demonstrating strong skills in object-oriented design, patterns, and programming.

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Rebecca Graetz, Senior Instructional Designer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Lifelong Learning
  • Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and skill-building by participating in early career development and learning opportunities aligned with personal and organizational goals.
Acquire and maintain technical training that aligns with institutional needs and your career path.
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Communication
  • Describe how IT communications impact student success.
  • Apply active listening practices to communicate effectively.
  • Prepare and deliver effective presentations using industry best practices.
  • Learn to and practice communicating in difficult workplace situations and conversations.
  • Expand your professional network with intention by engaging communication with others in the field.
  • Organize and interpret technical solutions for non-technical audiences.
The New Managers Institute supports skill-building in key areas, including interpersonal communication and leadership practices for early career IT professionals.
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Finance
  • Practice budget planning approaches and understand components of cost estimating.
  • Identify common sources of funding and critical sources of data in relation to higher education budgeting.
  • Apply budget management techniques to justify changes to funding levels.
Project Management & Strategy
  • Articulate common elements and stakeholders of IT projects.
  • Analyze the benefits of different project management approaches.
  • Assess the importance of and identify strategies for project team leadership and time management.
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Leadership, People, & Change Management
  • Develop hiring and recruitment practices to maximize a talented and diverse workforce while maximizing workplace motivation and engagement.
  • Learn how to retain valuable team members in a higher education setting.
  • Learn about the characteristics and traits of effective leaders and essential leadership principles.
  • Develop leadership styles that promote a growth mindset and ethical frameworks for decision-making.
Take some time to deepen your understanding and skills in a specific information technology topic area like HyFlex courses, framework, asynchronous and/or synchronous by signing up for a Learning Lab.
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Assess

Take our competency self-assessment for early career professionals to evaluate your skills and abilities and to help you identify your strengths and growth opportunities in the areas of interpersonal communication, cost management, human resource performance, project methodology, and more.

Make Connections

Join the Admin System Management, Cloud Computing, IT Metrics, IT Procurement, or IT Support Services Community Groups to discuss guidance, issues, and obstacles of information technologies.

Make Connections

Become an EDUCAUSE ambassador—help your organization get the most out of its membership by connecting colleagues with beneficial resources.

Make Connections

Check out the Young Professionals Community Group, specifically for those in the early stages of their career.

Engage in Mentoring

Find a mentor who can provide guidance, support, and growth on your career journey. Look for a mentor in a role that you might eventually want and who can speak to the professional advancement journey. Connecting with a mentor with an information technology expertise can help you understand the latest trends and issues.

Give Back

Join community groups focused on your areas of interest and share ideas and experiences about supporting your community of information technology users.

Give Back

Volunteer to co-write articles with students.

Think & Speak

Read the latest research and ideas in EDUCAUSE Review. Have a topic you'd like to see covered or an article to contribute? Become a contributor.

Think & Speak

Consider a proposal for a session and/or poster at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference by leveraging our facilitation and design resources to polish your approach—or leverage our Presenter Concierge services.

Show Up

Take part in our information technology webinars featuring lively panel debates and cutting-edge insights. You can sign up for forthcoming webinars or review recordings and slides from past presentations.

Show Up

Go to the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, designed for, and attended by, the global community of higher education IT professionals.

Learn

Access the world's largest online collection of information about higher ed technology for resources that support IT professionals in higher education.

Learn

Participate in leadership development programs like EDUCAUSE’s Data Literacy Institute, which is designed specifically for higher education professionals who are new to working and communicating with data and engage with units that use data for decision-making.

Learn

Don’t miss the latest research, resources, and events related to information technology. Subscribe to our Weekly Update.

Learn

Explore how to put the principles of DEI into practice and the learning and engagement opportunities to deepen your understanding.

Learn

Complete ITIL or IT service management training appropriate for your skill and role level.

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Mid Level

Mid-level positions in cybersecurity include job titles like information security analyst, information security penetration tester, information security engineer, information security consultant, information security advisor, information security manager, information senior security engineer, manager of information security and systems operations, and senior manager of research computing. In this role, your duties and responsibilities may include designing security systems, conducting reviews and audits, assessing systems for gaps, and recommending solutions.

Recommended Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, communications, or related fields, or similar certified coursework in applicable fields of study. Foundation knowledge and skills may include working knowledge of common software application packages, equipment platforms, reference database systems and sources, and training methods and a basic understanding of networks, data communication, and multimedia systems.

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Managing identity and access management infrastructure.
  • Partnering with teams across the university, information security office, server operations, and integrations and application teams to create solutions that meet security and business requirements.
  • Working closely with clients and other ITS staff in support of the university’s mission and strategic direction.

Mid-Level teaching and learning roles include job titles like project manager, instructional designer, and faculty development manager, and typically require expertise in educational technology and learning design. People in these positions are beginning to have leadership responsibilities and may coordinate teams or training. At this level, people continue to develop the competencies and relationships they will need to assume senior and executive roles in the field.

Recommended Education

Bachelor's or master’s depending on career goals and institutional expectations. Consider obtaining relevant certifications to user and instructional design, curriculum development, and project management.

Other options From Here

Interested in career focused on innovation? Take a look at the Innovation Pathway Mid-Level track for options.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Designing and facilitating academic training and development for institutional teaching faculty.
  • Providing expertise in educational technology and offering input into institutional adoption.
  • Coordinating a team of learning professionals, including positions in library services, teaching and learning centers, and educational technology units.
  • Advocating for student-centered learning and design across the institution.
  • Providing project management leadership and support to course design or educational technology projects.

Mid-level positions in innovation include job titles such as digital innovation librarian, associate director of research and innovation, and program manager for innovation and digitization.  Professionals in these positions are often in management-oriented roles with responsibilities for supporting or maintaining a specific area related to innovation. They may also supervise entry-level staff.

Recommended Education

Master’s, MBA, or doctoral degree based on personal goals and institution’s expectations.

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Implementing digital learning initiatives.
  • Serving as project manager for innovation projects.
  • Supervising instructional design staff.
  • Managing an analytics team.

Mid-level positions in information technology include job titles such as operations support manager, manager of client services, or manager of reporting and analytics. Professionals in these positions are often in management-oriented roles with responsibilities for supporting or maintaining a specific area within information technology. They may supervise entry-level staff.

Recommended Education

Bachelor's, master's degree (or equivalent experience), ITIL or IT service management training, depending on career goals and institutional requirements (see take action for more information).

Other options From Here

Interested in pursuing an alternative career? Take a look at the Innovation Pathway's mid-level for ideas.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Collaborating with stakeholders across the institution to set strategic direction for information technology initiatives.
  • Leading a team of specialists to support information technology programs through the technology lifecycle.
  • Managing information technology projects including hardware and software infrastructure implementation and support.
  • Providing oversight for systems including enterprise applications, data management, and learning technology.
  • Providing oversight for systems and processes including enterprise applications, data governance, data management, and learning technology.
  • Cross-unit collaboration and/or cross-level or departmental collaboration.
  • Executing on strategic initiatives set forth by senior leadership team and managing expectations.
  • Providing subject matter expertise on mid-to-large scale technology implementation projects.
  • Supervising staff with multiple skill levels and expertise areas and aligning those skillsets to achieve goals and complete projects.

Manager, Reporting and Analytics

Salary Range:
$73,000–$150,000

Manage data & analytics functions, oversee the creation of new reports, analysis of data to answer business questions, and maintenance of existing reporting systems.

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Operations Support Manager

Salary Range:
$69,000–$100,000

Manage business and technical aspects of an information technology functional area. Collaborate with other business units within information technology as well as across the institution. Responsible for the business of delivering technology solutions for their particular domain. Responsibilities may include project and portfolio management, and service level management.

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Manager of Client Services

Salary Range:
$54,000–$90,000

Oversee an end-user support organization and supporting systems. Triage and address end-user support needs with special sensitivity to institutional academic mission and strategic goals.

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Manager, Systems Administration

Salary Range:
$64,000–$90,000

Ensure the reliable performance of ERP systems and applications. May include support of high-availability (HA) environments in multiple operating systems, maintaining application integrity by assisting in updates and security patches of applications, and documenting the direction, scope, and objectives of ERP that parallel overall business strategies.

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Assistant Director, Enterprise Applications

Salary Range:
$69,000–$115,000

Provide strategic and operational oversight for the enterprise applications ecosystem. Responsible for implementing systems that improve business processes within all areas of a particular unit. May oversee a small team to design, develop, implement and maintain applications and data reporting systems. Responsible for assessing the needs of end users, collaboratively developing strategies to meet the identified needs, and ensuring that the intended outcomes are achieved.

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Manager, Information Technology Projects and Initiatives

Salary Range:
$73,000–$98,000

Provide management for planning and implementation of information technology projects. Assist with setting strategic direction for software development, web design, and the administration of critical information systems. Collaborate with stakeholders across the university to determine immediate and long-term needs.

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Data Governance Manager

Salary Range:
$85,000–$120,000

Educate, facilitate, and communicate with all members of the larger data governance structure at an institution. Address issues that arise (e.g., data documentation, data access, and data quality), provide progress metrics, and support the user community's data literacy.

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Lifelong Learning
  • Commit to mapping potential career paths, be intentional with the learning opportunities to pursue.
  • Continue to develop technical skills aligned with institutional needs and your advancement.
Check out these offerings in ITIL/IT Service Management, Cloud, Project Management, and Data and Analytics and more
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Communication
  • Understand communication styles of various workplace situations and identify practices that strengthen trust with internal and external partners.
  • Demonstrate skills to share information through presentation or the written word using industry best practices.
  • Analyze strategies for navigating negotiation and potential conflict in the workplace.
  • Expand your professional network and institutional influence by communicating expertise with others.
The EDUCAUSE Managers Institute is tailored to higher education managers with 3–5 years of experience and provides a deeper foundation for enhancing management skills, including organizational communication.
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Finance
  • Develop strategies to respond to common budget changes in higher education.
  • Identify opportunities to support the organizational budgeting strategy through strategic partnerships.
  • Apply leadership principles to support budget efforts in information technology.
  • Understand institutional procurement processes and best practices in vendor management.
Project Management & Strategy
  • Develop a plan for engaging key project stakeholders within the institution and prioritizing competing demands.
  • Apply strategies to maximize the efficiency of meetings and individual work.
  • Use strategic thinking to help others navigate organizational change and dynamics.
  • Determine relevant sources of data for project management.
Leadership, People, & Change Management
  • Analyze and apply principles of effective management and leadership based on assessment of personal leadership strengths.
  • Implement practices for promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment.
  • Explain the importance of emotional intelligence and team development as a leadership practice.
  • Evaluate opportunities for delegation and team or individual development through effective feedback.
  • Guiding and leading team members through technology and organizational changes.
  • Understand and observe hiring and recruitment practices that maximize a talented and diverse workforce, while maximizing workplace motivation and engagement.
Take some time to deepen your understanding and skills in a specific information technology topic area like UDL and its implementation across campus to increase persistence, retention, and satisfaction for all learners by signing up for a Learning Lab.
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Assess

Take our competency self-assessment for mid-level professionals to evaluate your skills and abilities and to help you identify your strengths and growth opportunities in the areas of communication, team development and optimization, financial management, project management, and more.

Assess

Assess your data literacy skills and abilities by taking the Data Literacy competency self-assessment. Understand your strengths and weaknesses in the areas of data security and privacy, data management, data analysis, and more.

Make Connections

Lead or facilitate a Community Group that supports your interests and expertise, like DevOps, Enterprise Content Management, information technology Communications, information technology Service Management, Network Management, or Project Management.

Engage in Mentoring

Find a mentor who can speak to the challenges of being in leadership roles. Consider someone who can broaden your professional network by introducing you to colleagues from other institutions.

Engage in Mentoring

Become a mentor through our Mentoring program and help provide guidance to an entry-level information technology professional.

Give Back

Attend a Member QuickTalk to connect with others on timely information technology topics like cloud or open technologies.

Give Back

Facilitate or lead a community group connected to your work, like Business Relationship Management; CIO; Data Governance; Digital Transformation; Enterprise, Business, and Technical Architects; IT Governance; or IT Strategic Planning.

Think & Speak

Read and share the latest research and ideas in EDUCAUSE Review.

Think & Speak

Have a topic you'd like to see covered or an article to contribute? Author or co-author an article for EDUCAUSE Review or another publication.

Think & Speak

Present at a local Conference, an EDUCAUSE Webinar, QuickTalk, or at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.

Show Up

Take part in our information technology webinars featuring lively panel debates and cutting-edge insights. You can sign up for forthcoming webinars or review recordings and slides from past presentations.

Show Up

Go to the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, designed for, and attended by, the global community of higher education information technology professionals.

Learn

Access the world's largest online collection of information about higher ed technology for resources that support information technology professionals in higher education.

Learn

Earn your microcredential at the Data Literacy Institute, which empowers higher education professionals at all levels to use data confidently.

Learn

Don’t miss the latest research, resources, and events related to information technology. Subscribe to our Weekly Update.

Learn

Explore how to put the principles of DEI into practice and the learning and engagement opportunities to deepen your understanding.

Learn

Complete ITIL or IT service management training appropriate for your skill and role level.

Advanced Level

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Advanced-level information security positions include information security manager, information security associate director, information security officer, information security architect, information security engineer, assistant director of information security, information security senior director, and others. People in those roles monitor the organization's information technology security system, are in charge of the institution's security risk management program, and act as advisors to executives.

Recommended Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Information Systems, or Computer Science or relevant experience. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or other equivalent certifications typically preferred. Information security, networking, server administration, and project management experience typically preferred.

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Leading and directing the activities of integrated risk management team leads, analysts, coordinators, and other information security professionals.
  • Advising information technology and other executives on the status of technology risk and compliance issues.
  • Contributing to enterprise-level policies and standards, leading incident response activities, and remediating security issues.
  • Implementing, designing, managing and allocating all the technology security measures within an organization.
  • Monitoring the organization's information technology system to look for threats to security, and establishing protocols for identifying and neutralizing threats.

Advanced teaching and learning positions include job titles like senior instructional designer, director of academic technology, teaching and learning center director, and director of online learning. Professionals in these roles provide strategic oversight at the departmental level and usually lead teams. While not at the executive level yet, people in these roles are often the most senior representative subject matter expert in educational technology or learning design.

Recommended Education

Master’s, EdD, or PhD depending on career goals and institutional expectations.

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Interested in a career focused on organization-wide innovation? Take a look at the Innovation Pathway's advanced level.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Leading a team of learning professionals through the processes of course design, digital learning platform implementation, curriculum development, and staff training.
  • Maintaining current and relevant knowledge of higher education learning science.
  • Communicating with institutional leaders regarding the importance of student-centered teaching and learning practices.
  • Assisting with, or assigning team members to assist with, classroom technology, learning space design, faculty development, learning approaches, and evaluation needs.
  • Contributing to the institutional mission and vision regarding student success and teaching excellence.

Advanced-level positions in innovation include job titles such as director of innovation and instructional technology, director of lean transformation, and director of digital innovation and ecosystems. Professionals in these positions are responsible for directing and leading the operations of large innovation-related projects, often with managers and other staff reporting to them.

Recommended Education

Master’s, MBA, or doctoral degree based on personal goals and institution’s expectations

Other options From Here

Interested in a career path that focuses more specifically on teaching and learning? Take a look at the Teaching and Learning Pathway in the advanced level for options.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Directing an innovation center or an office for teaching effectiveness.
  • Directing work and/or initiatives supporting transformation across the organization.
  • Establishing a strategy for and operationalizing the scholarship of innovation on your campus.
  • Leading library innovation initiatives.

Advanced level positions in information technology include job titles such as director of analytics, director of client services, and director of network work services. Professionals in these positions are responsible for directing and leading the strategy and operations of large areas of information technology, often with managers and other staff reporting to them.

Recommended Education

Bachelor's, master's degree (or equivalent experience), certification in project management or change management, ITIL or IT service management training, depending on career goals and institutional requirements (see take action for more information).

Other options From Here

Interested in pursuing an alternative career? Take a look at the Teaching and Learning Pathway's advanced level for ideas.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Leading a team charged with the supervision of institutional information technology systems, including data, client experience, and web services.
  • Leading and developing central information technology teams of staff and student employees to oversee client relationships, service and help desk support, classroom technology, and information technology project management.
  • Collaborating with institutional stakeholders to make decisions for technology procurement and implementation.
  • Providing insight and leadership for institution web applications.
  • Provide strategy for technology roadmap to improve business operations, managing large scale IT projects or initiatives (i.e. data governance or data analytics).
  • Influencing and educating peers and others on needed alignments between operational and strategic goals.
  • Tracking and reporting of operational and strategic metrics.
  • Develop, manage and approve budgets and purchasing agreements.

Director for Analytics

Salary Range:
$74,000–$160,000

Responsible for the institution's data ecosystem and for the collection, analysis, stewardship, and communication of data to support strategic planning and decision-making. May use data visualization and predictive analytics to support student success, learning outcomes assessment, fiscal management, enrollment management, and advancement functions at the Institution.

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Director of Client Services

Salary Range:
$65,000–$95,000

Lead all facets of client experience for information technology and services. Lead and develop a team of staff and student workers to manage client relationships, service desk, desktop support, and endpoint management; lead projects and provide communications and programming in support of services and initiatives, including campus digital fluency.

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Director, Enterprise Applications

Salary Range:
$76,000–$125,000

Develop, coordinate, and perform maintenance, enhancement, and design of the institution's enterprise applications. Provide advice, insight, and recommendations on future concepts, development, and direction of enterprise services.

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Senior Director of Infrastructure

Salary Range:
$86,000–$195,000

Responsible for managing and directing staff and operations related to institutional technology infrastructure. Maintain the efficiency of network systems to ensure the stability and efficiency of business functions.

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Deputy Chief Information Officer

Salary Range:
$77,000–$195,000

Provide leadership and guidance in critical areas of technology administration, including budgeting, resource development and allocation, policy formation, technology evaluation, and service development, delivery, and deployment. Provide assistance to the CIO in managing business operations to improve cost-effectiveness, service quality, and information technology operational effectiveness.

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Director of Program Management

Salary Range:
$78,000–$140,000

This position typically plans, directs, and coordinates a diverse range of Information Technology (IT) programs and operations for the IT department. The role is primarily responsible for IT outreach and technology planning, helping other institutional units develop long-term strategies to meet the technology needs of their staff and customers. This includes multiyear technology plan development and identifying new, scalable solutions to be implemented across the institution. The position is typically responsible for technology fund management, incorporating knowledge of current trends, needs, and technology plans, this position may help manage the direction of state technology funds. The role may coordinate and, where necessary, develop IT training and related platforms as well as IT event management, develop multi-year technology plans that will inform tech purchases, manage and distribute state-level funding for technology, support vendor relations, and negotiate discounts.

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Technology Architect

Salary Range:
$96,000–$106,000

Act as a systems logistics specialist through design, implementation, and maintenance of information technology systems for business clients. Design the structure of new technology systems, oversee the implementation of programs, and liaise with the software development team.

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Senior Network Engineer

Salary Range:
$86,000–$140,000

Senior network engineers oversee the workflow involved in maintaining a company’s enterprise network. They are responsible for designing and implementing the company’s network infrastructure, resolving advanced support issues, and managing the junior network engineering staff.

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Director, User Experience

Salary Range:
$100,000–$120,000

The Director of User Experience works with university leaders to translate user, brand, and business needs into a dynamic web experience befitting the institution's brand. Reporting directly to senior leadership, leads a team of UX/UI designers and full stack developers, equipping them with strategic creative thinking, digital experience trends, and the latest technologies. Redefines/defines a premium experience at the intersection of user needs and business objectives for all institutional audiences.

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Lifelong Learning
  • Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and skill-building by sharing knowledge and experiences at professional learning events.
  • Determine learning opportunities for you and your team to meaningfully contribute to strategic institutional goals.
Acquire and maintain technical training that positions you to support team and institutional goals.
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Communication
  • Communicate complex, technical information to a broad audience focusing on high level details and business value that the technology brings to the organization.
  • Identify ways to expand your professional network and influence inside and outside of the organization.
  • Develop skills to clearly and effectively communicate with senior institutional leaders.
  • Identify techniques to successfully communicate in times of crisis.
The Senior Directors Institute develops skills and techniques to effectively communicate throughout the organization, including to team members and senior leadership.
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Finance
  • Examine how initiatives can create enterprise-level financial opportunities.
  • Assess higher education tools and resources for collecting data and streamlining processes.
  • Identify strategies to respond to budget changes, including both shortage and surplus.
  • Apply principles of strategic planning to ensure the long-term success of your team and department.
Project Management & Strategy
  • Incorporate both tactical and strategic thinking into your leadership approach.
  • Use enterprise architecture and other systems thinking techniques to inform strategic leadership decisions and improve the decision-making of others.
  • Analyze key performance indicators and other portfolio data to monitor project work and inform decisions.
Strategizing and collaborating play such an important role in information technology leadership.
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Leadership, People, & Change Management
  • Ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to team development and work processes.
  • Learn and think systematically about the context of technology trends in higher education.
  • Consistently and proactively manage risk.
  • Delegate effectively and ethically for team development and project leadership.
Take some time to deepen your understanding and skills in a specific information technology topic area like UDL and its implementation across campus to increase persistence, retention, and satisfaction for all learners by signing up for a Learning Lab.
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Assess

Our self-assessments provide a framework for you to rate your capabilities and performance, then develop a plan to continue learning. Take the Advanced Level Professionals Self-Assessment.

Make Connections

Attend a Member QuickTalk to connect with others on timely information technology topics like cloud or open technologies.

Engage in Mentoring

Become a mentor through our Mentoring program and help provide guidance to an information technology professional who is early in their career.

Engage in Mentoring

Continue to grow your expertise by seeking mentors who can help you work on specific leadership areas.

Give Back

Volunteer for community group activities or become a leader for a community group in your area of expertise.

Give Back

Start or lead enterprise or innovation projects in domains such as digital transformation, which help advance your institution’s mission. To learn how, see the Dx Journey Roadmap at dx.educause.edu.

Give Back

Volunteer for an advisory or member committee and help shape EDUCAUSE program content by providing guidance and support to a particular area, by lending your expertise to our flagship events, or by reviewing presentation proposals.

Give Back

Identify opportunities to serve the community off campus, such as serving on a non-profit board.

Think & Speak

Contribute articles to EDUCAUSE Review.

Think & Speak

Give guest lectures at your institution or elsewhere to engage with, raise awareness of, and better understand information technology concerns and opportunities.

Think & Speak

Facilitate QuickTalks, Webinars, Learning Labs, and Institutes to stay connected and share knowledge. Find out more about being a faculty member at EDUCAUSE, and how to apply.

Show Up

Go to the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, designed for, and attended by, the global community of higher education information technology professionals.

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Take part in our information technology webinars featuring lively panel debates and cutting-edge insights. You can sign up for forthcoming webinars or review recordings and slides from past presentations.

Learn

Access the world's largest online collection of information about higher ed technology for resources that support information technology professionals in higher education.

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Stay current with Top IT Issues, Technologies, and Trends to know what's important and where to focus in your planning and management activities.

Learn

Listen to an executive leader talk about being a woman in a traditionally male leadership role and about thinking strategically.

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Explore how to put the principles of DEI into practice and the learning and engagement opportunities to deepen your understanding.

Learn

Complete ITIL or IT service management training appropriate for your skill and role level.

Learn

Explore Prosci certification in change management.

Unit Executive Level

Executive Level

11-27 years
11-50 years
11-27 years
11-27 years

Unit executive level positions are typically members of the senior leadership team and work with constituents across the institution—faculty, staff, and students—to develop and deliver a comprehensive security and privacy program, including liaising with the campus general counsel on risk management and compliance activities. These positions may exist in Colleges of Medicine, Colleges of Law, or perhaps at a campus within a multi-campus district. Unit executives will need to have some familiarity with each level of information security work, from the strategic to the technical.

Recommended Education

Advanced degree in computer science, information technology, or related field. CIPP/US, CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent certifications, depending on career goals and institutional expectations.

Other options From Here

Interested in pursuing an alternative leadership career? Take a look at the information technology pathway's executive level for options.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Directing the development and delivery of an awareness and training program for students, faculty, staff, vendors, and other parties interacting with the institution’s data and services.
  • Planning and overseeing information security audits and risk assessments, such as penetration testing, tabletop exercises, and threat modeling, to drive information security prioritization and contribute to the institution’s risk management program.
  • Advising the institution’s counsel and leadership team on information security matters.
  • Defining and maintaining policies, standards, and practices for information and data security throughout the institution, encompassing on-premises and cloud technology, third-party engagements, and academic systems.
  • Serving as an active contributor and subject matter expert on projects that have security/privacy implications.
  • Reporting regularly on the posture of information security at the institution to the senior staff and the board of trustees.

Unit executive level roles in teaching and learning include job titles such as associate vice president online education, and associate provost for academic technology and innovation. These roles are often referred to as the Chief Academic Technology Officer, which can be a formal job title or a more informal institutional designation. Leaders in these roles guide institutional strategy in academic technology, online learning, and learning innovation.

Recommended Education

PhD or EdD depending on career goals and institutional expectations.

Other options From Here

Interested in an exploring an alternative career? Take a look at the Information Technology Pathway's executive level.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Providing strategic leadership for teaching and learning and academic technology across the institution, often overseeing multiple functional units.
  • Overseeing professional development programming for institutional teaching faculty.
  • Advocating for digital learning practices and informing academic colleagues of implementation processes.
  • Supervising academic planning, budget cycles, and digital learning plans for the institution and advising the president's office on teaching and learning needs.
  • Contributing leadership for accreditation requirements and strategic partnerships.

Executive-level positions in innovation include job titles such as assistant vice chancellor for instructional innovation and support, chief digital transformation officer, and chief innovation architect. Professionals in these positions are responsible for providing leadership for large areas and sometimes multiple departments within the institution, usually involving strategic planning, budget oversight, and institutional leadership for innovation initiatives.

Recommended Education

Master’s, MBA, MFA, JD, or doctoral degree based on personal goals and institution’s expectations

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Establishing and providing strategic direction for innovation initiatives on campus.
  • Reporting out results of innovation initiatives to stakeholders through presentation and benchmark data.
  • Overseeing all of the digital learning units on campus.
  • Guiding innovation priorities at the system level.
  • Applying change management principles across the institution to drive innovation.

This pathway represents a role that is increasingly complex and diverse and requires individuals who can embrace technological and human aspects of innovative practice and transformational changes.  It requires individuals to build and maintain relationships inside and outside of institutions.  This often includes effective relationships with board members or Regents, and community leaders such as City Officials.  The Institutional executive must also be prepared to make complex decisions in a politicized atmosphere.  While it is unreasonable to expect executives to know everything, that have to be skilled at forming questions and questioning.  The ability to communicate very complex concepts in generally understandable terms is critical.  The role is expanding beyond cost and performance responsibilities to drive transformation through IT as a core driver of of value through shaping of culture, workforce, and technological shifts that enable new educational and operational models.  The institutional executive also acts as a mentor and coach, to elicit growth and performance of those within the IT organization and to drive digital literacy across the enterprise.  Finally, they must be able to speak truth to power, to uncover weaknesses and be vulnerable and humble in the pursuit of excellence.  They are hired for strategy and fired for operations and thus must balance their efforts to drive innovation and change, while maintaining operational integrity, security, and reliability of IT services.  They must realize that they are primarily in the people business. They are able to recognize chaos driven by factors outside of institutional and leadership control, and plan for various scenarios and possible realities in advance.

Recommended Education

Master's or advanced/doctoral degree (or equivalent experience), in business or management, higher education administration or law. ITIL or IT service management training, depending on career goals and institutional requirements (see take action for more information).

Other options From Here

Interested in pursuing an alternative career? Take a look at the Information Security Pathway's executive level for ideas.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Developing teams to include the ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate, delegate effectively, cultivate diversity within the team, manage performance, and be a strong developer of others.
  • Creating and articulating an inspiring vision for the organization, not only for the areas the CIO is directly responsible for but also for empowering and supporting the institution and the strategic plan.
  • Defining a shared, business-driven, institution-wide data strategy to improve access to data and standardize reporting.
  • Establish standards and processes to support more effective and efficient procurement of IT.
  • Support distributed student success at the institution and determine data governance required for universal tracking and reporting metrics.
  • Redesigning technology funding models to improve services and reduce duplication.
  • Developing a business-driven, institution-wide student retention management (CRM) strategy for most common use cases.
  • Enabling the enhancement of high-performance computing capabilities to advance institutional research and innovation.
  • Collaboratively implementing an enterprise identity and access management approach across the institution.
  • Developing an enterprise approach to security operations and maintain a risk-based security strategy that proactively stays ahead of evolving security threats.
  • Seeking and analyzing data from various sources to support decisions and align others with the organization's overall strategy.
  • Effectively balancing the desire and need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization can handle, what steps can be taken to expand the organization’s capacity to adopt change, and how to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.
  • Enhancing institution-wide technology governance to improve collaboration, efficiency, and progress towards achieving a shared technology vision, and alignment with a system-wide strategic plan.

Chief Data Officer

Salary Range:
$113,000–$300,000

Provide leadership for the institution’s information assets, including a data governance structure; provide critical information for decision-making; perform data analytics and trend analyses; and create reports for institution leadership and external entities at the local, state, and federal levels. May be responsible for data privacy as well.

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Chief Information Officer

Salary Range:
$85,000–$300,000

Serves as the organization's top technology infrastructure manager. Runs the organization's internal IT operations. Works to streamline business processes with technology. Focuses on partnerships (leaders of functional units) and collaborates and manages vendors that supply infrastructure solutions. Aligns the organization's technology infrastructure with business priorities and develops strategies in support of the organization's desired outcomes.

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Vice President for Information Technology

Salary Range:
$118,000–$290,000

Lead the organization's information technology division to include application development; application management; network services; infrastructure services and system administration; IT security; and user support services. Provide strategic leadership regarding institutional technology direction at a cross-institutional level.

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Associate Vice President for Information Technology

Salary Range:
$136,000–$290,000

Provide leadership and management for the Information Technology Services division. Responsible for system-wide planning, management, security, and coordination of the technology resources of the organization. May provide vision and leadership for a large portion of departments within a division.

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Chief Technology Officer

Salary Range:
$85,000–$290,000

Serves as the organization's top technology architect and manages the organization's engineering group. Uses technology to enhance the organization's product offerings. Focuses on students, staff, and faculty as consumers of technology. Collaborates and manages vendors that supply solutions to enhance the organization's products and services. Aligns the company's IT architecture with business priorities and develops strategies to increase organizational growth and adoption of technology.

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John O'Brien, EDUCAUSE CEO and President, talks with Mike Corn, CISO for the University of California San Diego, and Cheryl Washington, CISO, for the University of California Davis, about the increasing relevance of the Chief Information Security Officer role.

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Lifelong Learning
  • Expand your network with executive-level professionals inside and outside your institution.
  • Embrace opportunities to act as a mentor or thought leader in the broader higher education community.
Communication
  • Develop and demonstrate contract negotiation skills for effective partnerships.
  • Communicates effectively with executives and diverse internal and external constituencies to convey complex technical concepts regarding institutional risk and strategic capabilities.
  • Effectively communicate ideas with student success as a critical outcome.
Hear from these executive leaders on the importance of communicating.
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Finance
  • Demonstrate an increasingly sound understanding of organizational infrastructure, financial processes, and funding models to be able to improve operational excellence.
  • Effectively communicate budget decisions and changes to your team with purpose and intention.
Project Management & Strategy
  • Understand and apply relevant data to make effective decisions, propose solutions, and benchmark success.
  • Apply decision-making practices that align with the mission and vision of the organization.
  • Develop and demonstrate vendor assessment and management skills.
  • Develop strategic goals through research, planning, and systems thinking, and communicate them to your team effectively.
The Executive Leaders Academy focuses on how senior leaders can successfully develop individuals and teams, exhibit leadership in change and innovation, develop strategic goals for optimal outcomes, and advance their own leadership skills.
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Leadership, People, & Change Management
  • Lead and educate on critical issues in higher education, such as new sources of competition, use of technology in teaching and learning, online learning, changing modes of scholarly communication, and the student experience.
  • Actively ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion are core principles of unit-level decisions.
  • Apply change leadership principles to situations across the institution.
  • Able to effectively delegate management tasks and responsibilities while creating clear expectations around the people management role vs. technical/process expert role.
  • Ability to identify the correct decision-making style for each situation and work collaboratively at the executive level to leverage data, risk factors, and emotional intelligence in decision-making.
  • Fosters and creates a culture of extending trust, ideation, innovation, and shared responsibility for outcomes.
  • Actively builds partnerships at all levels within the organization to advocate for technology applications and educate all stakeholders on the strategic potential of technology.
  • Understand and communicate the value of the data produced by information systems and their role in creating institutional efficiency and effectiveness.
Assess

Complete this self-assessment to understand your institution’s capabilities for digital transformation in Strategic Innovation, Data and Analytics, Institutional Alignment, Flexibility and Agility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Transformation of Work and Skills.

Assess

Use our Analytics Services to identify peer institutions, learn more about technology solutions, and benchmark resources through the Core Data Service (CDS).

Make Connections

Seek an executive coach to support critical transitions. EDUCAUSE offers one-on-one career advice meetings at its annual conferences.

Make Connections

Host a Member QuickTalk to connect with others on timely cybersecurity topics like vendor assessment and workforce retention.

Make Connections

Engage with other associations, such as NACUBO, NASPA, ACE, and APLU to broaden understanding of perspectives and issues.

Engage in Mentoring

Become a mentor through our Mentoring program and help provide guidance to an experienced information technology professional looking for career support.

Give Back

Volunteer for group activities or become a leader of the IT Support Services Community Group, formed to share ideas and concerns about supporting individual users of information technologies.

Give Back

Start or lead enterprise or innovation projects in domains such as digital transformation, which help advance your institution’s mission. For more resources, check out our Dx library page.

Give Back

Volunteer to co-write articles with students.

Give Back

Identify opportunities to serve the community off campus, such as serving on a nonprofit board.

Give Back

Chair an EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee or Conference Program Committee.

Think & Speak

Give guest lectures to engage with, raise awareness of, and better understand information security needs of students, faculty, and younger professionals.

Think & Speak

Facilitate Webinars, Learning Labs, and Institutes to stay connected and share knowledge. Find out more about being a faculty member at EDUCAUSE and how to apply.

Think & Speak

Attend EDUCAUSE events designed for the executive leader at the Annual Conference or online.

Show Up

Attend trainings and conferences outside the higher ed world.

Show Up

Prepare to present at an EDUCAUSE event, such as our annual conference, by leveraging our facilitation and design resources to polish your approach—or leverage our Presenter Concierge services.

Learn

Access the world's largest online collection of information about higher ed technology for resources that support IT professionals in higher education.

Learn

Stay current on Top IT Issues, Technologies, and Trends to know what's important and where to focus in your planning and management activities.

Learn

Renew your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Review EDUCAUSE’s DEI book recommendations list for suggestions provided by community members, and watch this CIO Minute video about understanding your DEI story.

Learn

Explore how to put the principles of DEI into practice and the learning and engagement opportunities to deepen your understanding.

Learn

Complete ITIL or IT service management training appropriate for your skill and role level.

Institutional Executive Level

19-50 years
3-11 years
19-50 years
19-50 years

Under the general direction of the vice chancellor, president, and/or CIO, institutional executive-level positions are typically responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive, university-wide or district-wide information security and privacy program. These positions help inform and provide strategic guidance around information security to the CIO, the members of the institutional senior management team, the Board of Trustees, and the broader institutional community.

Recommended Education

Advanced degree in computer science, information technology, or related field. CIPP/US, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CEH, GIAC, or equivalent certifications, depending on career goals and institutional expectations.

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Staying current on the latest security and privacy legislation, regulations, advisories, alerts, and vulnerabilities pertaining to the institution and its mission.
  • Coordinating the development of institutional information security policies, standards, and procedures. Working with key information technology offices, data custodians, and governance groups in the development of such policies. Ensuring that university policies support compliance with external requirements.
  • Serving as the university compliance officer with respect to institutional, state, and federal information security policies and regulations, and submitting required reports to external agencies.
  • Leading and overseeing incident reporting and response systems to address security incidents, responding to alleged policy violations, or complaints from external parties, and serving as the official contact point for information security, privacy, and copyright infringement incidents, including maintaining relationships with law enforcement entities.
  • Coordinated with third party vendors and vendor contract procurement. Supports security screenings such as the HECVAT and VPAT.

Institutional Executive Teaching and Learning include job titles such as Chief Online Learning Officer; Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs; and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. These roles are typically positioned at the institutional or district level of the organization and are responsible for providing institution-wide leadership, supervision, guidance, and direction for all educational programs, faculty and staff, and instructional policies and procedures. They may also provide leadership and supervision for academic support services, including tutoring, testing and assessment, and library services.

Recommended Education

PhD or EdD depending on career goals and institutional expectations.

Other options From Here

Interested in other senior leadership options? Consider the Innovation Pathway's institutional executive level.

You May Be Responsible For

  • Overseeing university curricula.
  • Providing leadership for evaluating and ensuring quality in all aspects of instructional and educational programs.
  • Directing budget preparation for the academic and academic-related programs.
  • Recommending, developing and implementing instructional policies, procedures, and practices that foster and promote student learning throughout the organization.
  • Building an innovative culture and guiding innovation process throughout the organization.

Institutional executive-level positions in innovation include job titles such as chief learning and innovation officer, vice president for research and innovation, and vice president for strategy and innovation. Professionals in these positions work with other executives and provide leadership for institution-wide initiatives and strategy.

Recommended Education

Master’s, MBA, or doctoral degree based on personal goals and institution’s expectations.

Other options From Here

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You May Be Responsible For

  • Representing the institution externally.
  • Directing institutional strategic planning and goal-setting.
  • Guiding partnerships with other institutions or industry.
  • Overseeing the transformation of every business process.

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Recommended Education

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Looking at info techas a career path can be intimidating, but many working in this field didn't start out with intentions to work in cybersecurity. In this podcast, we ask several higher education cybersecurity professionals how they would encourage others to consider cybersecurity as a career option.

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Ways to Keep Growing

Throughout and beyond your information technology career, you can keep contributing and providing thought leadership to the profession that may fall outside of the particular career levels identified above. Explore ways to make connections, to continue leading, and to support other professionals and institutions with your hard-earned expertise and experience.

Make Connections

Look for opportunities to build relationships with information technology professionals outside of higher education by participating in leadership and networking programs.

Show Up

Attend trainings and conferences outside the higher education world.

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Serve as faculty for EDUCAUSE institutes and other programs to stay connected and share knowledge. Find out more about being a faculty member at EDUCAUSE and how to apply.