Head of IT Management

Company DescriptionHarvard Business School has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national search firm, to assist in this important search. All inquiries, applications, and nominations for this opportunity should be directed in confidence to the search firm through the link below:To submit an application for consideration, please complete the application process directly through the Isaacson, Miller website using the link above.Dan Rodas, PartnerAmble Ryan, Managing AssociateSeema Khan, Senior Search CoordinatorIsaacson, MillerCompany DescriptionBy working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. It is among the world's most trusted sources of management education and thought leadership. Through a dynamic ecosystem of research, learning, and entrepreneurship that includes MBA, Doctoral, Executive Education, and Online programs, as well as numerous initiatives, centers, institutes, and labs, Harvard Business School fosters bold new ideas and collaborative learning networks that shape the future of business.Job DescriptionThe full job description can be found on Isaacson, Miller:Harvard Business School (HBS) seeks a Chief Information Officer who will help define how the institution transforms amidst all the opportunities and risks in the technological waves here and coming.It has become an institutional capability that shapes teaching, research, learning, administration, and engagement with alumni and the global business community. The next CIO will help HBS determine how technologies such as artificial intelligence, enterprise data, digital platforms, and emerging capabilities become enduring strategic assets for the School and how the School models their deployment for higher education and for business more broadly.The opportunity is not to build innovation from scratch, but to connect, align, manage, and amplify innovation already occurring across HBS IT, HBS Online, Executive Education, faculty initiatives, Harvard University IT (HUIT), and the School's innovation organizations.This CIO will help Harvard Business School answer a defining question for the coming decade: Success will require a leader who is equally comfortable shaping enterprise strategy, advising senior leadership, building organizational alignment, and helping diverse stakeholders navigate an increasingly technology-enabled future.QualificationsThe full job description can be found on Isaacson, Miller:The successful candidate will be an accomplished technology executive with experience leading enterprise strategy, digital transformation, and organizational change within complex institutions. They will possess the strategic perspective to help shape institutional direction while maintaining the credibility to engage faculty, administrators, technology professionals, and senior leaders as trusted partners.15+ years of information technology experience including executive leadership within a complex technology unit.Enterprise technology strategy or large-scale digital transformation.Artificial intelligence, enterprise data, digital platforms, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies.Building collaboration across multiple organizational units.Applying design thinking, customer-centered innovation, or comparable human-centered approaches to enterprise transformation.Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration, or related field. LI-MM1Work Format DetailsThis position has been determined by school or unit leaders that all duties and responsibilities must be performed at a Harvard or Harvard-designated location. 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