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Director, Information Systems

University of Waterloo
Waterloo, CAN
Full-time
Director · 10–12 years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Required Qualifications

  • Education
  • University degree or equivalent post-secondary education and/or experience required.
  • 10-12 years of progressive experience with a proven track record of achievement and success within Information Technology.
  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
  • Proven ability to match information systems needs with the current and future business issues of the University.
  • Strong leadership skills essential, with a demonstrated positive track record of leading a cohesive team with common goals and measurable outcomes in a complex IT environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively present strategies and plans to senior administration of the university.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate, and develop relationships at senior levels and across a wide range of personalities and functions
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills combined with excellent analytical and planning abilities
  • Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities at once, and to create a collaborative strategic plan to align the efforts of a large team
  • Flexible and adaptable management style. Ability to conceptualize and address current and future challenges in a logical manner.
  • Results oriented with a proven collaborative approach to bring together units across the university.
  • Demonstrated reasoning and decision-making ability at a senior management level
  • Innovator with a high energy level
  • Computing Skills: Application and Data Integration Technologies – Advanced; Project Management – Advanced; MS Office & SharePoint – Intermediate; Development Methodologies and Frameworks – Intermediate; Application Architecture – Advanced; Vendor Management – Advanced
  • Equity Statement
  • The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is coordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.
  • The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
  • Positions are open to qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada.
  • The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 519-888-4567, ext. 45935.

Experience

  • 10-12 years of progressive experience with a proven track record of achievement and success within Information Technology.
  • Proven ability to match information systems needs with the current and future business issues of the University.
  • Strong leadership skills essential, with a demonstrated positive track record of leading a cohesive team with common goals and measurable outcomes in a complex IT environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively present strategies and plans to senior administration of the university.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate, and develop relationships at senior levels and across a wide range of personalities and functions
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills combined with excellent analytical and planning abilities
  • Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities at once, and to create a collaborative strategic plan to align the efforts of a large team
  • Flexible and adaptable management style. Ability to conceptualize and address current and future challenges in a logical manner.
  • Results oriented with a proven collaborative approach to bring together units across the university.
  • Demonstrated reasoning and decision-making ability at a senior management level
  • Innovator with a high energy level
  • Computing Skills: Application and Data Integration Technologies – Advanced; Project Management – Advanced; MS Office & SharePoint – Intermediate; Development Methodologies and Frameworks – Intermediate; Application Architecture – Advanced; Vendor Management – Advanced
  • Equity Statement The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is coordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations. The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. Positions are open to qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada. The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 519-888-4567, ext. 45935.

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