Assistant Vice President (AVP), IT Strategy & Engagement

About the role

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) for IT Strategy and Engagement will lead Creighton University’s IT strategy, governance, and stakeholder engagement across a complex higher-education environment. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, this role sets the IT roadmap in partnership with university leadership, builds the governance that determines technology investments, and serves as the primary bridge between IT and the academic, research, and administrative communities it supports.

Responsibilities

• Own Creighton IT’s multi-year strategy and roadmap, aligned to the university’s mission and strategic plan.
• Partner with academic, research, and administrative leaders to prioritize technology investments when demand exceeds capacity.
• Build and lead IT governance—the structures and processes that drive transparent, shared decision-making.
• Lead stakeholder engagement across faculty, students, and administrative units to align technology with academic and research priorities.
• Represent IT in executive and institutional planning, advising leadership on technology risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Develop the IT team’s capacity for strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and change management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, organizational leadership, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive IT leadership in strategy, planning, or stakeholder engagement, including direct experience in higher education or a comparably complex, shared-governance environment.
• A track record of owning institution- or enterprise-wide IT strategy at the executive level—not solely leading a single function or department.
• Demonstrated success building trust and partnerships across groups with competing priorities, and leading organizational change.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Direct higher education experience, including familiarity with shared governance and faculty dynamics.
• Experience designing IT governance frameworks and institution-wide technology roadmaps.