ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT-DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT-DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Requisition ID: T235086

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The Associate Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Officer (Deputy CIO) serves as a senior executive leader within UAB Information Technology and reports to the Vice President for IT and Chief Information Officer. This role is a member of the IT executive leadership team and provides integrative leadership across the organization, supporting alignment, coordination, and execution of enterprise technology initiatives. The Deputy CIO serves as a strategic partner to the CIO and works closely with academic, research, clinical, and administrative leaders across the institution. The role is responsible for helping ensure that technology initiatives are aligned with institutional priorities and are delivered in a manner that supports UAB's mission and strategic objectives. This position plays a key role in coordinating the work of UAB IT's leadership team, facilitating communication across functional areas, and supporting the effective execution of institutional priorities. The Deputy CIO helps translate strategic direction into actionable plans and ensures that initiatives are implemented with consistency and accountability. This role also serves as a primary operational leader within UAB IT, supporting the effective execution of priorities across the organization and ensuring alignment between strategic direction and day-to-day operations. In practice, this role also serves as a key point of coordination across the IT leadership team, synthesizing priorities, ensuring clarity of direction, and supporting the CIO in maintaining alignment and momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives. The successful candidate will bring a collaborative and consultative leadership approach, with the ability to work effectively across a complex academic health environment and to build strong relationships with stakeholders throughout the institution. This role requires the ability to operate effectively through influence, exercising sound judgment in navigating institutional priorities, stakeholder perspectives, and organizational dynamics.

Key duties & Responsibilities:

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP & INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP

• Serve as a senior leader within UAB IT, supporting the CIO in advancing institutional priorities through coordinated leadership and engagement across the enterprise.
• Partner with academic, research, clinical, and administrative leaders to support the effective use of technology in addressing institutional needs and advancing strategic initiatives.
• Advance efforts to streamline vendor engagement, contract processes, and platform-based approaches that improve efficiency and scalability across the institution.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the institution to support collaboration and shared problem-solving.
• Drive executive communication and coordination efforts by organizing, refining, and communicating priorities, initiatives, and outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted partner to the CIO by helping to align leadership perspectives, clarify priorities, and ensure that institutional initiatives are communicated and advanced effectively across the organization.
• Coordinate executive-level relationships with strategic technology partners and vendors, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and maximizing value from external partnerships.

INSTITUTIONAL ALIGNMENT, GOVERNANCE & EXECUTION

• Lead IT governance and demand management processes that prioritize technology initiatives and align resources with institutional needs.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across IT to ensure alignment, reduce duplication, and support consistent execution.
• Oversee the Project Management Office to ensure effective planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise initiatives.
• Translate institutional priorities into operational plans and technology roadmaps in coordination with the CIO and IT leadership team.
• Ensure alignment of multiple initiatives and priorities by coordinating sequencing, communication, and execution across the IT organization.
• Position technology decisions as institutional investments, ensuring transparency, prioritization, and shared accountability across the enterprise.
• Ensure alignment with institutional policies and regulatory requirements, fostering a culture of security, privacy, and compliance across the organization.

OPERATIONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• The Deputy CIO provides direct leadership oversight for the following UAB IT functional areas: Project Management Office; Finance and Vendor Management; Talent Management & Culture; Communications and Marketing; Governance and Demand Management; and Client Success. The Deputy CIO also works in close coordination with the Chief Technology Officer and functional IT leaders across the enterprise.
• Ensure the delivery of reliable, secure, and high-quality IT services that support the needs of academic, research, clinical, and administrative units.
• Lead organizational development efforts, including talent development, performance management, and succession planning.
• Monitor performance and service delivery through the use of appropriate metrics, reporting, and dashboards that clearly demonstrate the value, effectiveness, and impact of IT services and initiatives.
• Lead financial planning and prioritization efforts in coordination with the CIO and IT leadership team, ensuring investments are aligned with institutional priorities and deliver measurable value.
• Engage as a partner in research security compliance efforts, working alongside the research community, Information Security, research computing, and infrastructure leaders who hold primary responsibility for these programs.
• Lead the identification and evaluation of emerging technologies and their potential application within the institution to support strategic priorities and operational effectiveness.
• Exercise sound judgment in balancing innovation with operational stability, security, and risk management.
• Remain informed on trends and practices in higher education technology and related fields.

DATA, ANALYTICS & VALUE REALIZATION

• Collaborate with IT and institutional leaders to support the effective use of data, analytics, and emerging technologies in decision-making and operations.
• Identify opportunities where technology can support improved outcomes and operational efficiency.
• Lead the development of business cases and value assessments for technology investments.
• Ensure technology initiatives deliver measurable value aligned with institutional priorities.
• Engage with stakeholders to help translate institutional needs into technology-enabled solutions, ensuring that data and emerging technologies are applied in ways that deliver meaningful and practical value.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY & STRATEGIC INNOVATION

• Contribute to UAB's enterprise AI value creation framework, helping to shape policy, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure that AI adoption aligns with institutional priorities and delivers measurable value.

ENTERPRISE COORDINATION IN A COMPLEX ACADEMIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENT

• Work collaboratively across academic, research, and clinical environments to support coordinated technology planning and execution.
• Align initiatives across multiple stakeholders while maintaining awareness of institutional priorities and operational considerations.
• UAB's clinical environment is supported by a dedicated clinical IT organization, Health System Information Services (HSIS). Serve as UAB IT's primary coordination point with HSIS, supporting aligned approaches to technology planning, shared service delivery, and governance across academic and clinical environments.
• Navigate a highly complex academic health environment that requires the ability to work effectively across two distinct enterprise cultures and missions, demonstrating both operational fluency and strong relationship management.
• Partner with clinical IT and academic leaders to support integration and coordination of technology services across the academic medical center environment.
• Exercise sound judgment in navigating organizational dynamics and ensuring that initiatives are positioned appropriately across academic, clinical, and administrative contexts.

CHANGE LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE

• Lead change management and communication strategies that promote understanding, adoption, and effective use of technology across the institution.
• Foster a collaborative and service-oriented culture within UAB IT.
• Strengthen communication, coordination, and shared accountability across the IT leadership team.
• Establish structured communication practices that ensure clarity, consistency, and visibility of priorities, initiatives, and outcomes across IT and with institutional stakeholders.
• Serve as a steady, constructive presence in complex or high-pressure situations, helping to maintain focus, alignment, and progress across stakeholders.

Annual Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Management, Industrial Psychology, Organizational Development, Public Administration, Higher Education Administration, or a related field required.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of related management experience is required.
• At least five (5) years of experience in an IT leadership role, preferably within an academic institution.
• Work experience may not substitute for the required educational credential.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A master's degree or higher in a relevant field is strongly preferred; exceptional candidates with a bachelor's degree and commensurate senior leadership experience will also be considered.
• Experience operating within a complex, matrixed organization, such as a large research university, academic medical center, or similarly mission-driven environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale IT operations, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting governance, demand management, and enterprise portfolio execution.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizational structures and build effective relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a complex, matrixed, consensus-driven environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into coordinated execution
• Sound judgment and decision-making capability
• Ability to build trust and influence across diverse stakeholder groups

SUPERVISORY & BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY

• Provides leadership and oversight for multiple enterprise IT functions and teams
• Direct and indirect reporting structure: Currently 2 direct reports that lead units totaling 88 employees
• Budget responsibility: Provides executive-level oversight and stewardship across UAB IT's approximately $70 million operating budget, partnering with the CIO and functional IT leaders to drive financial planning, prioritization, and performance accountability

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES & EXPECTATIONS

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Executive presence and composure, with the ability to remain calm, focused, and effective in complex or high-stakes situations
• A collaborative and consultative leadership style
• The ability to lead through influence by building trust and aligning stakeholders
• Strong organizational awareness and the ability to navigate institutional dynamics
• Commitment to service, integrity, and institutional stewardship
• Ability to support the translation of strategy into coordinated execution and measurable outcomes

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Lisa J. Marks, Founder & CEO

Leyla Kayi, Senior Search Consultant

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This position is open until filled, but only applications received by Thursday, May 21, 2026, can be assured full consideration. Applications should include a detailed letter of interest and a current curriculum vitae/resume.