Associate Dean Technology Strategy and Solutions

Position: Associate Dean for Technology Strategy and Solutions
Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America's leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

Be You.

At Duke University, we believe the strongest institutions are built through collaboration, curiosity, and respect for diverse perspectives. As the Associate Dean for Technology Strategy and Solutions, you'll play a pivotal leadership role within Trinity College of Arts & Sciences-serving as a trusted strategic partner to academic and administrative leaders while helping shape how technology supports teaching, research, and operations across one of Duke's largest and most complex schools.

In this role, you'll work in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment-building partnerships with faculty, staff, Duke's Office of Information Technology (OIT), Libraries, and university-wide stakeholders to ensure technology solutions are sustainable, scalable, and aligned with Trinity's mission.

Be Bold.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, collaboration, and innovation. You'll lead through influence-helping Trinity modernize legacy systems, strengthen data and analytics capabilities, and coordinate technology investments that support academic excellence and operational effectiveness.

What You'll Do

Strategic Technology Leadership

* Partner with school leadership to develop and advance technology strategies aligned with Trinity's academic, administrative, operational, and research priorities.

* Advise leaders on technology modernization, enterprise systems, digital strategy, and technology-enabled process improvement.

* Anticipate emerging faculty and program needs related to research computing, data-intensive scholarship, and digital research tools.

* Represent Trinity in university-wide technology planning, governance, and collaborative initiatives.

Technology Coordination & Institutional Partnership

* Serve as Trinity's primary liaison with Duke's Office of Information Technology and other university technology organizations.

* Serve as a member of Duke's IT Council, collaborating closely with Duke OIT and technology leaders across the university's schools and administrative units to ensure technology investments, solutions, and service delivery align with institutional architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and operational standards.

* Coordinate delivery and prioritization of technology services supporting academic, administrative, and operational functions.

* Translate business and operational needs into coordinated technology solutions across distributed university teams.

* Partner with faculty, departments, Libraries, and research computing groups to support evolving research and academic technology needs.

Legacy Systems Modernization & Operational Improvement

* Lead assessment and prioritization of legacy systems, decentralized applications, and locally developed tools.

* Identify operational risks associated with unsupported systems and coordinate transition and mitigation strategies.

* Reduce technical debt and improve system sustainability through modernization and workflow redesign.

* Coordinate implementation of enterprise systems, shared services, and locally supported solutions.

Data, Analytics & Governance

* Partner with school and university leaders to improve access to data, reporting, dashboards, and analytics.

* Support data-informed decision-making across finance, academic administration, facilities, and school operations.

* Participate in governance discussions related to data management, AI governance, cybersecurity, and technology policy.

* Promote sound data governance, data quality, and…