Director, IT Business Partnership

Posting Date

Apr 21, 2026, 3:21:04 PM

CPS Non-Union Job Grade: S11

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Non-Union Position

Exempt

Dependent upon candidate qualifications.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 325,000 students in 500+ schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world‑class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. Aligned with our transformed philosophy, we are steadfastly focused on ensuring that the District provides resources equitably to support every student, every school, and every community.

Six core values guide the work we do every day for our students – student‑centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning. Each role in the district supports our vision that every student deserves a rigorous, joyful, and equitable learning experience.

The Office of Information and Technology Services (ITS) works to build the capacity of schools to use information and technology, maintain network infrastructure, security standards, and support other departments to meet district goals. ITS provides innovative technology solutions that improve the quality of education for students, reduce the administrative burden on educators, facilitate parent interaction, increase community engagement, and support CPS’ mission of transparency by focusing on the ease and equity of access to information.

Reporting to the Executive Director of IT Business Partnership & Innovation, the Director, IT Business Partnership will be responsible for shaping technology strategy and demand, serving as a key IT liaison to the District’s business units and relationship management across all of CPS. This position will serve as the business relationship link by servicing mid‑management to senior leaders of business units district‑wide, providing transformational leadership, tactical execution support, strategic direction, and end‑to‑end guidance through key ITS initiatives.

The Director of IT Business Partnership will lead a team of Managers of IT Business Partnership, Senior Business Analysts, and Business Analysts responsible for collaborating with ITS functional services to oversee and partner with Business Owners and strategic IT vendors on delivering CPS business priorities from intake, plan, design, develop, test, and deployment and/or an agile iterative approach in the plan, build, test, and release of CPS business solutions.

• Provide the overarching vision for Enterprise AI, leading the analysis of future‑state business capabilities and developing a 5‑year enterprise AI roadmap to ensure the District remains at the forefront of educational technology.
• Serve as a senior technology advisor across the CPS portfolio, acting as a key liaison between business units and ITS to align technology roadmaps with the District’s 5‑Year Strategic Plan and Blueprint.
• Recruit, onboard, and provide direction, guidance, and strong leadership to the IT Business Partnership team to ensure robust learning and career development consistent with the CPS values and mission; foster collaboration and effective integration of efforts with division‑wide initiatives.
• Lead team members and business leaders to define joint IT/Business strategies, evaluate investment proposals, and determine how new initiatives fit into long‑term business capability roadmaps.
• Lead the design and conceptualization phases for IT and AI initiatives, ensuring all solutions are human‑centered, culturally responsive, and practically relevant to the school environment.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts in value optimization and IT performance; proactively identify business capability gaps and initiate efforts to improve the efficiency of business units.
• Act as a champion for IT transformation, communicating priorities, project milestones, and critical decisions to all levels of staff to ensure transparency and buy‑in for District…