Executive Director- Academic Technologies, Innovation & Research Computing

Job Summary

The Executive Director position for Academic Tech, Innovation and Research Computing serves to support a strategic focus on the research and academic technologies of the Institute by partnering with research and academic entities, and leading and executing the aspects of IT strategy that enable the Institute to achieve its research, teaching and learning, and innovation goals. Responsible for establishing group/departmental/division goals, determining the resources needed to meet those goals, assessing group/departmental/division performance feedback, and making pay decisions. This position will interact on a regular basis with: staff, researchers, faculty, and students. This position typically will advise and counsel: staff This position will supervise: staff

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Formulate technical strategy that is responsive to the needs of the Institute and demonstrates a forward leaning view of technology having direct impact on and responsibility for, research funding and general institutional funds.

Job Duty 2 -

Plan, guide and create a long-range vision and develop it into an executable strategic research, digital learning, and enterprise innovation program for the Institute cyber-infrastructure strategic execution.

Job Duty 3 -

Create and oversee the Enterprise Innovation Center.

Job Duty 4 -

Enhance the regional and national brand reputation of Georgia Tech with current and future constituents in academia, government, and the private sector at relevant events.

Job Duty 5 -

Support the department vice president in conducting programmatic, financial, technical, and business reviews of proposed and funded projects, for a program that explores and cultivates new research that develops and transitions the strategic research vision.

Job Duty 6 -

Present research in strategic direction and technical overviews at professional and technical meetings.

Job Duty 7 -

Identify opportunities for technical integration among initiatives across the technology, research, and academic portfolios of all colleges.

Job Duty 8 -

Responsible for leadership and management of technology teams staying current with technological knowledge and application development.

Job Duty 9 -

Act as a trusted liaison between enterprise information technology and Georgia Tech researchers and faculty.

Job Duty 10 -

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, in related field or combination of education and experience.

Required Experience

10 or more years of job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or in a related field.

Preferred Experience

15 years or more of job-related experience and R-1 academic experience.

• Provide executive leadership and strategic oversight for High-performance computing (HPC)/AI Infrastructure, & Learning Management platforms ensuring alignment with the university’s academic mission, research priorities, and instructional innovation goals.
• Serve as a liaison between academic faculty, research administration, instructional technology, and enterprise IT, creating a cohesive, scalable environment that supports classroom innovation, experiential learning, and advanced research needs.
• Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships across campus, within the University System of Georgia (USG), with peer institutions, government agencies, industry partners, and national research computing consortia to advance shared goals in AI, HPC, and digital research infrastructure.
• Technically knowledgeable of research cyberinfrastructure (RCI), including HPC systems, AI/ML platforms, cloud and hybrid research environments, and data-intensive computing.
• Demonstrated ability to improve organizational efficiency, service delivery, and stakeholder experience across instructional, research, and enterprise technology platforms.
• Strong knowledge of higher education governance, funding models, and shared governance structures, including faculty-led research, sponsored programs, and national research collaborations

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE

Demonstrated knowledge of research cyber infrastructure expertise and familiarity with cyber missions. Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, research projects that were focused on information technology, software technology, assurance, cyber and/or software engineering

SKILLS

This job requires excellent leadership capability, communication, facilitation, and collaboration, program/project management, and business analysis skills. Also the ability to executing as appropriate in the areas of responsibility; a strong commitment to team leadership and organizational development; extensive knowledge of, as well as system life cycle management; strong budget planning, financial management and resource management skills; expert knowledge of current and emerging technologies, technology directions and strategic application to business needs; advanced knowledge of business operations and processes; exceptional project management skills, including the ability to effectively deploy resources and manage multiple projects of diverse scopes in a cross-functional environment, ensure effective change management and communications; ability to improve operational efficiency and service delivery effectiveness across all lines of digital business and technology platforms; and excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technology solutions in business terms, establish rapport and persuade others.