Director, ETS Client Services
Director, ETS Client Services
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$ 140000 - 160000
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This leadership position within Enterprise Technology Services ( ETS ) reports directly to the Chief Information Officer and holds university-wide responsibility for leading and evolving UVMs client services strategy and operations. The Director of Client Services and their department serve as the face of ETS fostering partnerships across the university embedding into academic and administrative governance structures and ensuring that the client experience with technology is seamless responsive and grounded in best practices. ETS consists of five core areas: Client Services Network Services Information Security Office Systems Architecture & Administration and Database Administrators/Enterprise Application Services. Within this structure the Client Services unit is the frontline for supporting UVMs students faculty and staff in their daily interactions with information and communication technologies. This includes support across classrooms offices conference rooms labs and other academic and administrative environments. The Director will lead five operational teams: Classroom Technology Services Hardware Repair the Helpline and Carry-In Clinic (which includes a strong student staffing component) and multiple distributed client support teams. This role requires both a strategic and hands-on approach to service managementleveraging frameworks like ITIL and insights from organizations like the Help Desk Institute ( HDI ) to implement client service best practices track performance data and regularly assess and improve KPIs around service delivery resolution times and user satisfaction. Serving as both a technical leader and relationship builder this person acts as the glue connecting ETS to UVMs diverse communityactively engaging with associate deans and academic leaders administrative stakeholders and students. They will be embedded in conversations and structures that shape technology governance and planning ensuring client services are aligned with institutional goals and grounded in real-world user needs. The Director must possess deep technical troubleshooting capabilities and an ability to translate complex IT challenges into understandable actionable solutions for end users. This role is client facing and highly visible requiring a service-oriented mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement. The successful candidate will build and evolve high-performing teams and service structures within a best-practice framework while maintaining strong vendor partnerships and connections with peer institutions and professional communities.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
