Chief Information Officer

Executive Search Profile

County Community College seeks confidential nominations and expressions of interest for the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). Reporting to the Vice President of Administration the CIO serves as the Colleges executive technology leader responsible for driving digital transformation enterprise technology strategy cybersecurity resilience and data governance in alignment with institutional priorities.

Niagara County Community College is a public two-year institution located on a 287-acre main campus in Sanborn New York with a secondary campus at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute in downtown Niagara Falls. Founded in 1962 as part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system the College serves over 4500 students annually across more than 50 associate degree and certificate programs providing high-quality career-focused education and seamless transfer pathways throughout Western New York.

The College seeks a senior technology executive who will formulate and execute a multi-year Technology Strategic Plan and Digital Transformation Roadmap. The CIO will provide executive oversight for the Office of Information Technology Services (OITS) directing administrative and academic technology enterprise applications network infrastructure and cloud solutions. Serving as a collaborative strategic partner the CIO will optimize the ERP ecosystem and Learning Management System establish campus-wide IT governance and direct operating and capital technology budgets.

The successful candidate will establish comprehensive cybersecurity governance risk management incident response and business continuity frameworks while ensuring strict compliance with GLBA FERPA ADA Section 508 accessibility standards and New York State Information Security Policies. Additionally the CIO will advise leadership on emerging technology trends like artificial intelligence and administrative automation lead vendor strategy and cloud cost efficiency and cultivate a customer-centric professional development-oriented work culture within OITS.

Completed applications are being accepted until this position is search page which includes the Executive Search Profile application and nomination links can be found at Perry & Associates a national executive search firm is assisting NCCC in this search. All confidential communications may be directed to .