Senior Vice President, Information Technology & Innovation

Company Description

The Indiana University Foundation (IUF) advances the mission of Indiana University by inspiring philanthropy that fuels student success, pioneering research, and transformational impact across Indiana and beyond. 

At IUF, we connect donors to the causes they care about most—turning passion into purpose and generosity into lasting impact. Our team values collaboration, innovation, data informed strategy, and meaningful relationships, all within a culture that supports professional growth and mission‑driven work. 

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Senior Vice President, Technology & Innovation (SVP) is the executive leader who drives the Advancement organization’s technology vision, strategy, and execution. The SVP will define a multi-year technology strategy for a modern, AI-integrated ecosystem ensuring that our infrastructure and data systems directly support our advancement goals and organizational mission.  As a key member of the Senior Management Team, the SVP connects technology strategy to organizational strategy, ensuring all technology investments are directly tied to mission impact and the Advancing IU2030 strategic plan goals.  Reporting to this position are the Advancement Technology Services and Business Transformation leaders.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Concrete Responsibilities and Deliverables.  Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

1. Enterprise Technology & AI Strategy

Technology Strategy & Roadmap: Define and execute a multi-year technology strategy that aligns with the Foundation’s long-term growth priorities and university-wide initiatives.

AI Enablement: Drive the adoption of AI and machine learning to enhance predictive modeling for fundraising, automate operations, and embed data-informed decision-making across the organization.

Innovation Advocacy: Monitor and leverage emerging technology trends in the non-profit and higher education sectors ensuring IUF’s technology strategy continuously advances philanthropic impact.

2. Technology Risk & Governance

Enterprise Architecture: Oversee the integrity and scalability of the Foundation’s CRM platform and enterprise systems, ensuring a "single source of truth" for constituent and financial data.

Cybersecurity & Risk: Direct comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks, technology risk management protocols, and technology disaster recovery strategies that safeguard the organization against evolving cyber threats. Will work closely with Enterprise Risk Management Director.

Board Engagement: Serve as the executive liaison to the Board on technology investments, cyber-risk posture, and the ROI on technology initiatives.

3. Operational Excellence & Modernization

Process Transformation: Collaborate with senior leadership to modernize internal workflows replacing systems with cloud-based, automated, and scalable solutions.

Infrastructure Management: Ensure a robust, high-availability technical infrastructure that supports a hybrid workforce and seamless collaboration across IU’s multi-campus environment.

Vendor & Ecosystem Management: Cultivate and manage strategic technology vendor partnerships that deliver high service levels, innovation, and long-term value to the Foundation.

4. Leadership & Culture

Team Empowerment: Lead a high-performing IT team, fostering a culture of agility, continuous learning, and service-oriented delivery.

Technology Literacy: Champion organizational technology literacy, ensuring all staff are confident and capable of leveraging new tools and AI competencies to advance the mission.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure technology solutions are designed with the end-user (constituents, staff, and university partners) in mind.

Strategic Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead the Business Transformation Office (BTO) to serve as an organization connection point, driving strong collaboration between technology, fundraising, and university partners. Ensure solutions are co-created with end-users to maximize adoption and constituent impact.

Change Advocacy: Act as a lead change agent, utilizing the BTO to manage the human side of technological shifts, ensuring organizational culture evolves in tandem with the modern, AI-integrated ecosystem.

Qualifications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Advanced Credentials: Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or an MBA with a strong technical focus) is highly preferred.

Professional Track Record: 15+ years of progressive technology leadership, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

Sector Expertise: Proven experience leading complex data environments in Higher Education, Healthcare, or Non-Profit organizations. Experience with leading large-scale CRM migrations/transformations (e.g., Salesforce, Blackbaud) is essential.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Executive Presence: The ability to translate complex technology concepts into easy to understand strategic business value for the Board of Directors and non-technical stakeholders.

Strategic Agility: A demonstrated ability to lead day-to-day technical operations while simultaneously driving long-term technology innovation and organizational growth.

Change Management: Proven success in leading large organizations through significant cultural and technical transformation, particularly in AI adoption and automation.

Ethics & Privacy: An uncompromising commitment to data security, privacy, and the ethical use of technology in a donor-centric environment.

Collaborative Leadership: Builds trust and partnership effectively across the organization and with external stakeholders to advance shared goals.

Innovation Mindset: Continually seeks opportunities to improve, modernize, and elevate technology’s role in advancing the mission.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

Problem solving, attention to detail, complex verbal and written communication and managing multiple assignments while adhering to established deadlines.

Additional Information

The IUF is committed to providing a safe, respectful, and professional work environment that is free of Discrimination and Harassment. The IUF will not tolerate any form of Discrimination or Harassment based on the Individual’s race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by law.