Chief Information Officer
We invite you to watch our interview with David Mancos ("Mancos"), CFO-COO at Country Day, and Nidhi McVicar, Head of Upper School at Country Day. Mancos has been at the school for over twenty years, and Nidhi is in her second year. Both are senior administrators and eager partners to the next CIO, who will report to the incoming Assistant Head of School. Mancos and Nidhi talk about the outstanding culture and community, what has respectively kept them there and drawn them to the school, and what they're looking for in an upcoming partnership.
Please download the opportunity statement, which contains information about Charlotte Country Day School and the position, as well as required application materials to prepare in advance. All applications must be submitted online. Please review the How to Apply section below for further application instructions.
SUMMARY
Since 1941, Charlotte Country Day School (“Country Day”) has built upon a long legacy of firsts among the Charlotte region’s independent schools, introducing groundbreaking programs and progressive ideas. Country Day was the first school in Charlotte to offer an international studies program, and is still the only independent school in the region to have a separate campus for middle school students. Now serving over 1,700 students in JK-12, Country Day offers students and their families an unsurpassed opportunity to prepare for the future, grounded in tradition and shaped by generations of visionary leaders. Country Day holds a profound commitment to lifelong learning, hands-on learning, individualized attention, and a caring, inclusive community.
The arrival of a new head of school this year and forthcoming strategic roadmap has created an ideal moment for Country Day to step back, reflect, and reimagine the role technology can play in service of the school’s mission and student learning outcomes. The CIO will be a new position for the school, which has previously had separate departments for IT and educational technology leadership. This role will unify both IT and ed tech under a single division that strategically builds and defines Country Day’s technology ecosystem to elevate teaching, learning, and operations across the school. The CIO will directly supervise 5 direct reports including divisional ed tech coordinators and an IT systems manager, who in turn supervises the IT operations team of 9 other employees. The ideal candidate will offer a balance of hands-on and visionary leadership—someone capable of thinking both strategically and systematically, lending a curator’s mindset to refine and select the technologies and systems to best support student learning and operations at Country Day. The CIO will report to the assistant head of school and will serve as a key member of the leadership team. Country Day looks forward to welcoming the CIO to begin July 1, 2026, or earlier by mutual agreement.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Priority Deadline: January 25, 2026
Virtual Semifinal Round: Week of February 16
On-site Final Round: Early March
Decision Announced: March 16, 2026
Start Date: July 1, 2026 (or earlier by mutual agreement)
Reports To: Assistant Head of School
Classification: Full-time, Exempt
We invite you to watch our interview with David Mancos ("Mancos"), CFO-COO at Country Day, and Nidhi McVicar, Head of Upper School at Country Day. Mancos has been at the school for over twenty years, and Nidhi is in her second year. Both are senior administrators and eager partners to the next CIO, who will report to the incoming Assistant Head of School. Mancos and Nidhi talk about the outstanding culture and community, what has respectively kept them there and drawn them to the school, and what they're looking for in an upcoming partnership.
How to Apply
- If you have not done so already, download the opportunity statement above.
- Prepare your application materials, which are described on the last page of the opportunity statement.
- If you have never logged into our application portal before, you will need to create an account first.
- Come back to this page and select Login to Apply--or you can apply directly from your dashboard after logging in.
- Complete and upload your application. If you prefer, you can save it as a draft and log back in later to finalize it.
- Applications submitted by January 25 will receive priority review.