Director of Technology

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director of Operations and Head of School and serving on the leadership team, the Director of Technology leads a small, high-touch team with two direct reports — an Assistant Director of Technology, who anchors infrastructure, systems, and support, and a Technology Integrationist who anchors educational technology and classroom integration. The Director also partners closely with the Registrar on student data, records, and reporting, and manages various vendors. This structure lets the Director balance enterprise IT and educational technology while leaning into a strategic role in planning and oversight.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop and implement a forward-looking, multi-year technology roadmap aligned with the school’s mission, values, and strategic priorities.
• Serve as a member of the leadership team, report directly to the Head of School and Director of Operations, and communicate technology risks, investments, and progress to leadership and — as needed — the Board of Trustees.
• Establish technology policies, standards, and governance that ensure consistency, reliability, and accountability across divisions, departments, and campuses.
• Develop and manage technology operating and capital budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and a clear view of total cost of ownership.
• Partner with academic leadership and faculty to integrate technology that advances inquiry-based, language immersion, IB-aligned instruction across PYP, MYP, and DP, and across four languages of instruction.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is a minimum requirement; a graduate degree is desirable. Equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Progressive leadership experience managing technology functions and supervising staff, preferably in educational or non-profit settings — paired with a willingness to remain hands-on, since this is a working leadership role, not a purely supervisory one.
• Proficiency across key areas of technology management, including enterprise IT, educational technology, data systems, cybersecurity, and end-user support — with the technical depth to do the work directly, not only direct others.
• Demonstrated success managing third-party providers, contracts, and SLAs, and leading concurrent projects with a proven ability to set priorities, adapt, and deliver results.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, data privacy, and incident response; familiarity with core enterprise environments (e.g., Google Workspace, identity and access management, networking, endpoint management).

Leadership & Personal Qualities

• A roll-up-your-sleeves disposition: someone energized by doing the work alongside the team, comfortable moving fluidly between strategy and frontline troubleshooting.
• A collaborative, service-oriented, and relationship-driven style — eager to step away from the office and partner with colleagues across campus and divisions.
• Flexibility and resourcefulness, with the creativity to find practical, often unconventional solutions when budgets are tight and needs are many.
• A responsible steward of school resources who balances ambition with fiscal discipline and a clear-eyed sense of total cost of ownership.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to handle; reach with hands and arms and see, talk and hear