Director, Digital Transformation and Process Improvement Administrator II Information Technology CSUN's Commitment to You CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community. About the University One of the largest universities in the country, California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is an urban, comprehensive university that delivers award-winning undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 40,000 students annually and counts more than 330,000 alumni who elevate Southern California and beyond. Since its founding in 1958, CSUN has made a significant and long-term economic impact on California, generating nearly $1.9 billion in economic impact and more than 11,700 jobs each year. The LAEDC recognized CSUN as its 2015 Eddy Award winner for its positive economic impact. Serving more students on Pell Grants than any other institution in California, CSUN is also a social elevator and one of the most diverse universities in the country. CSUN ranks 13th in awarding bachelor's degrees to underrepresented minority students and seventh in bachelor's degrees to Latino students, serves the 13th largest Jewish student population, and enrolls the largest number of students who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing of any U.S. state university. The journal Nature recently named CSUN a Rising Star for scientific research, and the NSF ranks CSUN in the top five nationally among similar institutions for graduates who go on to earn doctorates in the sciences. CSUN is where individuals rise. And through them, so does Greater Los Angeles and beyond. About the Division The Division of Information Technology provides leadership for all aspects of University technology. Its services encompass support for teaching and learning, administrative and student support services, information security, as well as the foundational technology infrastructure that enables the creative and innovative works of our students, faculty and staff. CSUN IT is nearing the completion of the implementation of its strategic plan IT Vision@2020 and is engaging the campus in planning for the next three years. Emerging areas of focus align with institutional priorities and will enable the success of our students, support effective teaching and learning, improve graduation rates, enable efficient campus operations, and provide responsive, secure and reliable technology services. CSUN IT seeks to be a leader among its peers in the adoption of innovative technologies and technology management practices. It has and will continue to embrace mobile technologies and cloud services and is positioning the infrastructure to increase adoption of internet-connected devices as tools in teaching, research and campus operations. Responsibilities Under the direction of the Associate Vice President, Information Technology, the Director, Digital Transformation and Process Improvement is an integral part of the Information Technology (IT) leadership team and a key participant in all aspects of planning and management of digital transformation strategies. The incumbent manages many technology solutions in support of digital transformation strategies; is responsible for participating in the strategic planning and development of digitally transformed processes, procedures, and documents; represents IT at campus-level meetings pertinent to digital process transformation initiatives; sets high, achievable aspirations for services and operations that align with university goals and objectives; gathers user requirements to streamline the process and collaboratively selects the appropriate application to implement in a timely fashion; manages the strategic direction of enterprise document management and electronic signature applications; ensures applications are patched, upgraded and managed to maximize user features and maintain stability; manages and updates the process improvement initiative schedule and conducts regular updates with IT governance groups; builds and executes process improvement strategies to grow the organization's internal capacity to improve. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Equivalent to graduation from an accredited institution with a Master's degree in a job related field. Equivalent to six years of progressively responsible experience with application support, process improvement initiatives, or technical training required. Experience with Document Management Systems such as OnBase or PeopleSoft desired. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Knowledge and prior experience managing web and/or application development teams. Project management skills. General knowledge of organizational development and change management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational, supervisory, and interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with a wide variety of internal and external resources. Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of building and leading strong teams. Strong decision making skills and ability to work under pressure. Ability and specialized skills to: lead and manage projects; make presentations; perform training; analyze customer needs and business processes; deal effectively with challenging service delivery situations and interact effectively with a wide range of constituents, both functional and technical; set strategies for the development of web-based and/or mobile applications; contribute to the development of enterprise architecture design, implementation and management of key information assets; and ability to lead staff through changes in technologies and skill sets. Ability to lead efforts defining requirements and selecting commercially vended solutions including SaaS based strongly preferred. Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule Salary is commensurate with knowledge, skills, and experience. The University offers excellent fringe benefits. The anticipated HIRING RANGE: $9500- $10,800 dependent upon qualifications and experience. General Information This position is a "designated position" in the California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission. This position is a sensitive position as designated by the CSU. A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position. Additionally, the person holding this position is considered a 'limited reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. How to Apply Candidates should click the "I'm Interested" button on this page and apply by completing the CSUN on-line application and must attach a cover letter that addresses the qualifications above and a current resume, including names of three professional references. NOTE: Internal candidates should apply through the portal by accessing the View Job Openings/Apply link on the Human Resources/Employee pagelet. Applications received through June 22, 2018, will be considered in the initial review and review will continue until position is filled. For more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit the link below: csun.edu/careers Equal Employment Opportunity CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, and disability. Our nondiscrimination policy is set forth in CSU Executive Order 1096. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Recruitment Services at ext. 2101.

At Disney, we‘re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world. The Data Solutions & Architecture group is part of the Enterprise Technology organization. We are responsible for architecting, developing and managing the data platforms, data integrations and reporting and analytics solutions for The Walt Disney Company’s enterprise business data. We are experts at architecting and building highly scalable data and analytics solutions that meet the business requirements of the groups across the company we support. The Integration Architect position is one of the key architect roles on team. You will have the opportunity to be integrally involved in and influence the architecture of many complex and high-profile projects that will shape the future of data, reporting and analytics for The Walt Disney Company. As part of our team, you will be working with a full range of data technologies and architectures including big data warehouses, pub/sub data sharing, master data management, AI/ML predictive analytics, Robotics Process Automation, and multiple reporting and analytics frameworks and tools. You will be working in a complex, challenging, fast-paced and rewarding environment, with other like-minded peers who are solutions and results oriented, and who enjoy collaboration. Besides being experts in their respective fields, our architects and developers are smart, curious, innovative, solutions-oriented, respectful, highly collaborative and continuous learners. Responsibilities Architecting highly-scalable, distributed enterprise data solutions with focus on data integration Designing and developing data integration solutions using common data integration best practices including: APIs, Messaging Bus, Pub-Sub, ETL Designing and documenting architecture at multiple levels (high-level to detailed) and across multiple views (conceptual, logical, physical, data flow and sequence diagrams) Providing active “hands-on” architectural guidance and leadership through the entire lifecycle of development projects Translating business requirements into conceptual and detailed technology solutions Collaborating closely with other architects and peers across the organization architecting and delivering solutions Performing third-party vendor assessments Developing and leading proof-of-concepts projects Keeping fluent in industry and marketplace evolution; continuously learning new data technologies and introducing into the organization Cross-training peers and mentoring junior teammates Basic Qualifications 10 years plus experience architecting enterprise data solutions 10 plus years of hands-on data integration design and development in large scale and complex integration environments Technical Skills Expertise architecting and delivering highly-scalable, distributed enterprise data solutions Experience developing efficient, re-usable, cloud-based data solutions Expertise in data integration Familiarity and working experience with common data integration patterns and processes including: ETL, APIs, Messaging Bus, Pub-Sub, flat files Fluency architecting and documenting architecture at multiple levels (high-level to detailed) and across multiple views (conceptual, logical, physical, data flow and sequence diagrams) Understanding and experience with Solutions Architecture methodology and practices Ability to translate business requirements into conceptual and detailed technology solutions Ability to perform third-party vendor assessments Ability to develop and lead proof-of-concepts Focused on delivering practical, working solutions (no ivory tower solutions) Fluent understanding of security and compliance requirements and how to design solutions that are secure and compliant Practical experience designing data solutions in multiple models and technologies: relational, No-SQL, big data, graph, distributed, cloud, unstructured and structured Experience and expertise architecting and developing data platforms, with focus in data warehouse and data analytics solutions Experience and expertise in data security Experience and expertise with data lifecycle management, data-tiering and data archiving Functional understanding and experience with BI and Analytics tools Functional understanding of cloud data storage and analytics offerings Experience migrating legacy systems to modern solutions Non-Technical Skills Strong collaboration skills Ability to “influence without authority” Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to communicate well to both technical and business audiences. Thinks strategically Innovative thinking and embraces innovation by constantly seeking new or contrary ideas and approaches to what has been done in the past Results oriented, biased toward action Keeps fluent in new technologies and successful sharing with peers and introducing new technologies into the organization Good at managing relationships with colleagues and stakeholders outside the organization Not afraid to take risks Creates enduring excitement about what is possible, while setting direction and driving results Thinks big and broad, without being constrained by existing norms or business models Recognizes diverse backgrounds, points of view, and cultural histories that directly impact the organization’s ability to innovate Challenges teams – and self, to deliver the very best in everything they do Seeks differing points of view Preferred Qualifications Experience with Google Pub-Sub, Web Methods and Informatica a plus Experience with MapReduce, Spark, R, Python a plus Experience and expertise with data governance, data mastering, meta-data management, data taxonomies and ontologies a plus Experience with data analytics design and modeling a plus Experience with AI/ML a plus Experience with data warehouse design Expertise architecting and delivering BI & Analytics solutions a plus Experience with Tableau, Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects, SQL, a plus Experience with semantic layer design a plus Experience with SAP HANA a plus Required Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field Preferred Education Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe. About The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished. This position is with Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate). Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.