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Director of Applications and Data Governance

Official Job Description

Director of Applications and Data Governance

Supervised by: Dean of Information Technology

Department: Information and Planning

Grade: L

Category: Full-time Administrator

Status: Exempt

Function of the Job

The Director of Applications and Data Governance provides centralized leadership and administrative supervision for enterprise application systems, data governance initiatives, and institutional data reporting efforts. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, security, efficiency, and integrity of critical enterprise data, particularly within the Banner and Argos systems, and for overseeing the development of integrated data sets for institutional decision making and federal/state compliance. 

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Provide leadership for the college's data governance efforts, ensuring high standards for data documentation, quality, integrity, efficiency, and accurate data sharing.
  2. Oversee the collection and analysis of institutional data, ensuring data solutions align with industry best practices and adhere to federal and state guidelines
  3. Direct the maintenance and expansion of the institutional data dictionary and collaborate with data systems subject matter experts to document integrated data sets.
  4. Ensure transparent data access and develop clear documentation for technical and non-technical users.
  5. Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of data integration solutions which may include the creation, automation, scheduling, or processes necessary to extract and transform data from multiple sources.
  6. Direct the process for gathering and reporting data required for various State and Federal reporting needs.
  7. Monitor current trends in higher education data management, storage, and analytics, including predictive analytics and data visualization.
  8. Direct support for the core enterprise application systems, including Banner, Argos, and other associated database-dependent applications.
  9. Provide administrative and functional supervision over the Research Analyst/Data Manager, the Enterprise Database and Server Administrator, and the Technical Support Specialist-Programmer.
  10. Prepare annual budget requests, manage, and maintain the budgets for supervised areas.
  11. Assign all other reasonable professional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
  12. Serve as a Night Administrator on a rotating basis. {3%}*
  13. Serve as a member of the administrative team, including service on Leadership Council. 

Essential Functions

  1. Must understand and support the mission of the community college.
  2. Must be able to work effectively in a team environment.
  3. Must be able to communicate effectively by phone and email on a daily basis.
  4. Must be able to provide verbal/visual presentations.
  5. Must be able to work with computers.
  6. Must be able to work non-standard hours as needed.
  7. Must be able to work in a safe and alert manner. 

Personal Interaction

Frequent contact is made with all levels of College personnel, students, the general public, and outside organizations in relation to routine departmental services and duties and in providing appropriate assistance and information as requested.

Supervision Exercised

Administrative and functional supervision over the Research Analyst/Data Manager, the Enterprise Database and Server Administrator, and the Technical Support Specialist - Programmer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field or equivalent education and experience is required. Five years of experience is required; one year of supervisory experience and teaching experience preferred. Detail orientation and organizational leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills required.

Revised: 12/05/2025

Tort Liability Statement:

Coordinates the College Risk Management Program in a capacity appropriate to this position. This includes, but is not limited to, monitoring conditions, events and circumstances present through daily College operations, and communicating observations to the appropriate supervisor or taking necessary actions to correct, prevent or limit safety problems. May serve as a member of a committee that supports the health, safety and/or legal rights of visitors, students and staff. Such committees may include the AA/EEO, Sexual Harassment, and Safety/Loss Control committees. (Risk Management Categories I, III, IV. See Tort file.)

This description is intended to indicate the kinds and levels of work difficulty that will be required of the position that will be given the title and shall not be construed as declaring what specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of the supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

 

Employee Signature Supervisor Signature

 
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