Chief Information Officer at Smithsonian Enterprises

• Job Location Washington, DC
• Seniority Executive
• Type Full-time

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Description

The Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex, maintains and exhibits the National Collections and welcomes some 30 million visitors per year to its museums.

Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) is a revenue-generating unit of the Smithsonian Institution, responsible for raising annual unrestricted funds to support the mission of the Smithsonian.

Smithsonian Enterprises oversees the Media Group, Retail Group, Ecommerce, Smithsonian Journeys (travel program) and Licensed Products.

These revenue generating activities support and further the Smithsonian mission of “the increase and diffusion of knowledge” providing revenue to support the exhibition and research programs of the Smithsonian.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) is a key executive leader reporting to the President, providing support in a variety of strategic and operational capacities, and responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and ongoing management of all technology systems across SE’s diverse business units.

These units include retail stores, travel services, ecommerce platform, licensing division, magazine business, online magazine business, and other innovative business initiatives.

This role requires a seasoned, strategic, and effective leader who can align technology with business objectives while ensuring the stability, security, scalability, and performance of the organization’s systems and infrastructure.

The CIO oversees a multidisciplinary team including software developers, systems analysts, endpoint engineers, systems/network administrators, and web design and development specialists.