Senior Director of Enterprise Application Development

: Campus: Northridge Job ID: 533914 Job Title: Senior Director of Enterprise Application Development Time Base: Full-Time Date Posted: November 30, 2025 Closing Date: Open until filled Description: At CSUN we aspire to continually grow as an inclusive, cooperative community! CSUN strives to be a destination workplace, where everyone understands that they belong to a community that is vital in advancing student success and providing exemplary service to all stakeholders. We foster an environment of success, both for our students and our employees. We have a relentless passion for celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as being an employer of choice. You will also have the opportunity to realize your own personal goals and be recognized for the work you do and enjoy the unique value the CSUN community can offer. As a leader you will have the opportunity to thrive in a community in which our leaders share common traits as identified in our Leadership Principles Responsibilities Under general supervision, the Senior Director of Enterprise Application Development supports CSUN's innovative uses of technology to promote student success, deliver effective services, and enable data-driven decision-making. The incumbent leads efforts to extend the capabilities of CSUN's mobile application, automate workflows, and integrate specialized cloud and premised-based solutions with core enterprise applications.

• Works in tandem with IT analysts and administrative staff to optimize the use of CSUN's application suite and streamline processes.
• Facilitates efforts to establish more agile development methodologies, improve project management capabilities, and prepare the development team to create and support web, mobile, and cloud-based technologies, within the Division of Information Technology.
• As a leader, demonstrates a commitment to student success that is mission aligned with the university's vision, values and priorities. Establishes an ethical and collegial work environment, promoting a collaborative, accountable and inclusive team. Encourages a courageous and resilient solution-oriented environment by participating in new opportunities to further the mission of the university. Participates in developing initiatives that further support the campus mission with a service-oriented and catalytic mind set. Strengthens employees by being communicative and a talent builder that develops team attributes, furthering departmental goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited institution with a Master's degree in a job-related field.
• Equivalent to six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in an information technology organization managing and maintaining information, workflow, and web-based applications, with three of the six years in a managerial role.
• Experience in project management of large, information technology initiatives.
• Experience analyzing customer needs and business processes, dealing effectively with challenging service delivery situations, and interacting effectively with a wide range of constituents, both functional and technical.
• Experience leading efforts defining requirements and selecting commercially vended solutions including SaaS based solutions. Leading or making significant contributions to initiatives to improve processes or services in a complex, multi-stakeholder organization.
• Experience setting strategy for the development of web-based and/or mobile applications is strongly preferred. Data warehousing project management, is strongly preferred.
• Experience showing responsibility for project management, presentations and training, organizational development, and change management including leading staff through changes in technologies and skill sets is strongly preferred.
• Experience analyzing customer needs and business processes, dealing effectively with challenging service delivery situations and interacting effectively with a wide range of constituents, both functional and technical, strongly preferred.
• Experience relating to the architecture, design, implementation, and management of key information assets preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Leadership

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-developed 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.
• Lead diverse teams to support the operational mission and vision of employers by fostering an ethical, inclusive and collegial work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to support ongoing improvement through courageous, resilient, and catalytic leadership.
• Lead varying initiatives through a collaborative, service-oriented and communicative approach.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee development, recognition, and accountability to further operational goals.

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule

• Salary is commensurate with knowledge, skills, and experience. The University offers excellent fringe benefits.
• The anticipated HIRING RANGE: $165,000 - $180,000 per year, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
• The position is currently hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote); however, this is subject to change based on student and/or operational needs.

General Information

• 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.
• The person holding this position may be 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.
• In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.
• 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.
• Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN on-line application. To submit an application and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit this link:
• Applications received through December 13, 2025, will be considered in the initial review and review of applications will continue until position is filled.
• The CSU recommends that faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities at any university location be immunized against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus.

Equal Employment Opportunity CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, covered military and veteran status, and disability. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Recruitment Services at 818-677-2101.