Director of Information & Technical Services
Core
Lead the Information & Technical Services department of Harvard Library, overseeing operational management, strategic direction, and policy implementation for acquisitions, metadata, and e-resources.
Role type
Director of Information & Technical Services (Library Administration)
Builds
Harvard Library's technical services operations, including monographic/serials acquisitions, e-resources management, and metadata creation.
Domain
Academic Libraries / Information Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic leadership, budget management, staff development, policy formulation, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder engagement, change management, talent management, project planning.
Preferred skills
Experience with integrated library systems, bibliographic utilities, metadata schema, transformational change leadership, hybrid work environment management.
Technologies
Integrated library systems, bibliographic utilities, metadata schema
Responsibilities
Lead stewardship and growth of the ITS department; manage a diverse workforce and complex budget; formulate technical services policies; coordinate workflows across sections; represent the library in national/international associations; foster innovation and continuous improvement.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & management