Director of Information Technology – Information Technology Services Centre

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a non-profit private liberal-arts-oriented university with six Schools (Business, Communication, Decision Sciences, Humanities and Social Science, Translation and Foreign Languages, and Transdisciplinary Studies) and closing to 7,000 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students. Adopting the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, HSUHK aims to nurture young talents with critical thinking, innovative minds, caring attitudes, moral values and social responsibility.

Aspiring to be a leading private university in the region, HSUHK features a primary focus on undergraduate education, top-quality faculty members, award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, unique residential college system combining living and learning, interactive small class teaching, very close student-teacher relationship, RGC-funded impactful research, and excellent student development/support services. HSUHK is listed the 7th (overall) in the ASEAN+ region, the 1st in the Greater China region, and the 1st in Employability as per the 2023 AppliedHE ASEAN+ private university assessment by the Singapore-based AppliedHE. It is also listed among the top 200 worldwide on “Quality Education” and “Decent Work and Economic Growth” in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021.

The University now invites applications for the following position:

Director of Information Technology – Information Technology Services Centre

(Ref: DIT (ITSC) 2025-05-23)

Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research), the Director of Information Technology is responsible for providing leadership to the Information Technology Services Centre in developing IT policies, infrastructure, applications and services for the long-term sustainable development of the University. The appointee will play a leadership role in advancing the University’s IT infrastructure to support student learning outcomes and advancing robust data management frameworks in the AI era.  He/She will take responsibility for formulating plans, strategies and policies for ITSC to support the strategic development of the University; supervising the application team in design, development and enhancement of University applications; leading ITSC in the delivery of computing facilities and services to staff and students, and in consultation with departments/ offices identifying users’ needs and providing expert advice to projects; and exploring new technologies for applications.

Applicants should possess a higher degree and relevant professional qualifications in Information Technology/Computer Science or related disciplines, plus a substantial record of successful project management and effective leadership at senior management level in sizable organisations; solid experience in IT Infrastructure and Security, Network & System Management, Application Development, Security Risk Assessment, and Technical Support, etc.; strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills; and excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.  Experience of working at the tertiary education sector will be an advantage.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicant should visit this link https://recruit.hsu.edu.hk/ and apply on or before 8 June 2025.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position in this exercise.

Applicants who are not invited to an interview within three months may consider their applications unsuccessful.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence, and the data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer.