Associate Vice President – Digital Resources, University Librarian
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • New Hampshire • United States
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Salary
💰 $113,908 - $182,287 per year
About the role
- Be the university leader for digital learning resources, library services, and vendor provided academic content, ensuring alignment across online, campus-based, hybrid, and competency-based education models.
- Establish and communicate a shared institutional vision for digital resources, library services, research tools, courseware, lab platforms, and open educational resources across the university.
- Lead the integration of library expertise with digital resource strategy to create a seamless, high-quality end-to-end digital resource experience for learners and faculty.
- Provide executive oversight of complex vendor and provider ecosystems, including publishers, learning technology companies, content platforms, and third-party service providers (e.g., large publishers such as Pearson, McGraw Hill, and comparable partners).
- Develop and manage long-term digital resource strategies that balance pedagogical value, user experience, scalability, accessibility, and cost.
- Partner with procurement and internal stakeholders to negotiate contracts, optimize vendor performance, and reduce student financial burden through innovative licensing models, strategic sourcing, and expanded use of open and inclusive content.
- Champion innovative and product informed approaches to digital resource management, drawing on practices from product management, platform strategy, and user centered design.
- Ensure the adoption and effective use of emerging technologies that enhance discovery, access, analytics, and learning outcomes across library and digital resource services.
- Define future state business processes and identify opportunities for modernization related to systems, workflows, staffing models, and service delivery within the digital resource environment.
- Provide leadership, coordination, supervision, and oversight of Shapiro Library and the broader university library and information resource teams.
- Oversee physical library operations and staff within the Wolak Library and Learning Commons, ensuring alignment between physical and digital service models.
- Collaborate with faculty, instructional designers, academic leadership, and technology teams to embed information literacy and effective digital resource use into curricula and program design.
- Act as the university's expert advisor on library operations, digital resources, vendor ecosystems, and learning resource strategy.
- Ensure all services, platforms, and partnerships meet standards for compliance, accessibility, equity, and excellent university service.
- Build strong cross functional relationships across academic, technology, finance, and operational teams, as well as with external partners and providers.
- Represent and advocate for library and digital resource initiatives that support diverse learners, faculty, and staff.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in roles related to digital learning resources, library services, educational technology, product management, or vendor‑driven academic content environments.
- Master's degree required.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Library Science (MLS), Library and Information Science (MLIS) from an ALA‑accredited program, or an advanced or terminal degree in a relevant field.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex digital ecosystems, large‑scale vendor relationships, and cross‑functional teams within higher education, publishing, ed‑tech, or comparable sectors.
- Experience applying innovative, product‑oriented, or platform‑based approaches to improving digital resource strategy, user experience, and operational effectiveness.
Benefits
- High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance
- Low to no-cost dental and vision plans
- 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)
- Employer-funded retirement
- Free tuition program
- Parental leave
- Mental health and wellbeing resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
digital learning resourceslibrary serviceseducational technologyproduct managementvendor managementdigital resource strategyuser experienceaccessibilityanalyticsinformation literacy
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationnegotiationstrategic thinkingcross-functional relationship buildingadvocacycoordinationsupervisionmodernization
Certifications
Master's degreeMaster's degree in Library Science (MLS)Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS)ALA-accredited program