The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Job Summary
The Senior Director of Technology serves as a senior leader responsible for shaping and executing the strategic vision for technology across the Archdiocese of St. Louis. This role ensures that technology infrastructure, security, applications, and services are aligned with the mission and strategic priorities of the Archdiocese and its parishes, schools, ministries, and agencies.
The Senior Director provides oversight of cybersecurity, network and hosting infrastructure, end-user computing, telecommunications, and enterprise applications. This leader ensures that technology investments strengthen evangelization, education, administration, and stewardship.
The Senior Director demonstrates a deep commitment to Catholic teaching and the mission of the Church. This individual is a careful steward of resources, a mentor to technology staff, and a trusted advisor to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop, execute, and communicate a clear technology strategy aligned with Archdiocesan priorities.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Establish measurable goals and performance benchmarks for technology initiatives.
- Provide guidance on technology adoption to support evangelization, Catholic education, and administration.
Technology Management
- Oversee network infrastructure, hosting environments, cybersecurity, telecommunications, enterprise applications, and end-user computing.
- Establish and maintain robust cybersecurity protocols, including incident response and recovery planning.
- Provide oversight for ERP systems and department software selection, implementation, and lifecycle management.
- Ensure reliable, secure, and scalable technology systems across all supported entities.
Operational Excellence
- Improve service delivery and streamline technology processes across parishes, schools, central offices, and agencies.
- Manage technology budgets and capital planning with strong fiscal discipline.
- Optimize resource utilization and prioritize investments based on mission impact and risk exposure.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and develop a high-performing technology team.
- Forecast future skill requirements based on emerging technologies.
- Foster innovation, accountability, and professional growth within the department.
- Promote collaboration across departments and with external partners.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Oversee training initiatives for Archdiocesan staff in general user applications and technology interfaces.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to clergy, administrators, and lay staff.
- Build strong working relationships with parish and school leaders to ensure responsive service.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in technology leadership, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications.
- Demonstrated expertise in digital transformation, complex project management, and budgeting.
- Experience leading incident response and recovery initiatives.
- Experience in nonprofit or faith-based organizations preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to travel locally within the Archdiocese and occasional travel for professional development.
- This role is primarily in-person.
Practicing Catholic preferred.
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.
