Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, OA

Full Job Description

Are you a forward-thinking executive, eager to lead enterprise data and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies?

As a Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, you will have the opportunity to shape how technology, analytics, and ethics come together to transform operations and define the future of data-driven public service.

Apply now to collaborate with management and integrate AI into day-to-day activities while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and best practices!

Requirements

As a Chief Data and AI Officer, you will be responsible for establishing and advancing the data foundations necessary to enable the Commonwealth to responsibly scale the use of AI.

Work involves setting enterprise data management strategies; defining governance, standards, and architectures for data quality, interoperability, privacy, security, and ethics; and ensuring data assets are trustworthy, accessible, and fit for advanced analytics and AI use cases.

You will have the opportunity to serve as the Commonwealth’s senior authority on data and AI, working across delivery centers, agencies, program areas, legal, security, and external partners.

Work requires leading primarily through influence rather than direct authority, aligning diverse stakeholders around shared standards and outcomes, and building and sustaining high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.

Work is assigned in the form of strategic goals and objectives and is reviewed by executive leadership for results attained, regulatory compliance, and enterprise impact.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 2 days per week.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Thirteen years of professional experience in data management, analytics, information technology, or a related field that includes three years in a managerial or enterprise leadership capacity; or
• Nine years of professional experience in data management, analytics, or information technology that includes three years in a managerial or enterprise leadership capacity and a bachelor’s degree; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years in a managerial or enterprise leadership capacity.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Knowledge of enterprise data management principles, including governance, quality, architecture, and lifecycle management
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and their data dependencies
• Knowledge of regulatory, privacy, security, and ethical considerations related to data and AI
• Knowledge of information technology principles and IT service delivery models
• Knowledge of enterprise governance frameworks and operating models
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of building and leading high-performing teams
• Ability to establish data foundations that enable scalable and responsible AI adoption
• Ability to lead through influence across a complex, matrixed organization
• Ability to evaluate organizational data maturity and AI readiness
• Ability to read and interpret policies, regulations, and technical documentation

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.