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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Chief Data Officer
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 10288 Salary Grade: Z06
Approved: Last Revised: December 22, 2022

Purpose:
 

Under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, this position is responsible for fostering value creation by means of the organization’s data assets and external data ecosystem.  Develops and maintains means to use data to achieve its mission and vision, envisions data-enabled strategies, enables business outcomes through analytics and establishes data and analytics governance.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Exploits the value of enterprise information assets, and of the analytics used to render insights for decision making, automated decisions and augmentation of human performance.
  2. Works with technology leadership and executives to establish the vision for managing data as a business asset and to exploit data using research and analytics to maximize the return on data assets.
  3. Oversees the development and deployment of the enterprise’s data and analytics platform for digital business.
  4. Expands the organization’s research and analytics offerings, especially in emerging analytical approaches, skills, and technologies, focusing them on digital business innovation.
  5. Partners with technology leadership to scan the horizon for emerging management tools, skills, techniques, and technologies to maximize opportunities to evaluate enterprise data sets and make data driven decisions
  6. Fosters the creation of a data-driven culture, related competencies, and data literacy across the enterprise.
  7. Develops, manages, allocates and governs the annual budget for the office of the Chief Data Officer (CDO).
  8. Organizes and leads a data and analytics center of excellence, and constantly improves the organization’s capacity to develop insights with advanced analytics.
  9. Oversees the integration and staging of data, and the development and maintenance of the data lakes, data warehouse and data marts, for use by analysts throughout the organization.
  10. Collaborates with the cyber security team to create policies and controls for the appropriate protection of information assets.
  11. Organizes and leads data and analytics governance including oversight of governance policy creation and compliance.
  12. Defines, manages, and advances enterprise information management principles, policies and programs for stewardship, advocacy and custodianship of data and analytics, in concert with legal, information security, and corporate risk and compliance offices.
  13. Develops methods to ensure consistent application and use of analytics. Establishes the governance of data and algorithms used for analysis, analytical applications and automated decision making.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
  • Knowledge of existing and emerging technologies used to collect, process, and manage large data.
  • Knowledge of the application of enterprise architecture to guide organizations towards achieving strategic vision.
  • Knowledge of relevant data technologies to integrate into the long-term strategic vision of the company.
  • Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
  • Knowledge of best practices related to change management.
  • Knowledge of Federal, State, Local laws, and ordinances that apply to utility operations.
  • Knowledge of city practice, policy, and procedure.
  • Skill in handling conflict and uncertain situations.
  • Skill in analyzing and interpreting applicable data.
  • Skill in analytical and problem-solving ability.
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  • Skill in using computers and related software applications.
  • Ability to explain digital concepts and technologies to business leaders, and business concepts to technologists.
  • Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
  • Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with city employees and the public.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to information/computer science, business, engineering, or related field, plus five (5) years of experience in information technology or related field, including two (2) years of data management experience.
  • Master’s degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of the required work experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 

None

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.