The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will be an enterprise executive and accomplished technology leader. They will combine strategic vision with execution discipline, translate complex technical concepts into clear business terms, and modernize legacy environments without compromising accuracy, availability, security, compliance or public trust.

Primary Responsibilities:

 Enterprise strategy and partnership: Advise the Executive Director and leadership team; develop a multi-year technology roadmap; establish transparent governance for priorities, funding, risk and benefits; and reposition IT as a proactive, outcomes-driven partner.

 Modernization and engineering: Modernize applications, infrastructure, integration and architecture; reduce technical debt; execute a pragmatic cloud and platform

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strategy; and strengthen secure software engineering, DevSecOps, quality and release management.

 Operations, cybersecurity and resilience: Oversee infrastructure, networks, platforms, service management and production support. Partner with the Chief Information Security Officer to strengthen privacy, identity, incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity and audit readiness.

 Data, AI and innovation: Establish enterprise data governance and improve quality, access, integration and analytical value. Partner with the Director of Innovation and Transformation to adopt AI, automation and analytics responsibly, with appropriate security, privacy, transparency and human oversight.

 Portfolio, finance and partners: Lead technology planning, budgeting and resource allocation. Evaluate investments by mission value, risk, readiness, lifecycle cost and measurable benefits. Hold vendors, integrators and service providers accountable for performance, security and knowledge transfer.

 Organization, talent and culture: Evolve the IT operating model and leadership structure; partner with HR and the EPMO to build the IT workforce, succession and skills plans; and foster a culture of public service, customer focus, accountability, collaboration, inclusion and continuous learning.

Preferred Skills:

• Ten (10) or more years of progressively responsible technology leadership, including significant experience as a CIO, deputy CIO, CTO or equivalent senior executive in a large, complex organization.

• Demonstrated success developing enterprise technology strategies and leading major business transformation, legacy modernization and organizational change in a high-availability environment.

• Broad executive oversight across applications, architecture, infrastructure, cloud, networks, service delivery, cybersecurity, data, integration and resilience.

• Extensive experience managing IT operations, including infrastructure, networks, data center management, enterprise platforms, service delivery, and operational resilience.

• Hands-on experience with cloud migration, enterprise platforms, data and integration strategy, responsible AI, automation and advanced analytics.

• Experience improving software engineering and delivery practices and managing significant budgets, portfolios, procurement, contracts, vendors and managed services.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, present to governance or oversight bodies, and build and develop diverse, multi-level technology organizations.

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

 Leadership experience in government, public pensions, financial services, insurance, benefits administration or another highly regulated, transaction-intensive environment.

 Advanced degree or relevant certifications in technology leadership, cloud, cybersecurity, architecture, service management, program management or risk.

Leadership Expectations:

• Build trust across leadership, employees, oversight bodies, workforce partners, government peers and vendors.

• Challenge outdated practices constructively, translate strategy into practical execution and lead change through uncertainty.

• Balance urgency and innovation with security, service continuity, fiscal responsibility, accessibility and organizational readiness.

• Communicate with clarity and candor, surface risks early, make timely decisions, delegate effectively and develop leaders.

New York City Employees Retirement System

Available opportunities

CIO

Brooklyn, New York