Chief Product Development Officer / Deputy Commissioner for Product Development

About the role

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) is dedicated to leveraging technology to improve public safety, drive opportunity, and enhance government operations in New York City. OTI works closely with various city agencies to deliver innovative solutions and services.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal teams to assess existing frameworks and build tailored reference architecture models that span applications and domains.
• Governance Leadership: Collaboratively define and communicate citywide architecture processes, principles, policies, and standards.
• Continuously review organizational needs, drivers, and strategies to assess their impact on the application architecture and proactively identify and mitigate associated risks.
• Oversee the evaluation, selection, and procurement process for application packages, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and customer needs.
• Establish a great working relationship with CIOs at all agencies.
• Leverage Emerging Technologies: Track, identify, and evaluate emerging technologies that can enhance the overall product development process.
• Stay current on Industry Best Practices for the software development industry.
• Oversee special projects and initiatives.

Requirements

This role requires a proven track record in managing large-scale, complex applications and leading engineering teams. Candidates must have experience driving foundational change management within organizations, superior people management skills, and a strong customer service orientation. Additionally, candidates should have experience making Build vs Buy decisions and be part of executive management/leadership teams at software companies.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a large-scale, complex ecosystem-wide applications.
• Experience leading an engineering team (100+) in the private sector, in the last 2 years.
• Experience driving foundational change management within an organization.
• Superior people management skills.
• Great communication and strategic thinking abilities.
• Has been part of executive management/leadership team at a software company.
• Proven experience making Build vs Buy decisions.
• Incredibly responsive with a strong customer service orientation.

Benefits

OTI offers competitive benefits, including opportunities to work on impactful projects and a supportive team environment. The position is located in Brooklyn, NY, and hours of work are flexible, including potential on-call and shift work.

Pay

The salary range for this position is TBD, reflecting the market value for the role.

Schedule

The role is full-time and operates on a day shift schedule.