CIO: Modernize Public Pension Tech & Cybersecurity

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NYCERS seeks a strategic, forward-looking technology executive to modernize pension systems, strengthen cybersecurity and operational resilience, and make technology a trusted partner in delivering excellent member and employee experiences. The CIO will set enterprise technology strategy, align investments with mission priorities, and build governance and talent for sustained transformation.

The successful candidate will be an enterprise leader who translates complex technical concepts into

Qualifications

• Master's degree in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, auditing, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, data analysis, information technology, information security, communications, project management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, psychology, sociology, human resources, political science, urban studies, public relations, or a related field, or a juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise strategy and partnership: Advise leadership; develop a multi-year technology roadmap; establish governance for priorities, funding, risk and benefits.
• Modernization and engineering: Modernize applications, infrastructure, integration and architecture; reduce technical debt; pursue cloud and platform strategy; strengthen secure software engineering, DevSecOps, quality and release management.
• Operations, cybersecurity and resilience: Oversee infrastructure, networks, platforms, service management and production support; strengthen privacy, identity, incident response, disaster recovery and audit readiness.
• Data, AI and innovation: Establish enterprise data governance and improve quality, access, integration and analytical value; adopt AI, automation and analytics responsibly with security and privacy.
• Portfolio, finance and partners: Lead technology planning, budgeting and resource allocation; evaluate investments by mission value, risk and benefits.
• Organization, talent and culture: Evolve IT operating model and leadership; build IT workforce, succession and skills plans; foster public service, collaboration and continuous learning.

Job description

NYCERS seeks a strategic, forward-looking technology executive to modernize pension systems, strengthen cybersecurity and operational resilience, and make technology a trusted partner in delivering excellent member and employee experiences. The CIO will set enterprise technology strategy, align investments with mission priorities, and build governance and talent for sustained transformation.

The successful candidate will be an enterprise leader who translates complex technical concepts into