Director of Technology (Remote from anywhere in CO)

State of Colorado; Colorado; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology seeks a Director, Technology to partner with agency executives, set strategic technology direction, and lead multi-disciplinary teams. You will shape roadmaps, drive innovation, and ensure delivery of mission-critical services across Coloradans.

The role emphasizes governance, procurement, and outcomes over activity metrics, with strong emphasis on collaboration, accountability, and staff development within a public-sector context.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years leading delivery of technology solutions.
• Experience working across design, engineering, policy, operations to ship usable tech.
• Ability to translate technical risks into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Translate technology initiatives into agency mission requirements with senior leaders.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year technology roadmap aligned to priorities.
• Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate agency tech portfolios.
• Monitor vendor performance and manage compliance with standards.
• Manage budgets and resources for technology investments.
• Coach and conduct performance conversations focused on outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and governance.
• Promote user-centric, agile, and modular delivery approaches.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Roadmap development

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Performance coaching

Enterprise Architecture

Agile delivery

Governance & procurement

Job description

Together, we innovate for a stronger Colorado

The work of employees at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is challenging and diverse because the needs of agencies, customers and Coloradans constantly evolve. But our focus never changes: improve the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. We're building one of the nation's leading government IT organizations by reimagining how we support agencies, building first-of-their-kind applications, and creating an inclusive, collaborative culture, together. Join us in the important work of providing equitable access to services.

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The Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology is in the middle of a transformation worth joining. We're building cross-functional pod teams that partner directly with agencies to design, deliver, and continuously improve services that work for Coloradans. Good government depends on technology that works. And OIT exists to make that true for every Coloradan. The State of Colorado is seeking a Director, Technology to help build the next generation of public services. We're looking for people who want to do the best work of their careers in service of the public.

The Director, Technology is the Leader in OIT’s agency service model. You will determine the appropriate approach in working with OIT and Agency executives in aligning and implementing OIT and agency business needs. This position operates proactively as a strategic partner, embedding in agency planning before problems surface, rather than reactively as a service provider. You will build credibility with agency leadership quickly and maintain it through demonstrated delivery. The role oversees technology used to support all aspects of any supported agency's technology needs and collaborates with agency leadership as a strategic partner to provide in-depth technical expertise in support of business decisions.

What you'll do...

• Communicate and translate between technology initiatives and mission requirements with senior agency stakeholders, including Executive Director, CFO, and program leads.
• Facilitate discussions with agency stakeholders and operational staff to identify competing priorities and elicit clear decisions.
• Develop and maintain a living technology roadmap that is focused on agency priorities, which can be shifted to meet changing needs.
• Oversee advisory teams as a matrixed leader coordinating agency technology portfolios.
• Monitor vendor contract performance in terms of agreed outcomes and elevate failure to deliver on standards.
• Identify, assess, and communicate technology risk effectively to non-technical agency leaders.
• Understand and align OIT services with customer expectations to achieve high satisfaction.
• Develop outcome-based performance agreements with agency stakeholders that define success in terms of mission impact and constituent benefit, not system availability or ticket volume.
• Drive compliance with enterprise architecture standards (EA), while maintaining focus on agency missions and program needs; flag exceptions and engage OIT’s EA function.
• Implement user centricity, agile, product ownership, modular procurement, and continuous delivery at conceptual and operational levels.
• Work with cross-functional teams at agency and OIT to efficiently navigate State governance and procurement laws, considering factors such as SOO vs SOW, as well as T&M Structures.
• Develop, drive, and hold staff accountable to team expectations tied to outcomes rather than activity metrics.
• Conduct regular 1:1s and performance conversations that are developmental and coaching-oriented, which provide direct, honest feedback and accountability to team members. Build an environment where team members surface problems early rather than hiding them.
• Provide proactive intervention to mitigate issues arising from workload, skill-gaps, etc., that are not dependent upon performance review cycles.
• Conduct human resource management activities such as developing performance plans, and approving performance reviews; oversee disciplinary/corrective, and separation actions.
• Coordinate with the OIT HR team to drive recruitment and selection processes that consider user-centered outcomes, and candidate experience.

What you bring...

• Ability to speak credibly to an agency's Executive Director, CFO, and program leads, to translate between technology and mission. This includes the ability to identify, assess and communicate technology risks to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to navigate complex political dynamics, while maintaining focus on outcomes.
• Ability to influence agency program staff and political leadership through collaboration and complex relationship management.
• Ability to develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap that aligns technology investment to mission priorities
• Ability to manage budget and resources, and influence thinking in regards to technology investment.
• Ability to set individual and team performance expectations tied to outcomes, conduct developmental performance conversations, and navigate performance issues constructively across a cross-functional team of specialists.
• Ability to manage across disciplines — providing meaningful feedback and accountability to team members — without needing to be a practitioner in each craft.
• Ability to quickly understand state agency planning, budget, and decision-making processes, including budget cycles, legislative constraints, and executive branch governance
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture fundamentals sufficient to apply EA standards, flag exceptions, and engage meaningfully with OIT's EA function
• Ability to apply modern software delivery approaches, including user centricity, agile, product ownership, modular procurement, and continuous delivery at a conceptual and operational level
• Knowledge of State IT governance, procurement law, and vendor contracting in a government context.

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a lead in the delivery of technology solutions, to include three (3) years experience managing cross-functional teams using iterative, user-centered methods.
• A track record of working across disciplines — design, engineering, policy, or operations — to ship things that work for real people.

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Experience serving as a primary technical advisor to C-suite or Executive-level leadership, with a documented ability to translate complex technical risks into business-focused mission outcomes.
• Matrixed Team Leadership: Proven experience leading cross-functional or matrixed advisory teams, specifically focusing on coaching and development rather than just activity-based management.
• Enterprise Architecture Familiarity: Practical experience applying Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards to agency-level technology roadmaps to ensure alignment between specific program needs and enterprise-wide standards.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Pragmatic Institute Product Management, PMP, or Professional Product Manager (PPM).
• Experience working within a digital service agency or a government-adjacent technology firm, successfully translating mission-driven policy goals into actionable product backlogs.
• Experience in modern procurement practices is highly desirable, with the ability to structure vendor requirements in a way that remains outcome-oriented and agile rather than locking the state into rigid, fixed-scope contracts.
• Background in User-Centered Design (UCD).

Conditions of Employment:

OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work. A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

If this posting indicates "remote from anywhere in CO" in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

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The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the applicationprocess, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in theemployee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requestedaccommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and requirereasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewingfor this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at [e-mail] or call [phone].

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.

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