The newly formed California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is looking for a new chief information officer to oversee the department's Technology Services Division and to serve as its primary policymaker and highest-ranking IT policy expert.
Applications for the Career Executive Assignment (CEA) position, which has a pay range of $9,624 to $11,465 per month, are being accepted until Jan. 11.
“The CIO serves as a change agent in proactively planning, organizing, leading and controlling CDTFA's large, complex IT program,” says a job summary posted on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website. But the job goes beyond that.
“As the CDTFA's top technical management information system expert and manager of this function, the position impacts virtually all aspects of the CDTFA's programs and mission. Recommendations and implementation of the management information function can significantly impact the department, CDTFA management, other state data centers as well as local government taxing authorities,” the summary says.
Among the job requirements are:
— Proven knowledge of IT trends, practices and standards as well as the ability to apply IT concepts, practices, methods and principles.
— Experience that demonstrates an ability to develop, formulate and implement strategic IT and business policies and procedures.
— High-level management experience including personnel management; organizing, motivating and developing staff; experience with public administration, organization and management; and an ability to communicate, advise and negotiate with high-level management on IT vision, governance, policy direction, best practices and sensitive issues.
Recent state legislation created the CDTFA to administer the taxes and fees previously collected by the Board of Equalization, with the exception of property tax, alcoholic beverage tax and insurance tax. Additional information concerning this recent change can be found at www.boe.ca.gov and at www.cdtfa.ca.gov.
