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Fairfax County Government · 21 hours ago

Chief Director of Innovation (IT Program Director III)

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$128K/yr - $230K/yr

7+ years exp

Fairfax County Government is looking for a Chief Director of Innovation to lead their Department of Information Technology. This high-level executive role involves overseeing the development and implementation of AI, ML, Data, and Business Intelligence solutions while ensuring alignment with the County’s strategic goals and business needs.

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Responsibilities

Supervises Directors and/or Branch Managers across multiple DIT divisions

Establishes priorities and leads performance management, staff development, and competency planning for assigned personnel

Collaborates with other Chief Directors and County leadership to plan and execute technology initiatives

Assists with division-wide budgeting, staffing, and performance planning

Oversees daily operations, ensuring reliable, secure, and continuous application services in coordination with CIO and CTO

Directs AI/ML, Data, mobility, cloud-native modernization, emerging technologies, citizen-facing solutions, and data platforms

Ensures security-by-design, performance resilience, technical compliance, and operational sustainability

Participate in enterprise architecture alignment and adoption of industry frameworks

Ensures Fairfax County remains a regional and national leader in innovative public-sector technology implementation

Oversees internal Innovation specific governance strategies, portfolio management practices, and technology prioritization

Develops and implements policies, standards, and procedures to ensure operational compliance and accountability

Establish objectives, KPIs, budgets, and performance metrics for assigned divisions

Leads executive reporting and performance presentations to leadership and stakeholders

Serves as a liaison between technical teams, executive leadership, and County stakeholders

Serves as an executive liaison for technology partnerships, innovation pilots, and cross-jurisdictional initiatives

Maintains productive engagement with internal departments, external agencies, localities, academic organizations, and industry partners

Collaborates with departments to discover innovation opportunities and ensure strong alignment with business needs

Coordinates with other Chief Directors during emergencies and ensures disaster recovery plans are up to date for critical applications

Maintains continuity of operations documentation, including succession planning and emergency delegation of authority

Qualification

AI/ML solutions developmentBusiness Intelligence applicationsTechnical leadershipData platform managementStrategic planningStakeholder engagementPerformance managementEmergency operationsCommunication skills

Required

Possession of a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business or public administration, or closely related field

Seven years of progressively responsible experience in applying and/or managing information technology systems and resources to meet the needs of a government or business organization

The appointee is required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer

Preferred

Demonstrated success in the development and deployment of AI, ML, Data, Self-Service, and Business Intelligence applications and services in a large public, or private, sector environment

Demonstrates the ability to clearly articulate a strategic plan and define quarterly and annual deliverables in alignment with the strategic plan

Demonstrated success in defining, and implementing, innovative user experience strategies resulting in improved, year over year, self-service metrics

Extensive experience overseeing complex application environments and leading technical teams

Strong technical background, including hands-on experience in AI/ML/Data solutions development and the establishment of ethical and diversity focused standards