Chief, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Officer

Description:

This position is within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Management & Administration (M&A) Directorate, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). OCIO is responsible for developing and implementing strategies that provide information, services, and technology solutions to achieve the ICE mission. The OCIO enhances & modernizes business processes, information technology (IT) systems and technical support services.

Requirements:

1. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined in the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent.

This experience should be sufficiently broad in scope and at a major management level in a large or complex organization. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising a large number of employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
• Supervising the work of employees, developing policy, and other executive functions.

If your experience does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.

2. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs)

The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential, not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions.

• ECQ 1: Leading Change - This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
• ECQ 2: Leading People - This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
• ECQ 3: Results Driven - This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
• ECQ 4: Business Acumen - This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
• ECQ 5: Building Coalitions -This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

The Fundamental Competencies are the attributes that serve as the foundation for each of the ECQs; they are cross-cutting and should be addressed over the complete ECQ narrative.

• Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation

Additional information on the ECQs is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications .

3. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)

Current or former SES members and CDP-certified applicants may omit the ECQs from their application package. However, all applicants must submit narrative responses for the TQs listed below .

• TQ 1 Demonstrates experience and knowledge in developing and implementing innovation strategies, managing innovation portfolios, fostering a culture of innovation, identifying and leveraging emerging technologies, driving digital transformation, and enhancing customer experience through innovation.
• TQ 2 Demonstrates experience and knowledge overseeing and coordinating efforts of an artificial intelligence program for an organization, including assessing appropriate risk management considerations; and building secure, innovative, and ethical artificial intelligence use cases.
• TQ 3 Demonstrates experience overseeing process improvement, strategic planning, project management, and change management techniques; to include success in advocating for and introducing innovative programs and/or artificial intelligence.

Important: Refer to the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement for page length and other formatting specifications. Documents that do not adhere to the specified requirements may be disqualified. We recommend uploading your documents in PDF format to preserve formatting and ensure conformance with specifications. Failure to submit any of the required documents as stated will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.