Utah State Jobs – DTS Chief Operations Officer

Website State of Utah

Job Description:

The Department of Technology Services seeks a dynamic leader to fill the role of Information Technology Chief Operations Officer (COO). This is an administrative level position reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer. The COO will provide strategic direction and delivery of solutions in the areas of hosting, networking, desktop support, email support, database management and other infrastructure operations, while ensuring that they comply with the overall Division of Technology Services vision and mission.

As of July 1, 2021 The Department of Technology Services will become a division within The Department of Government Operations. This position will report to the Taylorsville State Office Building (4315 2700 W, Taylorsville, UT 84129) when not teleworking.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the CIO and Executive Staff in setting and driving organizational vision, operational strategy, and hiring needs
  • Translate strategy into actionable goals for performance and growth helping to implement operational goal setting, performance management, and quarterly/annual operating planning across Cloud & On Prem Hosting, Network, Database, SysOps, Desktop & Mobile, and Help Desk teams.
  • Oversee division operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture ensuring team members thrive and organizational outcomes are met
  • Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention
  • Enforce compliance with regulatory mandates and department security policies and procedures, taking action when necessary
  • This person will manage a team of approximately 300 employees.
  • As a senior executive, this individual will assist in shaping the vision and mission of DTS.

Job Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a people person, who can manage and motivate those working with them. They also must be able to think strategically, creatively and be able to analyze difficult and complex problems, often needing to work out solutions even when information is not complete. The ideal candidate will also have demonstrated expertise in organizing and successfully managing a very large and complex portfolio of technology projects.

Job Details:

Company: State of Utah

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Others

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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