Job Description

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC) seeks a qualified individual for the Director of IT Procurement and Budget role. This position is critical in the strategic management and oversight of IT procurement and budgeting to ensure effective technology deployment in compliance with regulatory requirements and departmental goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the procurement process for IT services and equipment, ensuring compliance

  with city, state, and federal regulations.

• Develop and manage the IT budget, optimizing resource allocation to meet the

  department's needs while ensuring fiscal responsibility.

• Coordinate with various departmental units to align IT procurement with broader

  organizational objectives and compliance requirements, particularly in response to

  the Nunez court order.

• Implement and refine procurement and budgeting strategies based on detailed analysis

  and forecast trends.

• Foster transparency and accountability through detailed reporting and performance metrics.

• Drive continuous IT procurement and budgeting improvement through strategic leadership and

  innovative practices.

• Manage staff and budget management and ensure that investments in technology align with

  the needs identified in the Nunez case, such as improved surveillance, data management,

  and communication systems.

• Identify and mitigate risks related to IT investments, ensuring that technology implementations

  are secure, efficient, and compliant with the court order.

• Collaborate closely with OTPS Budget, Procurement, Payments, Capital Budget, Legal, OTI,

  and IT units, encompassing software development, legacy applications, network and infrastructure,

  cybersecurity, desktop support, cabling, telecom, senior tech support, data centers, warehouse,

  special projects, Genetec, IT support, project management, web development, architecture,

  applications support, and legacy apps teams to ensure continuous provisioning of necessary

  goods and services for operational effectiveness.

• Manage OTPS and capital budgets, procurements, contracts, contract negotiations, EULA,

  EULA rider, SCY, & Cloud Agreement negotiations, consulting service agreements, supervising

  work performed by outside vendors, reviewing and submitting invoices for payments, tracking

  time of consultants working on a time and materials basis, annual LL63 preparation, capital plan

  submissions 3x/yr., draft technically complex Capital Certificates to Proceed, answer budget and

  project questions that are highly technical, work on telecommunications matters, among many

  other tasks.

Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.