JOB TITLE: Chief Information Officer
AGENCY: State Bar of California
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
FILING DEADLINE: July 19, 2024
SALARY RANGE: $235,526 - $353,014 Annually

A Transformational Opportunity for a Proven Leader
The State Bar of California is seeking a collaborative, visionary, astute leader, and change agent to become the State Bar’s first Chief Information Officer. The CIO will oversee all Information Technology (IT) functions and will be responsible for implementing the State Bar’s strategic vision as part of the Leadership Team. The CIO will report directly to the Executive Director. This new, elevated role within the State Bar underscores the organization’s recognition of the IT function as crucial to fulfilling its mission.

THE POSITION
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides leadership and direction in the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of State Bar information systems, computer services, network communications, and management information services to accomplish strategic goals. The CIO is a member of the State Bar Leadership Team and as such is responsible for shared decision making on key issues impacting the organization overall. The CIO establishes and drives the State Bar IT planning, policies, and programs; recommends and oversees technology initiatives aligned with advancement of organizational priorities and objectives; and provides oversight for the operation and maintenance of the technology infrastructure and applications. Additionally, the CIO ensures proper technology standards and processes are established and followed, establishes and maintains superior data security and privacy standards, establishes and monitors service level measures and targets for all technology related support activities, provides leadership oversight for critical projects, and maintains relationships with the State Bar community and other agencies as appropriate.

Finally, the State Bar’s first CIO will be a change agent who can quickly and effectively reshape the vision for and delivery of the State Bar’s IT function.

Responsibilities include providing visionary leadership in the delivery of IT services in an efficient and cost-effective manner to support the State Bar’s strategic goals and objectives; building and sustaining a talented IT team comprised of both staff and contract personnel; safeguard information systems and network against emerging threats, thereby maintaining the highest standards of data security and privacy; spearheading innovation by identifying and integrating new technologies; budget and vendor management; and active participation on the State Bar’s Leadership Team. The full job description, including all duties and responsibilities can be found here: https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/Chief-Information-Officer…

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with extensive experience in transformational change, particularly in revamping IT functions within public sector or unionized environments. The CIO will not only be technically proficient, inspiring confidence in staff and clients, but will also be adept at managing hybrid staffing with both outsourced and in-house functions. Far from maintaining the status quo, this dynamic leader will be a creative and effective change agent, approaching challenges with curiosity and innovative solutions. As a member of the Leadership Team, the CIO will think beyond just the IT Division, making calibrated decisions for the organization’s overall benefit. The CIO will be an inspiring leader who listens attentively, avoids territoriality, and builds an effective, dynamic team with fairness and courage, fostering an open, collaborative culture.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, and 10 years of information technology experience, including senior-level management responsibilities, strategic planning and execution.
• A master’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience.
• A PhD in information technology, computer science, or a related field may substitute for two years of the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Proven experience as CIO or similar executive leadership role for IT.
• Experience developing and leading an IT Strategy and Transformation roadmap.
• Demonstrated evidence of aligning IT in a collaborative model to support business outcomes.
• Excellent knowledge of IT systems, applications, capabilities, and infrastructure and how they support business capabilities and outcomes.
• Background in designing/developing IT systems and planning IT development and implementations.
• Solid understanding of data analysis, budgeting, and IT business operations.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• A strong strategic and business outcome focused mindset.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to make informed decisions and optimize systems performance.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

For more details about this opportunity, please visit the job brochure at: https://koffassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/State-Bar-CIO-fin….

To be considered, please submit a resume, cover letter and five work-related references (who will not be contacted in the early stages of the recruitment) to: https://koffassociates.com/state-bar-cio/. Resumes should reflect years and months of positions held as well as size of past organization(s).

For additional information please contact:
Pete Smith, Senior Recruiter
Senior Recruiter
510.342.3233
peter_smith1@ajg.com
www.koffassociates.com