Chief Information Officer - SFPD (0953)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

18d•$193,700 - $284,138•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Deputy Chief of the Administration Bureau, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) serves as the San Francisco Police Department’s senior technology executive and strategic leader for digital transformation. This position is responsible for modernizing the Department’s technology, operational systems, data practices, and privacy and surveillance governance. The CIO is responsible for stewarding the Department’s full technology stack and enterprise architecture, ensuring systems are modern, secure, efficient, and cost-effective while supporting high-stakes public-safety operations and exercising final technology authority over major system, vendor, architecture, and deployment decisions. This role oversees a portfolio of complex, mission-critical systems including the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, records and property management, case and investigations systems, human resource and recruitment platforms, cellular and radio communications, body-worn camera programs, e-citations, mobile data computers, and all other operationally essential public-safety applications. The CIO ensures these systems are integrated, reliable, secure, future-facing, and aligned with Citywide standards and law enforcement best practices.

Requirements

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
Ten (10) years of progressively responsible full-time professional Information Technology experience, including six (6) years within a large IT organization performing major management duties.
Experience must include significant responsibility in: Designing, implementing, or modernizing complex information systems and infrastructure
Leading large-scale IT projects and establishing division-wide goals, priorities, policies, and service levels
Managing resource allocation and developing new programs
Advising senior executives or department heads on technology strategy, risks, and policy implications
Representing an organization before oversight authorities or governance bodies

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise managing and optimizing a complex technology stack, including modernizing legacy applications, integrating systems across multiple platforms, and designing secure, efficient enterprise architectures that reduce cost and risk.
Ability to evaluate current-state architecture, define future-state vision, and guide the organization through the transition.
Demonstrated success leading digital transformation or modernization initiatives in complex, high-stakes environments (public safety, government, healthcare, or similar sectors).
Strong understanding of privacy, surveillance technology governance, and emerging technologies such as real-time analytics, AI/ML applications, and mobile workforce tools.
Experience navigating procurement, system conversions, RFQ/RFP processes, and vendor management at an enterprise level.
Exceptional leadership skills, with an ability to manage, mentor, and inspire technical teams and drive cultural change.
Ability to forecast technological needs, anticipate risks, and make strategic and tactical decisions that advance organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Lead Department-Wide Digital Transformation
Oversee Privacy, Surveillance Technology, and Responsible Innovation
Own and Advance the Department’s Data Strategy
Oversee the Real-Time Investigation Center (RTIC) and Operational Technology Ecosystem
Executive Leadership, Governance, and Stakeholder Engagement
Organizational Management and Budget Leadership
Manage and Modernize the Department’s Technology Architecture and Systems Portfolio
Performs other related executive duties as required.