Unemployment Insurance Chief Data Officer job at State of Maryland in Baltimore, MD

Title: UI Chief Data Officer Job Description: LOCATION OF POSITION 100 South Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DepartmentLABOR - Unemployment Insurance Salary$111,484.00 -$142,752 with potential growth up to $173,775.00/year Employment TypeFull-Time HR AnalystFelicia Ransome Work LocationBaltimore City Main Purpose of Job The Chief Data Officer (CDO) is a senior executive responsible for establishing and executing a unified, enterprise-wide data strategy for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division. The CDO leads the development of data governance, quality, security, analytics, and reporting capabilities that ensure UI data is accurate, secure, compliant, and fully leveraged to improve program outcomes. This role shapes long-term data vision, leads a team of data and reporting professionals, and ensures the Division's data assets support federal reporting, fraud detection, program integrity, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision making. The CDO serves as Ul's principal data steward and represents the Division in statewide and inter-agency data initiatives. POSITION DUTIES This position duties consist of but not limited to the following: Strategic Leadership & Governance - Provides vision and direction for UI's enterprise data management strategy and ensures alignment with state, federal, and agency objectives. Develops and oversees the UI Division's data governance framework, policies, standards, roles and accountability mechanisms. Data Management, Quality & Security - Oversees the full lifecycle of UI data, ensuring its quality, timeliness, and compliance with federal and state requirements. Directs initiatives to improve data, validation, reconciliation, and integration across UI systems. Analytics, Reporting & Business Intelligence - Oversees the design and delivery of analytical tools, reports, and dashboards to support policy, operational and strategic planning. Develops predictive and prescriptive models to support workload forecasting, fraud detection, and performance improvement. Collaboration & Representation - Serves as the Division's representative for statewide, federal, and national data governance, modernization, and interoperability initiatives. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Data Science, Data Analytics, Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Public Policy, or a closely related field. Master's degree preferred.

At least five (5) years of data management experience, including three (3) years deploying enterprise-wide data governance programs. DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with Unemployment Insurance programs, federal UI reporting requirements or labor market data.
• Familiarity with Maryland state
• ,government data systems, privacy policies, and cybersecurity standards,
• Certifications in Data Management, Governance; or Information Security (e.g. DAMA CDM P, Cl PP, CISSP).
• Experience_ with advanced analytics. predictive modeling, or fraud detection tools. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Personnel employed in this classification will have access to federal tax information and must undergo a state and FBI criminal background check as a condition of employment. All candidates are subject to a background check against files maintained by the Division of Unemployment Insurance (MD Labor/DUI) to determine whether any monies are owed to MD Labor/DUI as a result of unemployment insurance overpayment/fraud. Any unpaid debt may have an impact on whether or not a candidate is offered employment. SELECTION PROCESS Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year. Resumes are strongly encouraged, please upload along with application All information concerning the qualifications, including any required documentation (diploma, transcript, certificate, etc.) must be submitted and received by the closing date. Information submitted after this date will not be considered. For positions that require Bachelor/Master Degree etc: Educational credentials from foreign countries must be evaluated by an approved education review service. This evaluation must be submitted prior to hire. For further information, you may call International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. or World Education Services EXAMINATION PROCESS The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience re