EXECUTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The goal of the Information Technology Bureau (ITB) is to provide all members of the New York City Police Department with the most advanced technology available in order to enhance operational performance and promote personal safety. The use of technology in law enforcement contributes to officer effectiveness and efficiency and is to the benefit all citizens of the City of New York.

The Information Technology Bureau (ITB) of the New York City Police Department is seeking an Executive Program Specialist to support the CIO in driving execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring proper resource allocation across units, and providing visibility into the health of bureau-wide projects. Under executive direction and with wide latitude for independent judgment, the Executive Program Specialist manages and coordinates high-priority initiatives, monitors staffing and skill alignment, and identifies opportunities to improve bureau performance by closing stalled projects and reallocating resources. This position serves as a direct extension of the CIO, ensuring that the bureau’s people and projects are aligned with mission-critical objectives. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Direct, coordinate, and monitor ITB initiatives and programs, ensuring projects move forward and close out successfully
- Assess staffing across ITB units; identify under or over resourced teams and recommend adjustments to achieve balance
- Evaluate workforce skillsets against current and emerging requirements (e.g., automation, observability, AI, modernization) and make recommendations for reskilling, redeployment, or hiring
- Maintain a CIO-facing dashboard of bureau projects and resources, highlighting progress, risks, and bottlenecks
- Conduct portfolio triage, recommending closure, consolidation, or acceleration of initiatives to focus on the highest-value work
- Collaborate with ITB leadership, other bureaus, and external stakeholders as appropriate to ensure alignment and execution
- Provide data-driven analysis and recommendations to the CIO regarding bureau priorities, staffing, and project execution
- Perform additional related duties as assigned

Additional Information:
Success Indicators
- Increased percentage of ITB projects completed on time and within scope
- Documented improvements in staffing balance across units
- Reduction in stalled or redundant projects
- Workforce skills aligned with bureau modernization priorities
- Regular reporting that provides CIO leadership with visibility into risks, opportunities, and outcomes

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

Work Schedule: Varies.

Work Location: 1 Police Plaza, NY, NY.

To Apply: Please visit: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID (#754333)

Executive Program Specialist - 06942

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years full- time satisfactory professional experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position, including eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity.

2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” above; however, all candidates must possess eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity as described above.

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.