Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer; CAIO
Job in
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, 62777, USA
Listed on 2026-07-17
Listing for:
Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT)
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-17
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
AI Engineer (Applied/Software), AI Business & Operations, Machine Learning/ ML Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Essential Functions- Subject to administrative approval and reporting to the Deputy Secretary, serves as the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO), acting as the Agency's principal executive and policy‑making official for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
- Inventories, classifies, and maintains line‑of‑sight over AI/ML algorithms in use by DoIT and agencies referenced in DoIT’s enabling Act, including the use of those algorithms by agency‑contracted vendors.
- Serves as official agency spokesperson and subject‑matter expert (SME) on behalf of the DoIT Deputy Secretary to internal and external entities, including all client agencies, on AI and ML matters and policies.
- Develops and implements DoIT’s Artificial Intelligence Roadmap to align DoIT’s use of AI/ML with its strategic priorities, security needs, values, and opportunities.
- Coordinates with a wide array of key stakeholders to ensure broad alignment and responsible AI/ML adoption across the State, including AI trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Directs and leads the State’s commitment to Responsible AI by developing, communicating, and enforcing a unified set of AI/ML standards and policies across DoIT’s statutory agencies and in collaboration with relevant DoIT counterparts.
- Serves as full line supervisor.
- Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a directly related field.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible management experience in a large information technology organization in a public or business organization.
- Requires four (4) years of professional experience in policy making, strategic planning, and IT solutioning for large‑scale computer systems and platforms.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience supervising a team of Information Technology professionals in a large and highly complex public or private IT organization.
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