Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Internal Revenue Service

Duties

We strongly encourage applicants to read the entire announcement before submitting their applications.

As the Chief Data and Analytics Officer you will oversee IRS data strategies and use analytical methodologies to develop new solutions for addressing current and emerging tax compliance problems, supporting tax policy research, and providing insight and guidance on applying data-driven approaches for tax administration advancement.

As the Chief Data and Analytics Officer your duties and responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing data strategy and analytical methodologies to advance new solutions for addressing current and emerging tax compliance issues supporting tax policy research. Overseeing best practices in statistics, computer science, data science, economics, operations research, social science, and artificial intelligence. Overseeing state-of-the-art data warehouse and computing environments developed to support advanced research and analytics.
• Assisting the IRS Commissioner and senior leadership in overseeing and performing critical strategic planning activities and functions. Identifying emerging and cross-divisional initiatives, reviewing and validating appropriate measures and indicators, and developing planning guidance for proposed and ongoing programs and IRS initiatives. Partnering with key IRS business executives to identify opportunities, develop hypotheses, and conduct research to address taxpayer non-compliance, enhance service delivery, and protect tax revenue. Serving as a trusted advisor to the IRS Commissioner and other IRS leaders, ensuring leaders are informed on program and policy matters within his/her scope of responsibility, and assisting in developing policies that positively impact IRS.
• Developing and implementing IRS-wide policies, programs, and systems to meet IRS short-term and long-term challenges and needs. Developing new approaches and pilots, establishing governance structures, identifying potential risk, and developing mitigation strategies.
• Leading efforts to establish analytically driven centers of excellence frameworks and drives organizational change toward a data-driven and analytical IRS culture. Fostering a strategic coordinated approach to multi-divisional domestic and international tax research issues.

Requirements

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• Be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
• Be geographically mobile to accomplish the Service's mission.
• Complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• Complete a OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Provide information to successfully complete a background investigation. Applicants must have a successfully adjudicated FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check) and a NACI or equivalent.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification as listed on Form I-9; of which one must be a valid state or federal government-issued picture identification.
• Complete verification of identity and employment eligibility as required by Federal law for all persons hired to work in the United States.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (sf278) within 30 days of appointment and annually.

Qualifications

You must upload your responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership and supervisory experience indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under ECQs and Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent leadership level within state or local government, private sector or non-government organization.

• Directing the work of an organizational unit
• Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
• Supervising the work of other managers and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.

Failure to meet the basic qualification requirements and address all mandatory ECQs and TQs will result in your application being disqualified.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. All applicants must submit a written narrative to address the ECQs.

1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.
2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals.
3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.
4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
5. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs):

1. Senior level experience leading and managing programs and operations within a data-driven research organization.
2. Ability to build coalitions and collaborate with national and international analytical communities, non-governmental groups, the media, and the general public.
3. Experience leveraging financial data, research techniques, and statistical analysis, as well as using analytical processes, including AI in a data-intensive environment, including knowledge of tax policy.
4. Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in a range of cutting-edge analytical methodologies and techniques including statistics, machine learning, modern computing architectures, and software.
5. Extensive knowledge of privacy policies, practices, procedures, and programs to provide guidance and leadership in executing program strategies.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Additional Information

• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
• Applications MUST be submitted through USAJobs.
• Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM EST of the closing date.
• If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
• Salary for Senior Executive Service jobs vary depending on qualifications.

Required Documents

1. Resume to describe qualifications
2. Separate narratives addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
3. Separate narratives addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs)
4. SF-50 for current and former career SES members must be provided to verify your status or reinstatement eligibility.
5. Performance Appraisal- applicants must submit a copy of the most recent performance appraisal.

How to Apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the entire announcement before submitting their application.

The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 11/25/2024.

Agency Contact Information

Brian Picariello

Email: [Contact email]

Address:
RAAS
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US

Next Steps

Once your application package and online questionnaire are received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS.

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