BUREAU CHIEF OF SERVICE DELIVERY

Requisition No: 874057 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: BUREAU CHIEF OF SERVICE DELIVERY

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70026560 

Salary:  $106,822.82 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2026 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

WORKING TITLE: BUREAU CHIEF OF SERVICE DELIVERY

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Central Office in Tallahassee, FL, in the Office of Information Technology.

The Bureau Chief of Service Delivery provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the organization’s end to end service delivery functions. This role ensures that technology services are aligned with business priorities, delivered efficiently, and continuously improved.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the enterprise service delivery strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Serve as a key member of the Information Technology (IT) leadership team, contributing to enterprise governance, strategic planning, and technology road mapping.
• Promote a customer focused culture that emphasizes accountability, transparency, and measurable outcomes.
• Act as a liaison between business units and IT to ensure service outcomes meet business needs.

Management & Supervision

• Directly supervise the Demand Manager, Service Desk Manager, and Process Improvement Manager.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance management for Bureau staff.
• Establish policies, standards, and performance metrics to ensure consistency in service delivery across the enterprise.

Project Demand & Portfolio Oversight

• Oversee project intake, prioritization, and resource alignment to ensure strategic investments.
• Monitor the health of the project pipeline and help resolve cross functional roadblocks.
• Facilitate informed decision making among executive stakeholders through transparent reporting and analysis.
• Process Improvement & Service Optimization
• Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous refinement of enterprise IT service delivery processes.
• Drive adoption of continuous improvement methodologies such as, Kaizen (small-step improvements), Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA cycle), Lean (waste reduction), and Six Sigma (error reduction).
• Find opportunities for improving customer experience by reducing process complexity, increasing operational efficiency, and delivering technology-driven outcomes rather than technology hardware or software.

Service Performance & Governance

• Oversee service-level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and operational benchmarks.
• Ensure compliance with statewide standards, governance structures, and applicable laws and policies.
• Provide executive-level reporting on service performance, trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage program leadership to ensure technology services support business needs and strategic objectives.
• Promote a customer centric culture focused on predictable, high quality service outcomes.
• Represent the bureau at leadership forums, governance committees, and interagency workgroups.
• Effective leadership skills with experience managing teams, making value-driven decisions, and providing clear direction to staff.
• Expertise in IT service delivery frameworks such as ITIL.
• Knowledge of project portfolio management, process improvement, and service leadership.
• Strong analytical and strategic planning capabilities, both intrinsic and measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate effectively at the executive level.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must be willing to report to the physical office in Tallahassee, FL.
• Must have experience in a public‑sector IT environment.
• Must possess certifications such as ITIL, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar.
• Must have demonstrated success leading enterprise transformation or modernization initiatives.
• Must have experience overseeing demand management, project management, or processes that support enterprise portfolio decision‑making.
• Must have professional experience overseeing SLAs, KPIs, or other operational benchmarks.
• Must possess four (4) years of professional experience in IT or a related field..

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.