Assistant Deputy Minister & Chief Operating Officer - Digital Design and Delivery

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Posting Date: Jul 14, 2025

Location: EDMONTON, AB

Company: Government of Alberta

Job Information

Job Title:  Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Operating Officer - Digital Design and Delivery

Requisition ID:   73111

Ministry:  Technology and Innovation

Location:  Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:  Full Time

Hours of Work:  36.25

Regular/Temporary:  Regular                                                                                                            

Scope:  Open

Closing Date: July 30, 2025

Classification:  Executive Manager 2

 

 

About Us

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/about-the-alberta-public-service

 

Alberta Technology and Innovation plays a strategic role within government to drive technology and innovation policy and strategy, and to create programs and tools that help grow Alberta’s economy, modernize government and provide better, faster and smarter government programs, services, and information. The ministry’s focus is to:

    • support the growth of Alberta’s technology and the innovation sector to make Alberta a destination of choice for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors;
    • develop and deploy modern, accessible, secure, and sustainable government digital and data services that allow Albertans to more easily access services, and government to operate more efficiently; and
    • ensure Albertans have strong privacy protection measures, and privacy is considered in all aspects of design, operation and management of digital services and projects.

The ministry consists of the Department of Technology and Innovation, as well as its agencies: Alberta Innovates and Alberta Enterprise Corporation.

 

For further information about Technology and Innovation, visit  https://www.alberta.ca/technology-and-innovation.

 

Role

Reporting to the Deputy Minister (DM), the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) and Chief Operating Officer - Digital Design and Delivery (COO, DDD) fulfils the role of Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO). They will support the DM with key ministry strategic objectives ensuring successful delivery on ministry mandate and priorities, including regular and ongoing liaison with the Deputy Minister’s, Premier’s and Minister’s offices on critical operational and policy matters.

 

As the CDO, the ADM will oversee the DDD division and lead a platform-centric approach to digital design and delivery across government, enabling Ministries to deliver better services through standardized, scalable, and user-focused digital platforms. This role emphasizes operational excellence and the strategic use of enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, Alberta.ca, and other identity management platforms to streamline service delivery, reduce duplication, and improve user experience.

 

As the COO, the ADM will provide strategic leadership and planning, and cross-department integration and will lead a review, and ongoing continual improvement, of ministry programs and operations to identify areas of inefficiency and redundancy to align programs. This will involve working closely with leaders within and across departments to find opportunities to create efficiency and eliminate redundancy, horizontally across government, with applications vertically in the department. The position will provide leadership in digital and technology enablement, with the ability to inspire and guide colleagues in exploring and realizing innovative, future-focused solutions through technology. The position will serve as a digital and technology champion, promoting the strategic adoption of modern platforms, emerging technologies (including artificial intelligence (AI)), and user-centered design to enhance operational performance and service delivery.

 

Qualifications
Success in this role calls for a progressive leader, with a background that includes extensive related executive management leadership experience, preferably in public service. You bring a deep understanding of government systems and decision-making processes, including legislative and policy development. Additionally, you possess demonstrated expertise in emerging technologies, including AI, machine learning, automation, and data analytics, with a proven ability to assess, implement, and scale these technologies in a complex organization. You have a reputation of being highly digital literate and have applied knowledge of flexible, modern digital infrastructure, as well as new and emerging technologies and software engineering.

 

Exceptional communication skills, combined with advanced political acumen and ability to influence diverse groups will situate you well for success in this role. You are also a visionary leader, with demonstrated success motivating and engaging people to embrace a future -thinking, continuous innovation mindset. You have a proven track record developing organizational capacity for the future. Related post-secondary education is preferred.

 

Salary Rate

$6,403.39 to $8,403.71 bi-weekly.  ($167,128 - $219,336 yearly)

 

 

Notes

A salary modifier is available for this position.

 

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. 

 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

 

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.  Position Profile

 

 

How to Apply

Click on the “Apply Now” button.  

 

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx to learn more about creating a candidate profile and other tips for the Government of Alberta’s online application system.

 

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system, click here to access the main log in page where you are able to ‘Create an account’, reset your password (‘Forgot your password’) or ‘Sign In’ should you already have an account.

 

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

 

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-jobs.aspx

 

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.  

 

Resources for applicants:

https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx

https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/

 

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.  

 

 

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

 

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

 

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.

 

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check http://www.jobs.alberta.ca for a listing of current career opportunities with the Government of Alberta.