The Office of Personnel Management is looking to hire a chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO), according to a new job posting on USAjobs.gov.
The agency’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Guy Cavallo is currently serving as the acting CAIO. OPM is accepting applications until June 4 for someone to take over the role on a permanent basis.
“The chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO) will be a key leader in the development of the enterprise vision for the use, adoption, and safeguarding of artificial intelligence (AI) for both customer-facing, government-wide usage and within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),” the job posting says. “They will also have an enterprise coordination and alignment role to ensure the safe, secure, trustworthy development and use of AI across the OPM and in externally facing applications.”
Additionally, the job posting says the CAIO will be responsible for providing advice on the secure development and use of AI to the OPM director, deputy director, and other senior agency officials.
They will also implement the necessary governance and oversight processes to comply with relevant regulations and guidance to ensure the responsible use of AI in the agency.
The CAIO will develop “AI-enabling enterprise infrastructure, workforce development measures, policy, and other resources to promote AI innovation, in a safe, effective, and responsible manner,” according to the job description. They will also offer recommendations on how AI can help better execute key agency organizational objectives.
Finally, the job description says the CAIO will need to maintain awareness of all agency AI activities. They will also need to advise and coordinate with program offices on “how AI could and should be used to advance major human capital management functions across the Federal workforce.”
The pay range for this position is $147,649 to $204,000 per year, and it is telework-eligible.
