The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
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Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#2>the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this and more, for £200,000 a year.
Maybe the reason they can't find anyone to do this is that they are underpaying for the position. The responsibilities described sound at least at the level of a Senior VP, if not higher, at a large tech company. Those positions typically pay more than 10x that compensation. In addition, being in government comes with its own unique set of headaches and scrutiny that people in the private sector would not have.
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#3Because it won't have any power. The person will just run around between meetings preaching about the right way to do things, while everyone else in the room rolls their eyes and ignores it.
The _main_ problem is not that the govt lacks the _knowledge_ about what to do ... it is that they lack the _will_ to do it.
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#4>the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this and more, for £200,000 a year. Maybe the reason they can't find anyone to do this is that they are underpaying for the position. The responsibilities described sound at least at the level of a Senior VP, if no…
That's a quarter million USD per year.
You are telling me that senior VPs make 2.5 million USD each year?
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#5>the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this and more, for £200,000 a year. Maybe the reason they can't find anyone to do this is that they are underpaying for the position. The responsibilities described sound at least at the level of a Senior VP, if no…
There's an unhelpful idea that government employees shouldn't make a lot of money. But if that person is the difference between a billion dollar project succeeding or failing, a $1-2 million salary is a worthwhile price for top talent.
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#6>the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this and more, for £200,000 a year. Maybe the reason they can't find anyone to do this is that they are underpaying for the position. The responsibilities described sound at least at the level of a Senior VP, if no…
That's a quarter million USD per year. You are telling me that senior VPs make 2.5 million USD each year?
Some do, yes
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#7The job title should read. Person wanted as fall guy for Uk government when we mess up any it project.
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#8>the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this and more, for £200,000 a year. Maybe the reason they can't find anyone to do this is that they are underpaying for the position. The responsibilities described sound at least at the level of a Senior VP, if no…
It could be that. But if compensation is important, a high profile government job will usually give you your pick of high paying private sector jobs once you leave.
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#9>the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this and more, for £200,000 a year. Maybe the reason they can't find anyone to do this is that they are underpaying for the position. The responsibilities described sound at least at the level of a Senior VP, if no…
That's a quarter million USD per year. You are telling me that senior VPs make 2.5 million USD each year?
Yes? Especially at large tech companies, it's largely in stock not cash.
Most senior/staff engineering ICs at large tech companies make much more than 250k USD.
Re: The UK's “Chief Digital Officer” job has been open for over a year
#10Because it won't have any power. The person will just run around between meetings preaching about the right way to do things, while everyone else in the room rolls their eyes and ignores it. The _main_ problem is not that the govt lacks the _knowledge_ about what to do ... it is that they lack the _will_ to do it.
Entirely this. Don't demand a competent practitioner with the illusion of authority when you're hiring for a patsy to take the fall for failure to deliver due to politics.