Description
Responsible for establishing current and long-range direction of technology aimed at keeping the organization on the forefront of change. Generally, this may include the analysis of purchased systems, hardware and software, or the internal design and development of hardware and software systems. Dispenses technical advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures. Coordinates the design, development, marketing, and maintenance of technology projects or product lines. Analyzes new technologies and runs competitive analyses. Promotes the interfacing and control of the organization's present technology and the dissemination of technological information throughout the organization. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.