Program Director - TSMO and Emerging Technology

We are looking for a Program Director to lead our organization’s TSMO and emerging technology practices.The Impact You’ll MakeProvide strategic and technical leadership for the traffic systems management and operations and emerging technology program, establishing program direction, priorities, technical standards, and delivery strategies to drive successful outcomes across complex transportation initiatives.Lead the development and advancement of TSMO and emerging technology strategies and solutions that improve system reliability, reduce congestion, system safety, enhance traveler information and incident response, and address evolving transportation and operational needs.Serve as a national resource for pursuits or projects involving TSMO, ITS and emerging technology solutionsDirect the strategy, design, development, and implementation of integrated traffic data systems that collect, process, analyze, and distribute multi-source data, including detectors, probe data, connected vehicle feeds, CCTV, signal systems, and third-party sources.Establish and lead the data architecture strategy supporting APIs and Center-to-Center (C2C) connections, ensuring scalable, secure, resilient, and interoperable data exchange across systems, agencies, and transportation partners.Establish and oversee data governance frameworks encompassing data standards, quality controls, ownership, access policies, metadata management, and compliance with agency and industry requirements.Provide technical direction for database and data-platform solutions, including relational, time-series, and cloud-based environments optimized for real-time operations, construction work zone data, historical analysis, and performance reporting.Lead the evaluation and application of AI platforms, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to enhance data exchange, generate predictive insights, and deliver actionable intelligence that improves transportation operations and planning.Direct complex data integration initiatives across legacy and modern platforms, establishing approaches that ensure data quality, consistency, interoperability, scalability, and accessibility across operations, planning, and performance management.Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies into traffic management centers and operational systemsCollaborate with traffic management center staff, traffic operations personnel, ITS engineers, signal technicians, IT teams, and external partners to translate operational needs into technical requirements and deployable solutionsProvide technical leadership for the development and integration of data pipelines, APIs, C2C interfaces, and visualization solutions supporting real-time transportation operations, historical analysis, and data-driven decision-making.Establish and evaluate traffic system performance measures and analytical approaches to identify operational bottlenecks, assess countermeasure effectiveness, identify emerging needs, and guide data-driven operational and program improvements.Lead collaboration across traffic operations, ITS engineering, signal systems, IT teams, agencies, and external partners, translating complex operational and business needs into technical strategies, requirements, and deployable solutions.Advance program performance management and technical excellence through dashboards, after-action reporting, TSMO documentation, and performance insights; evaluate emerging transportation technologies and AI applications; and provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship across project teams.