Sr. IT Business Planner

Pay Range: $ $55.73/hr. | $89,164 - $115,914 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Workdays & Hours: FLSA Exempt position. Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; some evening/weekend work required. Hybrid on-site work model available with supervisory approval; staff required to be on-site at least 2 days per week (this is non-negotiable).

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. IT Business Planner position is available with the City of Fort Worth IT Solutions' newly created AI Unit. As Artificial Intelligence demands within the City continue to grow, we need a person to help coordinate AI requests throughout the departments. This includes gathering the requirements, identifying risks, verifying the request will not violate any policies, identifying if alternative solutions already exist, and making sure that all requests follow the formal AI Governance process.

Specifically, this person will need to have a great understanding of: AI governance, development of local polices around AI, and Federal and State legislation around AI requirements as it pertains to the use of within a government agency.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Programming, Computer Technology or a related field
• Six (6) years of business experience, business analysis, project management, and information technology experience or technology automation and innovation
• Valid Driver's License
• Candidate selected for hire must pass a CJIS background check (see below for details)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with gathering requirements around Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, as well as mapping out business processes to identify where AI technology can improve the process
• Experience with risk assessments and monitoring around Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology
• Hands-on experience with drafting policies, procedures, administrative regulations and other technical specifications documents

The Sr IT Business Planner's job responsibilities include:

• Participate with FWLab efforts to identify Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs/wants. Document process they are looking at automating, identify what data will be involved and all other requirements for the need. Communicate AI Governance and Policy to other departments and make sure they are following the AI Governance process for any new requests.
• Keep up with Federal, State and Local regulations/policies/laws are identified around AI – and communicating any changes to departments as well as IT Solutions.
• Obtains information to identify risk of proposed AI solution/process; data being used, process in which AI will be incorporated, who from the department will be the owner of the process and responsible for monitoring it as we move forward.
• Prepares feasibility studies and assists in Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Mayor and Council (M&C) for requests for AI technology to improve processes for departments.
• Serves as the conduit between customer community and solutions providers. Engages vendors, contractors and city personnel for all AI requests. Review Vendor contracts to make sure that language around AI meets the requirements of the City and follows any policies/regulations/laws around AI.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.