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TENTATIVE

         

Occ. Code 2239900

 

DIRECTOR LOTTERY GAMES OPERATIONS, M-5

 

New York State Department of Civil Service

 

Classification Standard

 

 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CLASS

 

          Director Lottery Games Operations directs statewide Lottery operations at the New York State Gaming Commission.

 

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

 

          One-position class; managerial level; under the general direction of the Director of the Lottery directs all online and offline wagering systems, encompassing contract management, program control accountability and security of the wagering systems.  It supervises the Manager Lottery Games Operations, the Lottery Game Director, the Manager of Lottery Drawings, and staff.

 

RELATED CLASSES

 

          Manager Lottery Games Operations manages all online and instant games wagering systems of the Lottery.

 

          Director Lottery Marketing is responsible for directing all marketing/advertising, sales, and special events/promotions to achieve the Lottery Divisions annual sales and revenue goals.

 

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

 

          Ensure contractual compliance of agency wagering systems; oversee games design to ensure compliance with security and operating standards; develop and evaluate key performance indicators for games, contracts and systems;  direct development and maintenance of self service and subscription sales programs; evaluate effectiveness and efficacy of deployed Lottery machines and processes, vendor-provided telemarketing systems and delivery of instants cash games to retail;  design and implement programs and systems in compliance with Multi State Lottery Association, Mega Millions Consortium, NASPL and World Lottery Association standards from operational, integrity and security standpoints; develop requests for proposals for all gaming systems and related support systems; direct staff and ensures system designs to provide for the operational flexibility of the New York Lottery website and both the public facing and lottery employee facing subscription systems; design and direct vulnerability assessments of program areas and efficient controls of identified risks; and work with senior marketing staff and Lottery executive management to meet sales and revenue goals.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

 

Open-competitive:  Bachelors degree and eight years of qualifying experience in any of the following areas:  oversight of software systems applications; secure electronic communications networks; program management; auditing, or internal controls.  In addition, at least three years of the qualifying experience must have been at a managerial level, or four years at a supervisory level.

 

Substitution:  A masters degree may substitute for one year of the non-supervisory experience. 

Date:  5/18  

NOTE: Classification Standards illustrate the nature, extent, and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe.  Standards cannot and do not include all of the work that might be appropriately performed by a class.  The minimum qualifications above are those which were required for appointment at the time the Classification Standard was written.  Please contact the Division of Staffing Services for current information on minimum qualification requirements for appointment or examination.