Michael Rosen, who became DCS at Norfolk County Council in September 2015, said today that he is to move on from the role.
It follows a monitoring visit by Ofsted to keep tabs on progress since the authority was rated "inadequate" last October - the second time it received the bottom rating in the space of two years.
Inspectors said that while there has been "positive movement" in some areas of children's services, the overall pace of change is "slow".
"Leaders have not been ruthless enough in pursuing improvement at all levels," a letter outlining Ofsted's findings to Rosen states.
"Difficulties recruiting high calibre managers and staff, and poorly developed strategic planning and performance management, have hindered the authority's efforts to transform services.
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