Chief of Staff, PXE Operations and Enablement

OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation's state and local government, we’re transforming communities so they can thrive! 

Imagine yourself being able to help small business owners open their doors faster, ensuring our tax dollars are accounted for, creating safer infrastructure, modernizing the permitting process, and assisting with disaster recovery. The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!

🌟 OpenGov is a 2023 Top Workplaces USA award winner and a Forbes America's Best Startup Employer 🌟

Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!

Job Summary:

We are seeking a proactive and strategic Chief of Staff to work directly with the Chief Technology Officer. The ideal candidate will act as a trusted advisor, assisting in the orchestration of strategic initiatives, optimizing operational efficiencies, and ensuring alignment across the technology department. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic support to the CTO in the execution of projects and initiatives that align with the company's technological and business objectives, which may include R&D portfolio management, product enablement, engineering operations, and financial operations.
• Oversee the R&D portfolio, ensuring projects align with the company's strategic goals and deliver maximum value.
• Facilitate the enablement of products through product management, marketing teams, GTM (Go To Market) teams.
• Streamline engineering operations to support the rhythm of the business and common standards such as Postmortem and Operational reviews. 
• Manage financial operations within the technology department, including budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management to optimize financial performance.
• Facilitate communication and project alignment between the technology department and other business units.
• Serve as a liaison between the CTO and other executives, stakeholders, and external partners to ensure clear alignment and successful execution of technology strategies, financial performance, key metrics, and status updates.
• Analyze industry trends and data to recommend improvements and innovations.
• Manage special projects as required, providing leadership and guidance to project teams.
• Enhance organizational excellence by establishing operational policies, standards, and procedures. 
• Opportunistically drive towards metrics-driven decision making and strategy vs tactics.

Requirements and Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Technology Management, Computer Science or a related field, strongly preferred.
• 8+ years proven experience in a strategic role within a technology environment, ideally within a SaaS company.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and project management methodologies.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills to engage and influence senior executives and team members.
• High degree of discretion, integrity, and sensitivity in handling confidential information.
• Strong leadership skills with a deep understanding of organizational dynamics and a high degree of emotional intelligence

What makes OpenGov unique

» Leadership: CEO Zac Bookman (MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale) is truly a mission-driven CEO. He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and SF and Silicon Valley Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018!

» Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click here to read more.

» Culture: Winner of 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, Awarded Top 25 Cloud Companies to Work For, Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers, 50 Best Workplaces award. Check out our Careers Video!

» Perks: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. We almost forgot to mention: New parents get paid leave to welcome your new bundle of joy into your family. Plus, a wellness stipend for gym memberships/fitness classes for medical plan enrollees, employer HSA contribution, and lunch in-office every Wednesday.

» Product: Named to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.

» Mission Driven: We are a technology company with a passion for the mission. We're powering more effective and accountable government.

Come join us and make a positive social impact!

OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.