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OpenGov
Actively Hiring
The leader in enterprise cloud solutions for government
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • +2

Chief of Staff, PXE Operations and Enablement

Posted: 1 month ago
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About the job

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

About the company

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OpenGov

Actively Hiring
The leader in enterprise cloud solutions for government201-500 Employees
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • 4.5
    Highly rated
    OpenGov is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 4.4
    Strong Leadership
    Employees rate OpenGov 4.4/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED
$47M
FUNDED OVER
5 rounds
Rounds
D1
Undisclosed amount
Series D1 - Oct 2021+4

Perks

95% paid healthcare
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family, we cover 95% of your employee premium.
401k plan
Help build your retirement nest egg with a 401k plan
Paid Parental Leave
Welcome your new little one into your family with 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary parent and 4 weeks of paid leave for the secondary parent.
Equity
You own a piece of the company (stock options)!
Unlimited PTO
Take the time you need to feel your best. Work collaboratively with your team to create vacation schedules that work for everyone.
Catered lunches
At HQ, we have daily catered lunches from the Bay Area's top chefs.
Gym Reimbursement
Helping you stay strong with a subsidized gym membership
On going training
We invest in your career development with LinkedIn Learning

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