Chief of Staff, OpenGov
PXE Operations and Enablement
$175-300k
+ Bonus eligible
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
Open for applications
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$175-300k
+ Bonus eligible
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power more effective and accountable government.
Role
Who you are
- 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 the job involves
- 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
- 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
Our take
As the world digitizes, governments must innovate their operations in order to deliver the highest standard of service. OpenGov offers cloud software products to help governments manage performance, improve budgeting, and visualize operational intelligence, as well as providing comprehensive open data.
OpenGov is the leader in local government software. Its cloud-based products, which aided a number of public agencies through the pandemic, include citizen services, procurement, budgeting and planning capabilities - made comprehensive by a series of strategic acquisitions. The company's coherent and integrated software solution significantly reduces the stress on government systems, allowing them to work smarter and better for their citizens.
OpenGov serves over 1,600 governments across the US, and continues to secure new clients. It also has made several partnerships towards improving its range of services which will enable it to remain a powerful tool for governments wishing to digitally transform.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2022
$50m
LATE VC
Oct 2021
$50m
LATE VC
Total funding: $228m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere
- Unlimited vacation
- Mission-driven colleagues
- World-class healthcare
- Professional development
Company values
- What we say we’ll do
- We have passion for the mission
- We drive for customer impact
Company HQ
Trinidad, San Jose, CA
Articles
Leadership
Zachary Bookman
(CEO)Prior to co-founding OpenGov, was a Principal for Formation 8 and a Special Advisor with ISAF in Afghanistan, focusing on rule of law and governance.
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