Deputy City Administrator – City Operations

About the Role

The City of Portland, Oregon is seeking an experienced executive to lead the enterprise services that support every City bureau, employee, and resident during a historic transformation of municipal government. Reporting directly to the City Administrator, the Deputy City Administrator for City Operations will provide strategic oversight of Portland’s integrated City Operations Service Area while helping establish the operating discipline, executive coordination, and organizational infrastructure required under the City’s new governance model.

The portfolio includes 311, Business Operations, Community-Based Police Accountability, the City Data & Privacy Office, Fleet & Facilities, Human Resources, Portland’s evolving police-accountability functions (including Independent Police Review and the transition to Community-Based Police Accountability), Procurement & Grants, Security, Technology Services, and Small Donor Elections. Together, these functions support approximately 7,000 City employees and oversee a multi-hundred-million-dollar operating budget.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen enterprise operations, organizational performance, and service delivery across the City.
• Coordinate strategic initiatives with the Mayor, City Council, City Administrator, and fellow Deputy City Administrators.
• Build strong partnerships with bureau directors, labor organizations, and executive leadership while helping shape Portland’s evolving governance model.
• Align experienced professionals across multiple disciplines, resolve cross-bureau barriers, and lead thoughtful change management.
• Strengthen accountability and internal customer service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a closely related field.
• Six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience in managing programs, activities, and personnel in management, finance, and/or administrative functions.
• Three (3) years of leadership experience in a complex and diverse organization.
• Experience overseeing enterprise operations, strategic planning, budgeting, organizational development, and executive administration.
• Demonstrated success building relationships with elected officials, labor organizations, executive leadership, bureau directors, and organizational stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading organizational change, shared services, operational modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

• Politically astute and collaborative leadership.
• Enterprise-wide perspective and exceptional judgment.
• Commitment to building a high-performing organization.
• Ability to manage large, complex organizations and lead organizational transformation.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $265,000 – $300,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.