Job Description

Initial Posting Date:

09/17/2024

Application Deadline:

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Agency:

Oregon State Lottery

Salary Range:

$187,200.00 - $224,640.00 Annually

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Chief Operating Officer, Oregon Lottery

Job Description:

Your New Role - Chief Operating Officer, Oregon Lottery!

The Chief Operating Officer (COO/Assistant Director of Operations) leads the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the gaming operations functions. You will lead senior leaders driving cross-functional operations and the revenue engine of a $17B business for Oregon and report to the Deputy Director in the Director's office. The COO plays a critical role in the refinement, design, and integration of organization-wide, cross-team systems and processes set to deliver alignment and effective operationalization of the strategy. You ensure optimum performance of gaming operations by leveraging your background in delivering continuous improvement programs and initiatives.

This is a hybrid position, and you will need to live within a reasonable commuting distance from the Salem, OR headquarters to meet with teams as needed on a regular basis.

About the Role

The COO will have a history of healthy partnerships and enthusiasm for optimizing organizational performance. Your values and motivations align with FISH (our values of fairness, integrity, security and honesty) and the nature of public service in an executive role. As a member of the executive leadership team, you will have direct responsibility for optimizing the delivery of almost $1B in annual transfers to the state of Oregon that fund critical programs and repay bonds.

The Oregon Lottery is looking for an empathetic coach who looks for the facts, works quickly to resolve conflicts, and addresses leadership challenges effectively. You know how to build high-performing teams of leaders who manage other leaders and have experience leading large teams.

For a full review of the position duties and details, please click here.

Recruitment Timeline

* These dates are approximate and may change*

* This position will remain open until filled.

* An initial review of applications will take place 10/15/24

* Additional application review will take place every two weeks until position is filled.

* First round of interviews tentatively scheduled for the first week of November.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

* Graduate Degree and nine (9) years of experience in strategic planning, operations management, or strategic financial planning and reporting. Five (5) years of experience must include senior management experience*;

OR

* Fourteen (14) years of experience in strategic planning, operations management, or strategic financial planning and reporting. Five (5) years of experience must include senior management experience*.

* Senior management experience may include but is not limited to: experience at the VP or chief level; and/or senior director, head or GM at a Fortune 500 company, with experience leading senior leadership teams that lead leaders, not just individual contributors.

Requested Attributes:

* Success at leading the vision, strategy and roadmap for an organization through the operations department managing product and retailer and customer relationships to generate revenue.

* Experience developing and managing a senior leadership team and an organization of 150+ multi-generational employees.

* Experience leading a distributed organization of remote, hybrid and in-office workers, demonstrating ability to engage and lead all employees where they are at, using a continuous improvement and DEIB supportive mindset.

* Success at sponsoring cross-functional, complex, enterprise-level programs tied to strategy, leading to on time, on budget and highly engaged/satisfied employee, partner and customer outcomes measured as KPIs and OKRs.

* Preference for operations leadership experience in the gaming industry and/or other private industry experience(s). Senior management experience as described above, in an organization of comparable size (450 employees, $17B in revenue).

* Collaborative, transparent style with strong communication skills and ability to understand what motivates team members, and how to lead them to do their best work in partnership with teammates. Teammates hold each other accountable to goals and objectives, and make tough decisions as needed.

* Data- and insights-driven mindset, using critical thinking skills to manage risk, problem solve and lead the work through the power of effective teams.

* Adept at anticipating change, knowing when to pivot, and how to engage employees effectively with understanding the why so they will follow. Transformational leadership experience and demonstrated ability to effectively influence and engage others to impact broad, system-level change.

* Is a present leader who takes the time to get to know direct reports well through regular 1:1s and team meetings and takes steps to meaningfully advance their development and career.

* Detail and quality oriented, highly organized, self-sufficient, and follows through with deadlines and commitments.

Application Details and Instructions

* Please visit the State of Oregon job opportunities webpage to submit your application for the position. Please ensure the work history in your applicant profile is up to date and include a current copy of your resume.

* This announcement is for one (1), Executive Service, full-time, permanent, Assistant Director; This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies,

* If you have questions about the job announcement, or how to apply, please contact the Executive Recruiter Kylen Stevens at: Kylen.stevens@das.oregon.gov | 503-400-5821

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

The team at the Oregon Lottery focuses on collaboration to support fellow teammates, while ensuring the FISH and looking for ways to improve and deliver mission excellence. Additional benefits include:

* 11 paid holidays a year, 10+ hours of vacation leave per month, 24 hours of personal business leave, and 8 hours of sick leave per month

* Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits through the Public Employees Benefit Board

* Optional benefits like Group life insurance, short- term and long-term disability insurance and long-term care insurance

* Pension through the Oregon Public Employees Retirement (PERS) system and optional 457b through Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP)

* For additional details on benefits:

Additional Details:

* The information in your application will be used to complete a pay equity assessment to determine salary placement upon hire. If you have additional questions, please contact the Executive Recruiter.

* Finalists will be subject to a computerized criminal history check. Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification

* Agency does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete I-9 documentation and confirm authorization to work in the United States. If your employment authorization and documentation is contingent on sponsorship now or in the future, you will not meet Agency employment eligibility standards

* Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources.

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