As the Directorate and Operations Support Supervisor (Supervisor II), you will work directly with executive leadership to advance ODI’s priorities. Acting as a central operational gatekeeper, you will lead a dedicated administrative team, manage high-visibility initiatives, and provide strategic policy, fiscal, and operational support to the Director and Chief Deputy Director.
Location: The employee’s workstation is located in Sacramento, CA or Oakland, CA. Travel to the Sacramento headquarters may be required as needed.
This position may be eligible for a telework opportunity in accordance with departmental policies and operational needs. Employees are currently required to work in-person at least two (2) days per week. Beginning July 1, 2026, employees will be required to work in-person at least four (4) days per week in alignment with Executive Order N-22-25. Additional in-office days may be required based on operational needs.
Annual salary: $94,464 – $117,372 based on experience and qualifications
Benefits: The state offers many benefits, including pension, health benefits (including after retirement), life insurance, employee assistance program, and much more.
Last day to apply: July 1, 2026
What you’ll do
- Supervise and evaluate the administrative operations team, establish priorities, and assign workloads.
- Provide strategic recommendations to the Directorate on complex policy, fiscal, legislative, and organizational matters.
- Oversee departmental workflows, including facilities coordination, asset management, records retention, workplace safety, and non-IT procurement.
- Monitor the progress of major departmental projects, executive deadlines, and Budget Change Proposals (BCPs).
- Draft briefing materials, reports, presentations, and high-level correspondence for the Director.
- Represent ODI and coordinate directly with statewide control agencies (including GovOps and the Department of Finance), leadership, and external stakeholders.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Desirable qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate’s relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
We encourage you to apply regardless of whether you think you meet 100% of the desirable qualifications.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion with sensitive matters, and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Experience supervising, leading, or directing the work of staff, including establishing priorities, managing workloads, and evaluating performance
- Experience advising executive leadership on highly complex policy, fiscal, legislative, or operational issues and providing strategic recommendations
- Experience managing or coordinating complex projects and cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex issues and develop practical solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive briefings, reports, and presentations
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with leadership, staff, control agencies, and external partners
About ODI
We deliver better services to Californians through technology and design. We do so through close partnership with other state departments. Our goal is to create programs and products that are more equitable and effective. We listen to Californians who use a program now or may do so tomorrow and learn about what they need.
We:
- Build tools and products
- Create and enhance digital services
- Conduct research
- Identify data solutions
- Offer training
We are a cross-discipline staff with blended backgrounds in:
- Design
- Engineering
- Product
- Operations
- Data
- Research
- Policy
- Strategy
Learn more about ODI’s vision and mission.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion at ODI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion help us deliver better government services to Californians.
- Fostering diversity inspires better ideas and more innovative thinking.
- Feeling included nurtures a shared sense of community. This drives us to take collective action on challenging problems.
- Prioritizing equity ensures we build solutions for people whose needs are often overlooked.
We acknowledge our history and present of implicit and structural injustice, bias, and discrimination. We see, hear, and accept each other and the lived experiences we bring to our work. We support each other in learning and developing so we can help all Californians thrive.
We understand this work is never done. That’s why we commit to constant improvement.