City of Charlottesville
Application Deadline: Thursday, November 6, 2025 by 5:00 PM
To Apply: To view the complete job information and to apply, visit our employment website listed. Applications are only accepted online through the City of Charlottesville employment page, www.charlottesville.gov/jobs, and must be submitted prior to the listed closing date and time. USE THE FOLLOWING URL TO APPLY ONLINE: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/charlottesville/jobs/5109779/chief-strategy-officer
The Chief Strategy Officer is a senior level position that serves as a member of the City Manager’s Cabinet. Performs complex professional and administrative work with responsibility for demonstrating the innovative, empowering, and collaborative workplace culture desired in a fast-paced, challenging environment. This position, and designated analytics team, use evidence-based insights to analyze issues important to the service delivery and effectiveness of the city organization. The body of work aims to catalyze innovation to positively impact the lives of the Charlottesville community.
The position requires considerable initiative, judgment, and independent decision-making to develop, execute, and evaluate citywide initiatives aimed at implementing the Council’s strategic priorities. The work will be carried out with transparent decision-making and accountability, ensuring that priorities are set and communicated openly, and that staff and partners understand not just outcomes but the process behind them.
The Chief Strategy Officer will be an openly disciplined, empathetic, strategic advocate, and empowering leader who models the organizational excellence performance standard. This role reliably visions, ideates, and strategizes with the City Manager to produce and deliver results as an engaged and accountable team and serves as a trusted advisor to and analyst for the City Manager. Reports to the Assistant to the City Manager.
The hiring amount for the Chief Strategy Officer is not to exceed $140,000.00 annually. Starting offer is based on applicable education, experience, and internal equity. This is a full-time, exempt, position which provides excellent benefits including 13 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday, paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance options with employer contribution, employer-paid life insurance, City’s retirement options, gym membership reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education/training opportunities. This position is eligible to receive 80 hours of discretionary leave per calendar year.
- For a general summary of benefits offered by the City, please visit https://www.charlottesville.gov/1047/Employee-Benefits.
- The City of Charlottesville manages its own retirement system which offers both a defined benefit and a defined contribution option. While the City does not participate in VRS, the City has a Portability Agreement with VRS and there are certain provisions that must be met.
Learn more about our community, city government, and this opportunity please visit: https://www.charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14971/Chief-Strategy-Officer-Recruitment-Brochure-FY26-?bidId=
The City of Charlottesville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.