Chief Innovation Officer

Are you a forward-thinking leader with a passion for driving innovation in local government? Do you thrive on finding creative solutions, building collaborative partnerships, and turning bold ideas into practical results for the community? The City of Richmond is seeking a Chief Innovation Officer to guide strategic initiatives, improve service delivery, and strengthen community impact. This is an exciting opportunity for a thoughtful and results-driven professional to partner with City leadership, employees, and the community to shape a more efficient, responsive, and forward-looking government.

The Chief Innovation Officer will lead Citywide efforts for innovation, continuous improvement, and data-informed decision making. The incumbent will be responsible for identifying and implementing strategies that enhance operational efficiency, internal processes, and service delivery through the collection and analysis of data. The ChiefInnovation Officer will collaborate with departments to develop and manage initiatives that apply data and innovation toimprove City operations. Annual salary for this classification is as high as $180,151 at the top of the range

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Additionally, City-paid benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, holidays, administrative leave days, sick time, CalPERS retirement contribution, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, annual professional development reimbursement,four weeks of paid parental leave, and more!