The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is recruiting to fill an influential position – that of chief operating officer (COO) for Operations and Technology.
The COO, who reports to the chief executive officer, provides “leadership and executive oversight for all strategic initiatives, programs, and large-scale efforts of CalPERS related to operations and facilities, information technology, administration and overall management of human resources, business and strategic planning, research and data analytics on retirement issues, and business intelligence,” the job posting says. “The COO formulates and assists in the development of program objectives, goals and policies for the system; exercises administrative control over assigned organizational units and programs; (and) represents the system for legislative committees and public stakeholder groups.”
The position has a job classification of Chief Operating Officer, and the monthly salary range is $15,625 to $26,041. In addition, CalPERS offers an opportunity to earn an annual performance award up to 40 percent of base pay.
CalPERS is the largest public pension fund in the nation, providing retirement and health benefits to public employees, retirees and their families and employers. CalPERS has an investment portfolio of about $365.1 billion.
The chief information officer for the agency is Christian Farland, who took the position in February 2018. He outlined his background and his priorities for Techwire in July 2018.
Agency Recruiting for Top Exec Overseeing Operations, Technology
Executive oversight, strategic planning, HR and data analytics are among the responsibilities for this position.
