About the Opportunity

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is seeking a dynamic, accomplished executive to serve as Chief Operations Officer (COO). This is a rare opportunity to join the Commissioner's Executive Staff and shape the operational future of one of the Commonwealth's most visible state agencies, an organization that touches the life of nearly every Virginian through driver licensing, vehicle titling and registration, motor carrier regulation, and a growing portfolio of digital innovation.

As COO, you will provide unified executive leadership across Driver Services, Vehicle Services, Motor Carrier Services, Innovation, and General Services, ensuring that service delivery, revenue operations, compliance, financial management, infrastructure, and technology initiatives operate as one coordinated, strategically aligned enterprise. This is a position for a leader who thinks at the scale of the whole organization and can translate strategic vision into measurable, agency-wide operational results.

What You Bring

• Extensive executive-level management experience in government, public administration, or an equivalent private-sector leadership role.
• A track record of leading multiple, operationally distinct divisions simultaneously at the executive level.
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, policy development, and large-scale organizational management.
• Experience with legislative processes, government relations, and stakeholder management, including monitoring legislative impacts across program areas.
• Comprehensive knowledge of state government operations, legislative processes, and public administration principles.
• Advanced expertise in budgetary and financial management, including multi-portfolio budget oversight.
• Working knowledge of public procurement law, including the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA).
• Exceptional executive presence, communication skills, and the ability to influence at the highest levels.
• The judgment and credibility to engage effectively with elected officials, political appointees, and senior government executives.

Preferred / Additional Considerations

• Professional certification in public management or a related specialized field.
• Prior experience as a division director, assistant commissioner, or comparable executive role spanning multiple operational functions.
• A demonstrated record of success in legislative relations and policy advocacy.
• Experience managing large, complex budgets across multiple distinct program areas.