Title: Chief Operations Officer
State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager IV
Hiring Range: $165,000 - $189,750
Pay Band: 8
Agency: Department of Motor Vehicles
Location: COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
Agency Website: www.dmv.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
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.
Executive Leadership & Strategic Management
Policy & Stakeholder Engagement
Financial & Administrative Oversight
Performance Management & Team Leadership
Preferred / Additional Considerations
This is an opportunity to lead at the highest level of a high-impact state agency, with direct influence on the strategic direction of services that matter to millions of Virginians. The role offers telework eligibility, a seat on the Commissioner's Executive Staff, and the chance to leave a lasting mark on the Commonwealth's operations and innovation agenda.
Special Instructions
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Contact Information
Name: DMV Employment
Phone: (804) 367-0528
Email: employment@dmv.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
