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Executive Director, OCRO Strategy and Optimization

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Executive Director, OCRO Strategy and Optimization, Office of the Chief Risk Officer

As a major Silicon Valley employer, Stanford University offers an exciting opportunity for the right individual. Stanford is not just about finding your next job, but where we hope you will discover a rewarding career, as well as lifechanging experience filled with rich traditions, a deep passion for collaboration and innovation, an unparalleled respect for diversity and creative freedom, and a culture of excellence.

As one of the worlds premier research institutions, Stanford devotes tremendous resources toward the betterment of humanity. Hundreds of initiatives in everything from medicine to engineering, the environment, peace, and national security create an atmosphere humming with intelligence and excitement.

Stanfords Office of the Chief Risk Officer (OCRO) enables Stanfords strategic risktaking while supporting essential safeguards and simplification of processes. Across the Stanford ecosystem, OCRO supports Stanfords missions by providing strategic consultation, delivering independent assurance, and catalyzing coordinated, balanced action on risk and compliance matters. OCRO team members gain a broad enterprise perspective, support a wide variety of activities, and strive to make meaningful contributions daily.

The Executive Director, OCRO Strategy and Optimization, is a member of OCRO senior staff and collaborates closely with other OCRO leaders, including Chief Audit Executives, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, Executive Director of Risk Management and Insurance, and Director of Global Risk, as well as Enterprise Risk Management leaders and many other stakeholders across Stanford, to address complex and highrisk issues.

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Stanford University, who also serves as Senior Vice President for Enterprise Risk Coordination for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Childrens Health, the Executive Director, OCRO Strategy and Optimization, leads OCRO strategic planning, operational effectiveness, technology integration, and performance management across OCRO. The Executive Director operates with delegated authority from the CRO and drives major initiatives, oversees policy execution, and leads both senior staff and broader crossfunctional teams within OCRO.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Organizational Management

• Lead the translation of OCROs vision into integrated strategic and operational plans that span risk, compliance, and risk navigation efforts across the University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Stanford Medicine (including School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Medicine Childrens Health).
• Drive alignment across OCRO functions to support organizational coherence with institutional priorities.
• Oversee technology and process optimization within OCRO, developing and implementing policies that improve overall effectiveness.
• Align internal infrastructure with organizational priorities, leading implementation and evolution of coherent, efficient, and outcomedriven systems.
• Lead OCRO senior staff and crossfunctional teams to achieve organizational goals, including support for hiring, retention, and professional development.

Project & Portfolio Management

• Oversee, track, and support OCRO management of OCRO Integrated Plan projects, facilitating resource alignment across the portfolio.
• Partner with OCRO leaders to track that highestpriority OCRO projects meet milestones, KPIs, and deliverables on time and within scope.
• Lead special projects and initiatives from conception through execution to support OCRO objectives.

Financial Oversight & Reporting

• Prepare compelling, datadriven reports and presentations for senior leadership, budget groups, and external stakeholders.
• Oversee budget planning, forecasting, and financial reporting to support sound fiscal management and optimal resource allocation.
• Assess impact for new initiatives and provide recommendations for investment or restructuring.

Technology & Process Optimization

• Oversee OCROs leveraging of IT infrastructure and systems that support efficient operations and collaboration among risk management functions.
• Oversee implementation of new platforms and technology solutions and guide OCROs adoption of cuttingedge tools.
• Lead and support process improvements within OCRO to optimize operations for efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.
• Supervise technology training, optimizing productivity and efficiency.

Performance Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain and evolve standardized metrics and dashboards to track performance trends, workflow, and accomplishments, providing OCRO with datadriven insights.
• Strengthen centralized tracking systems for OCRO work and initiatives, enabling leadership to generate reports for executive briefings.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement with clear guidelines and workflows.
• Develop feedback mechanisms to gather stakeholder insights and integrate them into improvement efforts.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Serve as a representative of OCRO to senior leadership at Stanford University and Stanford Medicine. Build partnerships and crossorganizational alignment to position OCROs work to reflect and support Stanfordwide priorities in risk, compliance, and operational resilience.
• Represent the OCRO in crossfunctional committees and working groups as delegated by the CRO.
• Oversee planning for communications among the CRO, OCRO senior staff, and stakeholders, promoting clear communication of priorities and messaging.
• Prepare and brief the CRO for key meetings and events, creating presentations, data analyses, and strategic talking points.
• Facilitate productive relationships with Stanford partners to advance OCRO's mission.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Experience

• Bachelors degree and ten or more years of relevant experience in strategic planning and administrative and financial management, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience managing an enterprise risk management program at a university.
• Track record of success in orchestrating communications and packaging information for the executive levels regarding enterprise risk management, compliance, and internal audit.
• Experience working in professional services and/or technology sectors.

Desired: MBA, JD, or related advanced degree preferred.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated strategic leadership, organizational planning, and enterpriselevel change management experience within complex institutions.
• Proven ability to lead across multiple operational domains (strategy, finance, technology, and analytics) with measurable institutional impact.
• Advanced financial expertise, including multiyear budget planning, forecasting, and longrange resource strategy.
• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and political acumen; able to influence senior leadership, build consensus across functional boundaries, and lead with credibility.
• Expert analytical and problemsolving skills, including the use of performance metrics, dashboards, and datadriven decision support tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare executivelevel briefings and strategic presentations.
• Deep understanding of enterprise risk management, compliance, internal audit, and regulatory standards within higher education or similarly complex environments.
• Subjectmatter expertise in organizational strategy, business operations, and institutional risk functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constantly perform deskbased computer tasks.
• Frequently sit.
• Occasionally stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, use a telephone, write by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
• Rarely twist/bend/stoop/squat, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 1120 pounds.
• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

Working Conditions

• Occasionally work evenings and weekends.

Work Standards

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the Universitys Administrative Guide,

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

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