Chief Housing Programs Officer

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Family leave

Disability coverage

Training & development

Wellness resources

Hybrid work

Job summary

Brilliant Corners is seeking a Chief Program Officer to lead the Housing Services portfolio across California, ensuring strategy, performance, and sustainability. You will oversee senior leaders and align regional operations with statewide goals, promoting Housing First and client-centered outcomes.

This role collaborates with government and healthcare partners, manages braided funding, and drives organizational growth while upholding quality and equity standards.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in human services, supportive housing, homelessness, healthcare, behavioral health, nonprofit leadership, public systems, or a related field.
• Demonstrated executive leadership experience with increasing levels of organizational responsibility, including success leading large, complex teams and managing senior leaders or leaders of leaders.
• Experience overseeing complex, multi-program and/or multi-region portfolios with significant operational and financial responsibility.
• Experience designing, implementing, or overseeing Housing First, supportive housing, case management, or related programs strongly preferred.
• Experience working with government agencies, healthcare systems, Managed Care Plans, philanthropy, or other institutional funders strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for the statewide Housing Services Department and ensure alignment across Flex Pool, case management, managed care, behavioral health, and other programs.
• Lead, coach, and develop Deputy Chief Program Officers and senior leaders; build clear roles and accountability.
• Provide executive oversight of statewide quality assurance, program evaluation, policy development, and client participation.
• Guide design, development, and implementation of new programs and partnerships aligned with mission and funding.
• Collaborate with Finance and other leaders to sustain budgets, staffing models, and braided funding structures.
• Represent Brilliant Corners with government agencies, managed care plans, healthcare partners, philanthropy, and stakeholders.
• Ensure cross-functional partnership with Finance, People Operations, Data & Technology, and other departments.
• Advocate for Housing First and equitable, client-centered practices across programs.
• Translate organizational priorities into Housing Services strategies while maintaining statewide consistency and regional flexibility.
• Support growth opportunities while protecting service quality and organizational sustainability.

Skills

Executive leadership

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Data-informed decision-making

Program quality & evaluation

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Brilliant Corners is seeking a Chief Program Officer to lead the Housing Services portfolio across California, ensuring strategy, performance, and sustainability. You will oversee senior leaders and align regional operations with statewide goals, promoting Housing First and client-centered outcomes.

This role collaborates with government and healthcare partners, manages braided funding, and drives organizational growth while upholding quality and equity standards.