Classification, Data and Compliance Branch Chief

California Department of Health Care Services; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays and vacation/leave

Defined retirement program

Savings Plus Program (401(k), 457)

Job summary

California Department of Health Care Services in Sacramento is seeking a Manager II to lead the Classification, Data and Compliance Branch, ensuring HR programs comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and best practices. The role provides supervision, direction, and consultation to managers across the department on personnel matters.

The incumbent acts as the department's technical expert for personnel issues, working with the Executive Management Team on high-stakes, sensitive

Qualifications

• SOQ is a narrative discussion of how your education, training, experience, and skills qualify you for this position.
• Respond to each of the numbered questions in order; the SOQ must be typed, two pages max, Arial 11-point, single spacing.
• Resume submitted in lieu of an SOQ may not be considered.
• Describe your experience leading multidisciplinary teams, handling classification issues, enterprise process improvements, and representing the organization with control agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional supervision, direction, and consultation for DHCS personnel matters.
• Serve as technical expert for personnel matters to Executive Management and multiple program areas.
• Ensure HR programs follow laws, regulations, policies, and best practices; handle sensitive, high-stakes issues.
• Act as consultant to managers and supervisors in personnel-related matters.

Job description

Work Location

Sacramento County

Job Description And Duties

Why Join DHCS?
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is the backbone of California’s health care safety net. Our success is made possible by the hard work of more than 4,800 DHCS team members and through collaboration with the federal government and other state agencies, counties, and partners for the care of low-income families, children, pregnant women, older adults, and persons with disabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team in the following role.

About this Role

Under general direction of the Human Resources Division (HRD) Chief (CEA Level B), the Classification, Data and Compliance Branch Chief , will ensure the Department’s personnel programs follow laws, regulations, policies, and best practices. Provide functional supervision, direction, guidance, and consultation for the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Act as consultant to managers and supervisors in personnel-related matters. Serve as the Department’s technical expert for personnel matters and handle the most critical, and sensitive human resources matters. The incumbent has continuous and direct contact with the DHCS Executive Management Team where the information sought and advice given is sensitive, critical to the Department’s mission, and oftentimes involve multiple program areas such as civil rights and legal services requiring the highest degree of skill, knowledge, tact, and poise.

This position is subject to the Department's Conflict of Interest Code and filing a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) when assuming office, annually while in office, and upon leaving of fice.

This classification was previously known as the Staff Services Manager III classification and is now referred to as the Manager II classification, effective January 1, 2026.

• See the impacted classifications here.

Working Conditions

Please refer to the Telework and Salary Information section below for telework, reporting location, and temporary statewide salary reduction details.

Minimum Requirements

MANAGER II

Additional Documents

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Position Details

• Job Code # JC-532052
• Position #(s) 808-102-4802-XXX
• Working Title Classification, Data and Compliance Branch Chief
• Classification MANAGER II
• $9,572.00 - $10,867.00
• New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
• # of Positions 1
• Work Location Sacramento County
• Telework Hybrid
• Job Type Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

DHCS’s purpose is to provide equitable access to quality health care, leading to a healthy California for all.
DHCS is a dynamic organization with ambitious goals and talented, committed employees. We work hard every day to fulfill our vital responsibility to support the delivery of quality health care to Californians. DHCS is committed to addressing disparities within our organization and in our communities through efforts toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is accomplished, in part, by a commitment toward employing a diverse workforce that reflects the many communities we serve, and by promoting and enforcing equal employment opportunity.
Take a look at some of DHCS' recent projects and happenings that our Department has accomplished in the DHCS Newsroom.
Department Website: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/AboutUs.aspx

Statement Of Qualifications Requirement Section

The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is a narrative discussion of how your education, training, experience, and skills qualify you for this position. The SOQ serves as documentation of your ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing.
Please respond to each of the numbered questions below in order. Your SOQ must be typed, no more than two (2) pages in length, using Arial 11-point font, one-inch margins, and single spacing. Address each question separately, numbering your responses to correspond with the questions. Responses that do not follow these instructions, or resumes submitted in lieu of an SOQ, may not be considered.

• Describe your experience leading a multidisciplinary team through subordinate supervisors, professional, and technical staff. Include the size and scope of the teams you managed, how you established goals and performance metrics, and how you ensured the accurate and timely delivery of personnel services.
• Provide an example of a complex classification, reorganization, or organizational-structure issue you managed. Explain your approach, the analysis you performed, how you applied civil service laws, rules, and policies, and the outcome. Include how you provided authoritative guidance to executive leadership on classification and/or performance-management policy.
• Describe your experience leading or supporting an enterprise-wide process improvement or system modernization effort (for example, a Human Capital Management (HCM) or HR technology initiative). Explain your role, how you managed change and risk, how you engaged stakeholders, and how you ensured data integrity and compliance.
• Describe a situation in which you represented your organization with control agencies (such as CalHR, SPB, or SCO) or other key stakeholders on a sensitive or high-pressure personnel matter. Explain the situation, the actions you took, and how you achieved compliance and a successful resolution.

Candidates who do not complete and submit an SOQ may not be considered for this position.

Who May Apply

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Final Filing Date

9/25/2026

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of/experience with managing, guiding, and influencing California state civil service process and implementing human resources policies and practices across multiple locations
• Demonstrate clear, concise written and verbal communication skills with tact and exhibit ability to apply state rules and regulations, including effectively presenting information to senior leadership, management, and all levels of departmental employees.
• Ability to remain flexible and adapt to rapid changes in priorities/assignments without compromising accuracy or missing deadlines.
• Ability to motivate and support teams and instill trust to create a cohesive, team-based environment and prioritize the team's development.

Benefits

• Continuous and ongoing training
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program activities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Medical, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid Holidays and vacation/leave
• Defined retirement program
• Savings Plus Program (401(k), 457)
• Medical/Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts

Full benefits information can be found on CalHR's California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary

Contact Information

Department Website: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/AboutUs.aspx
Human Resources Contact:
Jorgie Daley
[e-mail]
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:
EEO Officer
[phone]
[e-mail]
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Telework and Salary Information

This position is currently eligible for teleworking up to one day per week and is required to report in person a minimum of four days per week. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change consistent with DHCS’s Telework Program and Government Code sections 14200 - 14203. Telework is available to California residents, and proof of residency may be required.
Business travel may be required, and reimbursement is considered for an employee’s designated office and residence, subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the reporting location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
The DHCS office location for this position is: 1501 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the temporary Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs each employee to receive a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The temporary salary reduction percentage and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are based on the position’s associated bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not include the temporary salary reduction. Please reach out to the hiring unit contact listed on this job advertisement for details.

Additional Information

Using the online application system as specified in the announcement is the preferred method of applying for civil service job opportunities; however, applicants may instead apply by way of U.S. mail, parcel delivery or courier service, or in person, as set forth in this announcement.
Paper applications must include a signature. Dates printed on envelopes by mobile barcodes or equivalent mobile print technology are not acceptable proof of the date the application and any other required documents or materials were filed.
Applicants must state their basis of eligibility (List Eligibility, Lateral Transfer, Reinstatement, T&D, or Surplus/SROA), and the Job Control (JC) number and/or position number in the “Examination(s) or Job Title(s), For Which You Are Applying” section on the STD. 678. Surplus/SROA candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e., social security number, date of birth, etc.) as well as any information regarding your LEAP eligibility and/or exam scores from your documents prior to submission.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.