Deputy Administrator

CBIZ Talent Solutions; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PSPRS in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Deputy Administrator to serve as the senior operational leader, overseeing daily operations and translating strategy into execution across the agency. The role demands strong leadership, strategic oversight, and collaboration with executive teams.

Reporting to the Administrator, you will coordinate across units, engage with boards and external stakeholders, and ensure policy alignment with service excellence in Arizona’s statewide retirement program.

Responsibilities

• Lead PSPRS’s daily operational priorities.
• Coordinate work across business units to translate strategy into execution.
• Represent PSPRS in Board, governmental, and third-party settings.
• Manage both strategic initiatives and tactical execution.
• Help develop and implement the strategic plan.

Job description

The Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) is seeking a Deputy Administrator. PSPRS was established in 1968 by state law to provide a uniform, consistent, and equitable statewide retirement program for Arizona’s public safety personnel who regularly perform hazardous duty in service to Arizona residents. In accordance with state statutes, PSPRS provides outstanding service to those who protect and govern the state. PSPRS delivers unparalleled service in providing retirement benefits to Arizona's community of police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, judicial and elected officials. PSPRS serves approximately 60,000 active and retired public employees. PSPRS currently manages over $26 billion in assets and is nationally recognized for its administrative and pension management excellence.

Reporting to the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator will serve as the PSPRS’s senior operational leader and a trusted enterprise partner. The position will oversee significant internal operations, coordinate work across business units and help ensure that strategy, policy and service expectations are translated into a consistent execution.

The Deputy Key responsibilities include:

• Leading PSPRS’s daily operational priorities.
• Creating capacity for the Administrator to focus on the Board, legislative matters, participating employers, cities and towns, and other external stakeholders.
• Acting on behalf of the Administrator when appropriate.
• Representing PSPRS in Board, governmental, and third-party settings.
• Responding flexibly to organization-wide needs.
• Managing both strategic initiatives and tactical execution.
• Helping develop and implement the strategic plan.
• Applying strong listening, analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.

CBIZ Talent Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

CBIZ Talent Solutions does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification under the law.