Division Coordination Lead — Executive Projects & Reporting

Texas Health and Human Services; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Generous time off

Career advancement

Job summary

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) invites applications for a Manager VI to lead the Division Coordination Office within the Department of DEP EXEC COM SUPPORT SERVS. This role directs cross‑division efforts, drives executive communications, and ensures timely delivery of high‑priority initiatives.

Based in Austin with telework eligibility, the position emphasizes strategic leadership, governance, and accountability across division programs, dashboards, and budgets.

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressively responsible experience in executive operations, project management, policy/legislative coordination, organizational administration, or closely related area.
• Experience leading and managing professional staff, teams, programs, or organizational functions.
• Experience coordinating executive-level initiatives, assignments, or operations.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or coordinating executive communications and reports.
• Experience collaborating across multiple divisions, agencies, or stakeholder groups to achieve objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Division Coordination Office and provides strategic leadership, oversight, and accountability for division-wide coordination, executive assignments, special projects, workflow automation initiatives, and cross-division or cross-agency efforts that support SSS leadership priorities.
• Directs and prioritizes the work of the Division Coordination Office, establishing roles, assignments, deadlines, tracking mechanisms, and escalation processes to ensure timely completion of leadership requests, Commissioner Tracking Assignments (CTAs), action memoranda, executive briefings, and other high-priority deliverables.
• Directs SSS communications and executive support functions, including executive memoranda, briefing materials, one-pagers, reports, presentations, SharePoint content, internal and external communications, and division-wide messaging; ensures products are accurate, consistent, and appropriately reviewed and approved.
• Provides oversight and direction to the SSS Project Management Office, including project governance, intake and prioritization, portfolio management, project reporting, risk management, resource coordination, and delivery support for strategic and operational initiatives.
• Coordinates and oversees legislative, policy, and government relations activities for SSS, including bill analyses, implementation planning, legislative reporting, inquiries, rule projects, statutory initiatives, policy and circular updates, and coordination with Government Relations and executive offices.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Executive communication

Dashboard visualization

Cross‑division collaboration

Public speaking

Job description

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) invites applications for a Manager VI to lead the Division Coordination Office within the Department of DEP EXEC COM SUPPORT SERVS. This role directs cross‑division efforts, drives executive communications, and ensures timely delivery of high‑priority initiatives.

Based in Austin with telework eligibility, the position emphasizes strategic leadership, governance, and accountability across division programs, dashboards, and budgets.