MANAGER II

State of California; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

On-site gym

Free parking

Employee recognition

Job summary

Covered California in Sacramento is seeking a Chief of the Consumer Communications, Research, and Analytics Branch within the Marketing Division. In a Manager II role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team to shape consumer communications, marketing research, and analytics, directing data-informed outreach to improve enrollment and member relationships.

You will develop strategies, collaborate across divisions, and translate insights into actionable business outcomes, with telework options and

Qualifications

• SOQ is required to apply: no more than three pages, 12 pt Arial; address each listed question in order.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team shaping consumer communications, research and analytics.
• Direct data-informed outreach to improve enrollment and retention.
• Develop strategies turning research insights into actionable business decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Marketing research

Strategic planning

Job description

Job Posting: Chief of the Consumer Communications, Research, and Analytics Branch

Covered California

JC-531506 - Chief of the Consumer Communications, Research, and Analytics Branch
MANAGER II

$9,572.00 - $10,867.00 per Month
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 9/20/2026

Would you like to make a statewide impact as the Chief of the Consumer Communications, Research, and Analytics Branch in Covered California’s Marketing Division? In this Manager II role, you will lead an innovative, multidisciplinary team responsible for shaping consumer communications, digital and social media engagement, marketing research, and enterprise-wide analytics. Bring your strategic vision and collaborative leadership to develop data-informed outreach, strengthen consumer and member relationships, optimize enrollment and retention efforts, and turn research insights into meaningful business action.

At Covered California, we recognize our employees are our most valuable asset. We have a variety of career fields that help make a difference in the lives of Californians, and we’re looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals to join our team! Learn more about why you should join the Marketing Division.

This position is headquartered in Sacramento County at 1601 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquarters office subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. Travel expenses associated with commuting to the employee’s office headquarters location are not reimbursable, other than authorized transit subsidies.

NOTE: To be considered for this job opportunity, applicants must be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. If you are new to California State service and you do not have list eligibility, you must take the exam for this classification. To gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin.

Possession of minimum qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment . If it is determined an applicant does not meet the minimum qualifications, the applicant's name may be removed from the eligibility list.

Covered California does not provide visa sponsorship and is not an E-Verify employer.

Effective July 1, 2025, in response to the budget deficit, the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 requires that each full-time employee working their assigned work schedule receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 30, 2027.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

This position may be eligible for telework. In accordance with Government Code section 14200, only employees who reside in California are eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Covered California’s current telework policy. While Covered California supports telework, in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksite with minimal notification if an urgent need arises, as determined by the Department.

Minimum Requirements

• MANAGER II

# of Positions

1

Work Location

1601 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815

Telework

Hybrid

Job Type

Permanent, Full Time

Work Shift

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Work Week

Monday-Friday

Department Information

Covered California works to improve the health of all Californians by assuring their access to affordable, high-quality healthcare. Our employees are the vital link that ensures that our vision, mission, and values are fully realized and are the driving force that allows us to continually provide exceptional service to those who need it most.

We offer an award-winning wellness program, inclusive and diverse atmosphere, employee recognition programs, on site fitness centers at our Sacramento and Service Center locations, and free parking at all of our locations!

Life can change in an instant – so can your career!

Special Requirements

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Instructions: A SOQ is required to apply. The SOQ will be used as a pre-interview screening tool. Applicants who do not follow the SOQ instructions and/or do not answer the prompt as stated below may not be considered.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be useful in the development of written responses; however, it is important to use these tools responsibly and ethically. Where assistive tools may be used, responses within the SOQ should be your own original work. Applicants must write in their own words and avoid plagiarism. Failure to comply may be cause for disqualification.

A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must discuss how your education, training, and experience qualifies you for this position. The SOQ must be no more than three pages in length, 12 pt. Arial font, and must address each of the questions listed below. You must answer all questions in the order they are listed with the question number.

• Explain how your professional experience, accomplishments, education, and leadership experience have prepared you to serve as Chief of the Consumer Communications, Research, and Analytics Branch. Highlight the experiences that best demonstrate your ability to lead consumer communications, research or analytics, staff, budgets, and complex programs. Include the number of years of experience for each example cited.
• Describe a complex, large-scale project or program that you led from planning through implementation and evaluation. Explain how you established the strategy, clarified ownership, built the work plan, managed timelines and dependencies, coordinated resources, addressed risks or competing priorities, secured approvals, and measured results. Identify the internal divisions, external partners, or vendors involved and describe the outcome, including what you would repeat or change.
• Describe a time when you designed or led the development of a customer experience across an end-to-end journey – not just a single communication or email campaign. Explain how you identified the customer need, mapped the journey, defined the desired experience, and addressed barriers at key stages. Explain how you identified the customer need, mapped the journey, defined the desired experience, and addressed barriers at key stages. How did you translate research, data, testing, cultural and linguistic insight, and stakeholder input into a coordinated set of messages, content, interactions, and channels? Describe your role in aligning teams, sequencing touchpoints, and ensuring the experience was clear, accessible, culturally and linguistically appropriate, compliant, and consistent. How did you measure the journey, use feedback or performance data to improve it over time, and what was the result?
• Describe a time when you led a team or cross-functional group through significant change, competing priorities, disagreement, or an operational challenge. Explain how you built alignment across teams and stakeholders, made decisions about resource allocation and workload, communicated expectations, managed accountability, and supported staff or partners. Describe the results and the leadership lessons you would bring to this position.

Desirable Qualifications

• Senior leadership of integrated consumer communications and marketing programs. Demonstrated ability to set direction, translate organizational priorities into clear strategies and work plans, establish measurable outcomes, and provide sound recommendations to executive leadership on complex or sensitive issues.
• Strong project and program management leadership. Proven experience moving complex, multi-step initiatives from strategy and planning through implementation, evaluation, and closeout. This includes establishing ownership, timelines, milestones, dependencies, decision points, approval paths, risks, resource needs, and escalation procedures; resolving barriers; and maintaining accountability for results.
• Consumer-centered content and communications expertise. Demonstrated ability to create, edit, direct, or oversee clear and compelling content across multiple channels, such as email, SMS, websites, digital platforms, print, and other owned or earned channels. Experience developing communications that are accessible, culturally and linguistically appropriate, audience-centered, and aligned with brand, policy, and compliance requirements is highly desirable.
• Cross-divisional collaboration and influence. Experience leading initiatives that require alignment among multiple internal divisions, subject-matter experts, executives, vendors, contractors, community partners, or other external stakeholders. Ability to build trust, clarify roles, facilitate decisions, manage competing priorities, and move work forward in a complex organization without relying solely on formal authority.
• Data-informed leadership and team development. Ability to use consumer research, analytics, testing, performance measures, and stakeholder feedback to improve communications and marketing results. Demonstrated skill in leading and developing multidisciplinary teams, setting priorities, balancing workloads and resources, fostering an inclusive and accountable culture, and supporting high-quality work under time-sensitive conditions.

The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Health, Vision, Dental, Retirement, and an array of other options. For more information on the benefits offered by the State of California, please click below:

Human Resources Contact

Employment & Classification Services Unit
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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.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Background Check: All applicants shall be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. The investigation will consist of a pre-employment questionnaire, fingerprinting, and an inquiry to the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation to disclose criminal records.

Incompatible Activities: To maintain our integrity and focus on serving Californians, Covered California adheres to unique conflict of interest restrictions on the outside employment and activities of its board members and staff. If you’re considering a role with us, it’s important to know at the time of your start:

• You must not be employed by or otherwise affiliated with health insurance carriers, other insurers, agents, brokers, health care professionals, health facilities, or health clinics, or trade associations of any of these entities. This also means that you must not hold an active license to sell health insurance in California.
• You must not hold an active license to sell health insurance in California.
• Health care professionals are welcome to join our team, provided you do not receive payment for professional services and do not hold ownership or financial interests in a health care practice.

Conflict of Interest: This position is also designated under Covered California’s Conflict of Interest Code. This means if you’re selected to join us, you’ll be required to disclose certain financial interests, including of a spouse, that could potentially interfere with your ability to perform your duties impartially and with the best interests of the public in mind. You may also be disqualified from participating in decisions that may affect those financial interests.

Please email any questions or concerns you may have prior to accepting a final offer of employment to [e-mail] .

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.