Professional Standards Division Director - Compliance & Regulatory Manger 3

Department of Public Safety Standards and Training; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 93,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

11 paid holidays

PERS retirement benefits

Onsite parking

Cafeteria on site

Job summary

Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem, Oregon seeks an Executive Standards Division Director to oversee statewide certification, licensure, compliance, and regulatory programs. You will set strategy, ensure fairness and transparency, and manage enterprise-level initiatives.

As a member of the Leadership Team, you will guide managers and cross-functional teams, align resources, advise on legal risk and workforce planning, and act as a key public-safety liaison.

Qualifications

• Seven years of supervision or management experience, or four years plus a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Professional Standards Division and oversee statewide certification, licensure, compliance, and regulatory programs.
• Translate statutes into effective programs and policy; ensure fairness, transparency, and sound judgment.
• Lead managers and multidisciplinary teams; align fiscal and operational resources with agency priorities.
• Advise executive leadership on legal risk, workforce strategy, and organizational performance.
• Represent the agency with public safety partners, boards, and stakeholders; oversee decertification and rulemaking.

Skills

Executive leadership

People leadership

Regulatory and administrative law

Policy and strategy

Executive judgment

Fiscal stewardship

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Performance and continuous improvement

Public service values

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Initial Posting Date: 10/30/2026 Application Deadline: 11/15/2026 Agency: Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Salary Range: $8299 - $12835 Per Month - Non PERS Rate Position Type: Employee Position Title: Professional Standards Division Director - Compliance & Regulatory Manager 3 Job Description: Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Professional Standards Division Director (Compliance & Regulatory Manager 3)

This recruitment is for one (1), regular, full-time position located in Salem, OR (4190 Aumsville Hwy SE). This position is an Executive Service position and is not represented by a union/association. Following the initial training period, this position may be eligible for hybrid work arrangement, subject to operational needs and approval by the Agency Director. A cover letter and resume are required for consideration.

What you will be doing:

DPSST is seeking an accomplished executive leader to direct the Professional Standards Division, which administers statewide certification, licensure, compliance, and regulatory programs supporting Oregon's public and private safety professions. This role provides enterprise-level leadership for complex, highly visible work that directly influences professional accountability, regulatory integrity, and public confidence. As a member of the agency's Leadership Team, the Professional Standards Division Director establishes strategic direction, translates statutory and regulatory requirements into effective programs and policy, and ensures the division operates with consistency, fairness, transparency, and sound judgment. The Director leads managers and multidisciplinary teams, aligns fiscal and operational resources with agency priorities, and advises executive leadership on matters involving legal risk, regulatory action, workforce strategy, and organizational performance. The Director also serves as a senior representative of DPSST, building productive relationships with public safety partners, regulatory and advisory bodies, legal and judicial professionals, elected officials, associations, and members of the public. The position provides executive oversight of all decertification matters related to Criminal Justice and Private Security/Investigator Certification and Licensing programs, oversees agency boards and committees, leads legislative initiatives and administrative rulemaking efforts, and serves as the agency's records custodian. Success in this role requires the ability to navigate competing priorities, make timely decisions in sensitive matters, communicate complex issues with clarity, foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders, and lead continuous improvement across statewide programs.

About DPSST:

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST)oversees the development of professional standards and the delivery of quality trainingfor law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, firefighters, telecommunicators, and emergency medical dispatchers. DPSST is also the regulatory agency that enforces employment and training standards for the above listed public safety disciplines and licenses proprietary security managers, security contractors and officers, polygraph examiners, and private investigators.

Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging is a core value at DPSST. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. Employees are expected to uphold this value and foster an inclusive and equitable workplace.

What's in it for you:

• A leadership opportunity with statewide impact and a direct role in advancing professional standards, regulatory integrity, and public trust.
• Work/life balance and a supportive working environment.
• 11 paid holidays each year, plus paid sick leave, vacation, and personal leave.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and eligible family members.
• Optional benefits, including flexible spending accounts, term life insurance, and other available programs.
• Automatic enrollment in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• Employees who are PERS participating members will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS.
• The salary range noted in the job announcement reflects base salary only.
• This position qualifies for membership in the Police & Fire Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• Free parking, an onsite cafeteria, and onsite wellness options.
• Explore State of Oregon employee benefits and learn more about PERS.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience OR Four (4) years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Requested Skills/Desired Attributes:

We are seeking an executive leader who can demonstrate the following qualifications through their application materials and questionnaire responses. Successful candidates selected to move forward will meet the minimum qualifications and clearly address the requested skills and desired attributes below.

• Executive leadership: Experience leading complex, statewide regulatory, certification, licensing, compliance, or professional standards programs and converting strategic priorities into measurable operational direction.
• People and organizational leadership: Demonstrated success leading managers and multidisciplinary teams, coordinating work across organizational units, addressing complex personnel matters, and cultivating an accountable, respectful, and collaborative workplace.
• Regulatory and administrative law: Advanced knowledge and practical experience interpreting and applying statutes, administrative rules, the Administrative Procedure Act, public records requirements, and related governmental policies.
• Policy and strategy: Experience developing and implementing administrative rules, organizational policies and procedures, legislative concepts, strategic plans, and statewide program standards.
• Executive judgment: A record of sound, timely decision-making in high-risk and sensitive matters, including certification and licensure actions, confidentiality, legal exposure, grievances, and potential litigation.
• Fiscal stewardship: Demonstrated experience developing and administering budgets, monitoring expenditures, forecasting needs, approving expenditures, and aligning resources with organizational priorities.
• Executive communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports and studies, presenting to public officials and stakeholders, providing testimony or formal information, and explaining complex regulatory matters clearly.
• Stakeholder engagement: Proven ability to establish credibility and sustain productive relationships with public safety organizations, regulatory boards, legal and judicial professionals, government officials, legislators, associations, and members of the public.
• Performance and continuous improvement: Ability to evaluate program quality and performance, identify organizational and regulatory risks, establish priorities, use evidence to guide decisions, and recommend improvements to policies, standards, processes, and resources.
• Public service values: Demonstrated commitment to integrity, confidentiality, fairness, customer service, and respectful workplace practices, particularly when managing sensitive certification, licensing, personnel, public records, and disciplinary matters.

Additional Requirements:

• Preference will be given to candidates holding a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
• Successful candidates for this position will be subject to a computerized criminal history check. Adverse background information will be reviewed and could result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer or termination of employment.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING IS COMMITTED TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY. Oregon state government is a large organization by nearly any standard. With over 40,000 employees working all over the state, in small communities and large, we are proving that government can be innovative. We work as a team, challenging ourselves to be better, faster and more efficient with taxpayer dollars. After all, when every day we are responsible for caring for the needs of a diverse population and thriving business community, we simply must have the best and brightest workforce. If you take responsibility for your actions, are passionate about helping others succeed, and have a reputation for excellence and honesty, why not make Oregon state government your next career move? Joining our team means you open the door to many possibilities. From entry level to executive, outdoor work to policy setting, we have a role for nearly every calling, expertise and background. If you’re looking at us from across the country (or beyond!), know that Oregon is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Made up of seven diverse regions, Oregon has the ocean, mountains, valleys, high desert, cities, small towns, and almost everything in between. Oregon “flies with her own wings.”