Deputy Director (Mayor’s Office of Contract Compliance (OCC))

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Mayor’s Office of Contract Compliance (OCC)
City of Atlanta

Salary range: $120,000.00-$140,000.00

Posting expires: 11/17/2026

Position Summary

The Deputy Director serves as a senior executive leader within the Mayor’s Office of Contract Compliance (OCC) and reports directly to the Director. The position assists the Director in providing strategic leadership, operational oversight, and management of the City’s contract compliance, supplier diversity, certification, and related programs.

The Deputy Director is responsible for translating the Director’s strategic priorities into effective day-to-day operations, ensuring consistency, accountability, and timely execution across OCC’s functional areas. The position works closely with OCC managers and senior staff, City departments, procurement professionals, contractors, consultants, concessionaires, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable City policies, contractual requirements, and federal regulations.

The Deputy Director acts on behalf of the Director when designated and serves as a key point of coordination for complex compliance matters requiring cross-functional or departmental resolution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Executive Leadership and Operations

- Assist the Director in establishing and implementing OCC's strategic priorities, policies, procedures, performance standards, and operational goals.
- Provide day-to-day executive oversight of OCC operations and ensure alignment across the office's functional areas.
- Translate executive direction into measurable assignments, timelines, deliverables, and accountability standards.
- Supervise assigned managers and senior-level staff and provide guidance on operational, personnel and performance matters.
- Monitor departmental workloads, staffing needs, priorities, and deadlines to ensure appropriate allocation of resources.
- Serve as Acting Director when designated and representing the Director at meetings, briefings, hearings, and other engagements as required.

Contract Compliance

- Provide executive oversight of compliance activities associated with City contracts, including construction, professional services, commodities, concessions, and other contracted services.
- Oversee the escalation and resolution of significant contract compliance deficiencies and disputes.
- Ensure compliance reviews, site visits, desk audits, investigations, and corrective action processes are conducted consistently and documented appropriately.
- Coordinate with City departments and contractors to address compliance deficiencies and establish corrective action plans when necessary.

Certification

- Provide leadership and oversight of OCC's certification and supplier diversity functions.
- Support the effective administration of applicable MBE, FBE, SBE, DBE, ACDBE, and other City or federally regulated business participation programs.
- Monitor certification workloads, processing times, backlogs, quality-control measures, and customer service standards.
- Support outreach, education, technical assistance, and engagement efforts designed to improve access to City contracting opportunities for certified and small businesses.

Aviation, Concessions, and Federally Funded Programs

- Provide executive-level oversight and coordination of OCC compliance activities involving Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including concessions and applicable federally funded programs.
- Ensure appropriate monitoring of participation, revenue, ownership, control, commercially useful function, contract commitments, and other applicable requirements.
- Coordinate with Aviation leadership, procurement personnel, contractors, concessionaires, and other stakeholders to resolve complex compliance matters.
- Assist with federal reporting, goal setting, program reviews, corrective actions, and other regulatory requirements.

Policy, Procedures, and Internal Controls

- Lead or support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of OCC policies, standard operating procedures, manuals, and internal controls.
- Ensure policies and procedures are consistently applied throughout OCC.
- Evaluate business processes and recommend improvements that strengthen accountability, efficiency, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

Performance Management and Data

- Establish and monitor operational performance measures and key performance indicators across OCC functions.
- Ensure OCC leadership receives timely and accurate dashboards, reports, and management information.
- Assist in preparing executive reports, presentations, briefings, and other materials for City leadership.

Staff Leadership and Development

- Provide leadership, coaching, and professional development to OCC managers and staff.
- Establish clear expectations for performance, responsiveness, professionalism, customer service, and accountability.
- Conduct or participate in performance evaluations and employee development planning.
- Support succession planning and development of future departmental leaders.

Interdepartmental and External Relations

- Serve as a senior OCC liaison to City departments, procurement officials, contractors, consultants, businesses, community stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
- Assist in resolving escalated concerns from contractors, certified firms, City departments, and other stakeholders.
- Represent OCC professionally at public meetings, industry events, outreach programs, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Law, Construction Management, Contract Management, or a closely related field.
- Significant progressively responsible experience in contract compliance, supplier diversity, procurement, contract administration, government operations, regulatory compliance, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing professional staff, managers, programs, or complex organizational functions.
- Experience developing or implementing policies, procedures, internal controls, and performance management systems.
- Strong knowledge of public-sector contracting, procurement, compliance monitoring, and contract administration.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority assignments in a complex and deadline-driven environment.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in public administration, Business Administration, Finance, Law, or a related discipline.
- Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in contract compliance, procurement, supplier diversity, regulatory compliance, or public administration.
- Five or more years of management or executive leadership experience.
- Experience administering MBE, FBE, SBE, DBE, and/or ACDBE programs.
- Knowledge of federal DBE and ACDBE regulatory requirements.
- Experience with airport, transportation, construction, infrastructure, watershed, or other large public-sector contracting environments.
- Professional certification related to contract compliance, procurement, contract administration, project management, or supplier diversity is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

- Strong executive leadership and management skills.
- Advanced knowledge of contract compliance and public procurement principles.
- Ability to interpret contracts, policies, regulations, and complex compliance requirements.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to identify risk and develop practical corrective solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and project management capabilities.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet critical deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, employees, contractors, businesses, elected officials, and the public.
- Strong judgment, discretion, integrity, and professionalism.
- Ability to lead organizational change and improve business processes.
- Ability to use data and performance metrics to drive operational decisions.