Executive Director of Administration; Ord. Executive , Exempt

Executive Director, Administration

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is pleased to announce an opportunity for the position of Executive Director, Administration (Ord.

Title:

Executive 2, Exempt). SPD is the largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state of Washington, with an annual budget of over $488 million. The Department consists of more than 1,100 uniformed members and approximately 500 professional employees. Employees are represented by multiple bargaining units. The Executive Director of Administration is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

With a division budget of approximately $22 million, the Director leads a division consisting of four managers who directly supervise over 50 staff to manage the department's core administrative functions, ensuring that essential systems, services, and operations run efficiently and effectively.

About the Department:
The Seattle Police Department is comprised of approximately 1,600 dedicated law enforcement professionals all committed to creating and fostering a work environment that is collaborative, innovative, and leading the way in law enforcement principles and practices. Ours is a culture that encourages top performers to adhere to a standard of excellence in the identification of and resolution to complex challenges.

At SPD we acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals and pledge ourselves to creating and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.

The Executive Director of Administration combines managerial leadership with broad administrative responsibilities. The role oversees several key operational areas, including Fiscal (Purchasing and Contracting, property and fleet management, research grants and corporate support, crime records, and our Data Center). The Director provides operational oversight and strategic direction for administrative service units, ensuring effective coordination across functions. Core position responsibilities include monitoring department budgets, initiating purchasing contracts with major vendors, conducting spending audits, developing business plans, analyzing financial data, ensuring legal and policy compliance, supervising unit managers, and improving management systems to strengthen efficiency and accountability.

As a key member of the department's Leadership Team, the Director of Administration provides strategic guidance, develops policy recommendations, and ensures the effective implementation of administrative plans. The Director represents the Seattle Police Department in high-level City forums, including meetings with City departments and citywide work groups. In addition, the position collaborates closely with the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, Information Technology Department;

and City-wide Accounting on major program, operational, and policy matters, ensuring alignment with citywide standards and organizational goals.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, organizational management or another discipline related to human resources management or a combination of education, training, and experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work described above.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible management experience in public administration including procurement, financial management; grant management; facility operations within an organization of comparable scope and complexity.
• Experience working with represented employees and/or with labor relations groups.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible…