Talence Group | Executive & Leadership Search

Attorney

• Lead and collaborate with the executive team to develop and implement business, legal, and enterprise strategies that advance the Port’s shared prosperity goals and strategic plan, manage organizational risk, and reduce potential legal exposure while representing the Port’s goals internally and to the community.
• Translate strategic priorities into operational approaches, guiding cross-portfolio planning as an enterprise integrator.
• Strengthen organizational health, leadership effectiveness, workforce strategy, governance integrity, and legal and regulatory positioning.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary leadership team that effectively oversees critical administrative functions, while strengthening leadership capacity.
• Provide executive leadership for legal services and records management to ensure sound governance, strategic legal positioning, and effective risk management.
• Advise the executive leadership team and Commission on legal, regulatory, and governance implications of organizational decisions, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing public agencies and special districts.
• Oversee litigation coordination, policy development, and enterprise records and public records compliance to support transparency, accountability, and timely public disclosure.
• Provide executive leadership for Human Resources and enterprise people strategy including workforce planning, talent acquisition, classification and compensation, total rewards, labor and employee relations, learning and development, and performance management for a capable, engaged, and future-ready workforce.
• Lead enterprise change, culture, and organizational effectiveness initiatives that support sustained performance.
• Provide executive leadership and governance over the Contracts and Procurement function to ensure integrity, transparency, legal compliance, and strong fiscal stewardship aligned with Port and Commission policy.
• Lead contracting strategy to promote fair access, compliance, and measurable outcomes, supported by accurate reporting and data transparency.
• Provide transformational, values-driven leadership that strengthens organizational trust, accountability, and inspires measurable performance in support of the Port’s mission.
• Lead enterprise approaches to organizational culture and shared prosperity by integrating priorities into agency systems, leadership expectations, planning processes, and decision-making frameworks.
• Advise and support leaders across the organization to ensure shared understanding of how roles and business functions contribute to regional prosperity and mission delivery.
• Oversee the enterprise implementation of business line and division work plans, ensuring clear performance measures with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Foster a values-based organizational culture that supports employee engagement, psychological safety, and effective collaboration, while championing performance indicators.

Chief Shared Prosperity – Legal Officer

Human Resources

• Develop and lead a **coordinated, enterprise-wide labor relations strategy** that promotes short-and long-term planning and coherence across multiple collective bargaining agreements.
• Plan across bargaining cycles to establish disciplined approaches to preparation, sequencing, and prioritization that support predictable labor outcomes.
• Serve as the **lead negotiator and management spokesperson** for collective bargaining agreements, including development of bargaining strategy, proposals, and settlement frameworks.
• Prepare and execute **Memorandums of Agreement, Understanding, and Exception**, as well as supplemental agreements.
• Monitor labor relations trends, statutory changes, and legal decisions to inform negotiation strategy.
• Act as a **trusted advisor and representative of management** in highly visible labor matters across aviation, marine operations, public safety, and other business lines.
• Maintain a strong understanding of operations and represented work groups through direct engagement, ensuring labor leadership is grounded in how work is performed.
• Oversee the **interpretation and administration** of collective bargaining agreements, work rules, and related policies.
• Lead and represent the organization in **grievance management, mediations, arbitrations, and Employment Relations Board proceedings**, in coordination with legal counsel.
• **Lead cross-functional collaboration** with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Legal, and Finance to evaluate the **financial implications and enterprise-wide impacts** of labor agreements across bargaining units.
• **Advance labor strategies** that balance wage and benefit structures, cost sustainability, and long-term workforce affordability within a public-sector environment.
• Strengthen **documentation and knowledge management** related to labor practices, side agreements, and contract interpretation to reduce risk and preserve institutional knowledge.
• Promote clarity and consistency in the application of labor provisions across departments.
• Design and deliver training for managers on labor relations fundamentals, contract application, and effective labor management practices.
• **Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management** for direct report, ensuring high professional standards and continuity in labor relations practices.

Head of Labor Relations

Financial Planning and Analysis

• what you will do…
• - Serve as a member of the Executive Team, contributing to the overall strategic direction, financial sustainability, and long-term performance of the Port.
• - Define and steward the Port’s enterprise financial strategy, shaping capital allocation, investment priorities, and long-term funding commitments in alignment with public accountability.
• - Partner with the Executive Director and Port Commission to develop and execute short- and long-range financial plans that support operational excellence, resilience, and growth across the Port’s business lines.
• - Hold enterprise accountability for all finance functions, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, audit, risk management, and enterprise analytics.
• - Oversee the Port’s capital structure and funding strategy, including debt issuance, grants, Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs), Customer Facility Charges (CFCs), and other public financing mechanisms.
• - Provide executive accountability for the integrity, transparency, and timeliness of financial reporting in accordance with GAAP and applicable public-sector requirements.
• - Provide enterprise oversight of the Information Technology function, ensuring technology investments materially improve operational performance, resilience, and long-term capability.
• - Serve as executive sponsor for a multi-year, enterprise-wide ERP implementation, with accountability for governance, financial stewardship, and organizational readiness.
• - Integrate financial leadership, technology, data, and analytics to strengthen decision-making, execution, and enterprise performance.
• - Establish and maintain an enterprise-wide risk management framework addressing financial, operational, environmental, and technology-related risks.
• - Oversee internal audit, insurance, self-insurance, claims management, and business continuity to support sound governance and organizational resilience.
• - Represent the Port with external stakeholders, including regulators, financial institutions, rating agencies, and community partners.

Chief Shared Prosperity – Legal Officer

Head of Labor Relations

CFO, Chief Financial Officer