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Chief Investment Officer, Office of Retirement Services
The City of San José is a full-service Charter City and operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council consists of ten (10) council members elected by district and a mayor elected at large. In addition to providing a full range of municipal services including police and fire, San José operates an airport, a municipal water system, a regional wastewater treatment facility, some 200 neighborhood and regional parks, and a library system with 24 branches. City operations are supported by 6,994 full-time equivalent positions and a total operating and capital budget of $6 billion (for the 2024-25 fiscal year).
 
The Office of Retirement Services (ORS) oversees the investment of assets and administers the benefits of the two defined benefit retirement plans for City of San José employees. The assets of the two plans total over $10 billion. Each of the retirement plans has a Board of Administration that has fiduciary responsibility over its respective retirement plan. The ORS serves at the direction of the two independent Boards of Administration (“Boards”) for the two retirement plans for City employees (the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System (“Federated”) and the Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan). Unlike for other City Departments, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the ORS are hired and appointed by the Boards for Federated and the Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan. There are approximately 16,000 active, retired, and survivor participants that are served by the ORS.
 
The Chief Investment Officer receives direction from the Boards of Trustees in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer. The CIO is responsible for recommending investment policies and strategies to the Boards of Trustees for the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System and the Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan and the CIO has full authority for directing the implementation of the Fund’s investment policies for ensuring the efficient use of investment funds. The CIO supervises 10 investment staff as well as contracted staff/consultants.
Position: Chief Investment Officer, Office of Retirement Services
Organization: City of San José, CA
Location: San Jose,  CA 
United States
Salary: $303,976 - $407,605
Posting Start Date: 11/5/2025
Date Posted: 11/5/2025
Requirements Requires a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field and seven (7) years of increasingly responsible experience as a senior member of investment management developing and implementing investment strategies including identifying, evaluating, and negotiating and monitoring institutional investment portfolios for a multi-asset class pension plan, endowment or financial institution. Experience with other public pension systems is a plus. Additional professional certifications desired.
 
Salary Range: $303,976 - $407,605
 
Apply on-line by December 5, 2025 at www.allianceRC.com. For questions, please contact Sherrill Uyeda at suyeda@alliancerc.com or Wesley Herman at wherman@alliancerc.com. Main Office: (562) 901-0769. EEO/ADA.
Status: This listing expires on: 1/4/2026
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City of San José, CA
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San Jose,  CA 95113
United States
Email:
info@alliancerc.com
Phone:
(562) 901-0769
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Contact:
Sherrill Uyeda or Wesley Herman
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