Chief Shared Prosperity & Legal Officer

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ABOUT THE PORT OF PORTLAND

The Port of Portland is a vital economic engine for the region, generating over $500 million in annual revenue and supporting more than $9.7 billion in regional GDP. Our operations, spanning three airports, three active marine terminals, and six business parks, sustain nearly 100,000 jobs and maintain critical trade infrastructure.

Our work and our commitment to our community are shaped by our core values—leadership, inclusion, service, and safety—and our guiding principles—environmental leadership, access to opportunity, and financial sustainability. We strive to cultivate economic opportunity for everyone who lives, works, and does business here, building shared prosperity for the region through travel, trade and economic development.

The Port of Portland is seeking an exceptional executive to serve in the newly created role of Chief Shared Prosperity & Legal Officer - a senior leadership position at the center of law, enterprise strategy, governance, people, and public stewardship. This is not a traditional legal role. Serving as a trusted thought partner to a key member of the Executive Team, this leader will help ensure the Port operates as a unified, accountable, and mission‑driven institution while shaping a resilient organization for the future.

As Chief Shared Prosperity & you will lead and integrate four critical enterprise functions:
Contracts & Procurement, Culture & Strategy, Human Resources, Legal & Records Management ensuring the Port functions as a unified, values‑driven, and high‑performing public agency. This role calls for both deep legal judgment and broad executive leadership—a leader who can anticipate and manage complex legal, organizational, and governance issues with enterprise impact, build trust, and advance the Port’s mission of building shared prosperity for the region.

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 an 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.
Workforce Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness

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,…