County of Santa Clara Executive Recruitment

The County of Santa Clara is launching a major effort to modernize and strengthen what Employee & Labor Relations (ELR) can look like in the public sector, elevating ELR from a reactive function into a proactive, insight driven, and collaborative strategic partner shaping organizational strategy. We’re looking for a visionary Director, Employee & Labor Relations to lead the way.

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What Makes This Role Unique:

👉Scale & Complexity: You will lead ELR strategy and service delivery for a large, diverse public organization, operating across a broad range of essential services. You’ll work at the intersection of leadership, unions, and the workforce to ensure consistency, compliance, and strategic alignment across a dynamic enterprise.

👉Innovation in Government: Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we’re redefining what public sector ELR can be by leveraging technology, data, and design thinking to resolve disputes, empower leaders, and improve employee experience.

👉Equity at the Core: We strive to create a more just and prosperous community by focusing on equity, inclusion, and belonging in County services, initiatives, policies, and decisions. You’ll ensure our ELR practices uphold fairness, transparency, and consistency across the workforce.

👉Direct Impact: You’ll advise County leadership on ELR strategy, negotiations, and organizational design, shaping decisions that have widespread organizational impact.

We’re seeking a visionary, forward-thinking executive to serve as our Assistant Director, Aging and Adult Services, overseeing the County’s Protective Services Bureau, including the Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator Division and Adult Protective Services (APS). This is a rare opportunity to modernize a complex, high-impact system and safeguard the dignity, rights, and safety of our community’s most vulnerable adults.

“This role is vital to ensuring our community’s most vulnerable residents receive the protection and support they deserve. We’re looking for a steady, thoughtful leader who can navigate complex legal and administrative issues while guiding staff through sensitive, high-impact work. The ideal candidate brings strong judgment, collaborative skills, and a real commitment to public service and dignity for every individual under our care.” - Vanessa Merlano, Director, Aging and Adult Services

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We’re seeking an innovative, driven, and collaborative leader to join DFCS as the Assistant Director, Family and Children’s Services, a role that will shape the future of child welfare and family support in one of California’s most dynamic regions.

“This role is vital to ensuring our community’s most vulnerable residents receive the protection and support they deserve. We’re looking for a steady, thoughtful leader who can navigate complex legal and administrative issues while guiding staff through sensitive, high-impact work. The ideal candidate brings strong judgment, collaborative skills, and a real commitment to public service and dignity for every individual under our care.” - Wendy Kinnear-Rausch, Director, Family & Children’s Services

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We’re seeking a visionary public health leader to join our team as Assistant Public Health Officer – TB Controller. This is your opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary program dedicated to eliminating tuberculosis and safeguarding the health of our community.

Your Mission: Lead the County’s Tuberculosis Prevention & Control Program within the Infectious Diseases & Response Branch. In this role, you will provide clinical, scientific, and administrative oversight of all TB program activities and staff, consult on treatment of all active TB cases in the county, provide patient care in the County’s TB clinic, and collaborate with local, state, and national partners to advance TB prevention and elimination strategies. You will also represent the Department to the media and with public health, academic, and community partners. In conjunction with the Health Officer team, you will lead staff in the entire Department in the management of public health-related disasters, crises, or emergencies.

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The Executive Services Admin Team happily welcomed our newest executive, William Yu, with a tour of the County's Administrative building on his first day. William will be joining us as the new Financial and Administrative Services Manager for the Behavioral Health Services Department. We're excited to have him on the team — welcome aboard, William!

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2025 was a remarkable year for all of us—filled with growth, innovation, and meaningful progress. Together, we embraced change, overcame challenges, and achieved incredible milestones as a team. We want to take a moment to celebrate our successes, acknowledge our thought-partners, and share tidbits on the important work that happens behind the scenes.

The Executive Services team is excited to kick off another successful year of recruiting exceptional public service leaders to better serve our community.