Chief Operating Officer

Summary

Join CodePath as their Chief Operating Officer (COO) and play a defining role in their growth. As the internal architect and executional leader, you will translate the 5-year strategic plan into operational plans, monitor progress, and ensure operational excellence across all functions. You will oversee G&A functions, including Finance, People/Talent, and Business Operations. Lead the annual planning and budgeting processes, guide hiring and compensation strategies, and optimize internal capacity. You will also own the organization-wide performance infrastructure and foster a strong performance culture. This is a remote, full-time position offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of senior executive experience, including as a COO, Managing Director, or similar leadership role in a fast-growing tech company, nonprofit, or social impact organization
• Proven track record of scaling teams, systems, and budgets at $40M+ level and during periods of 2–3x organizational growth
• Experience leading high-level planning, annual budgeting, talent/hiring systems, and cross-functional operations
• Strong understanding of the unique dynamics of mission-driven, remote-first organizations and leading change management during periods of high growth
• Comfort operating as both a strategic and tactical leader, strong ability to operationalize CEO’s vision and CodePath’s long term goals

Responsibilities

• Co-lead CodePath’s long-range planning and annual goal-setting in partnership with the CEO, driving forward-looking strategy decisions and planning
• Translate our 5-year strategic plan into scalable, resourced operational plans with clear milestones
• Monitor progress toward strategic objectives and ensure operational alignment and excellence across functions
• Provide executive oversight of G&A functions including Finance, People/Talent, and Business Operations—ensuring strategic alignment, resourcing, and performance
• Ensure operational excellence in financial management, HR, compliance, internal systems, vendor relationships, and risk management
• Champion and build scalable systems that support quality execution, cross-functional collaboration, accelerating innovation, and exponential growth with quality and sustainability
• Serve as a key thought partner and second-in-command to the CEO, and co-lead the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), ensuring department leaders are aligned, accountable, and empowered
• Foster a strong performance culture rooted in transparency, continuous improvement, and shared accountability
• Lead CodePath’s annual planning and budgeting processes, ensuring goals are resourced and aligned across departments
• Guide org-wide hiring, compensation, and org design strategy in line with scale and strategic priorities
• Optimize internal capacity by evolving team structures and systems as CodePath grows
• Own org-wide performance infrastructure, including OKRs, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting to the CEO and Board
• Ensure clear goal-tracking mechanisms and feedback loops that drive learning and accountability
• Leverage external and internal intelligence to power effective decision making
• Uphold and advance CodePath’s mission-centered, equity-driven culture during a time of rapid growth
• Model inclusive leadership and reinforce systems and norms that support a high performing, agile team
• Ensure CodePath continues to feel small, fast, and connected as we grow in size and complexity

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional strategic operator with bias for action, systems thinking, and data-informed decision-making
• Highly effective people leader and manager of managers; builds trust, accountability, and cohesion at the leadership level
• Thrives in high-growth environments with ambiguity and change
• Values excellence, humility, and collaboration—and leads with both heart and discipline

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (90% employer-covered for employees and dependents), employer-funded healthcare reimbursement, FSAs, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k), employer-paid life & disability insurance, and identity theft protection
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave, and an annual year-end company closure (Dec 24 – Jan 2)
• $1,000 annual professional development stipend and home office setup support
• CodePath is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), helping employees manage student loan debt
• Pet wellness plans, legal services, home/auto insurance discounts, and exclusive marketplace savings