Senior Vice-President, Campaigns

Summary

Join WorkMoney, Inc. as their Senior Vice-President, Campaigns and lead their policy and electoral campaign efforts to improve the financial well-being of their members. This is a full-time, remote position with less than 10% travel, offering a competitive salary between $225,000 and $245,000 annually. You will design and execute campaign strategies, manage the campaigns department, build external relationships, and contribute to organizational leadership. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in campaign strategy and execution, department management, and cross-organizational leadership. WorkMoney offers a robust benefits package including comprehensive health insurance, retirement plan with employer match, generous paid time off, stipends for remote work expenses and professional development, and more.

Requirements

• You are inspired by the WorkMoney mission and are passionate about advancing economic fairness and opportunity
• You are deeply committed to meaningfully improving the financial well-being of everyday Americans and will partner with stakeholders from across the political spectrum – whether on the political right or left – to fulfill that goal
• You eat, sleep and breathe campaigns. You bring a wealth of campaigning experience and have highly developed policy and electoral campaign strategy and execution skills
• You have been responsible for designing and overseeing the full life cycle of campaigns and use creativity and innovation to develop and deploy the full suite of campaign tactics, including offline and online organizing, targeted communications, legislative and regulatory lobbying, direct action, etc
• You can point to campaign victories and losses and identify lessons from each and are hungry to design and lead campaigns that will meaningfully improve the financial well-being of everyday Americans for a growing national organization
• You have experience managing staff as part of a collaborative team and rallying a team around shared goals
• You have a track record of partnering with staff to develop and manage to clear team and individual work plans and effectively deploying team talent
• You know when to celebrate success and when to course correct and do both regularly and with curiosity and grace
• You are committed to professional development and can demonstrate success in developing the skills and knowledge of department staff
• You have held roles that required leadership across the whole of an organization
• You demonstrate an understanding of the unique functions within an organization and an ability to drive projects and decisions across different teams
• You have a track record of contributing to a mission-centric and impact-driven culture that supports cross-functional collaboration, innovation, direct communication, and inclusivity
• You have experience with annual planning, budgeting and fundraising
• You have experience working effectively in ambiguous, fast–paced, highly dynamic environments
• You use strong strategic and analytical thinking skills to identify and address root causes, and you have a track record of being on the right side of tough judgment calls by carefully assessing complex situations, weighing all options and making humane, just and impact-driven decisions
• You have a demonstrated track record of building relationships that support individual and collective ability to grow, thrive, and work effectively together
• You embody a growth mindset, approach your relationships and work with a learning orientation, and continuously seek to improve your work and the work of the organization
• You possess a deep appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion and seek to bring people together along lines of difference
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and thrive on direct, honest, and supportive communication
• You have a high comfort level with technology and use it effectively to communicate ideas and plans

Responsibilities

• Identify emergent or existing federal, state policy and local campaign opportunities that will improve the financial well-being of WorkMoney members, raise the voice of everyday Americans and heighten organizational brand
• Identify federal and state electoral campaign opportunities in support of candidates who will fight for the financial well-being of everyday Americans
• Design campaign strategies by positioning WorkMoney appropriately (as initiator or supporter), identifying desired outcomes, developing a robust suite of campaign tactics, and matching financial and staff resources to campaign plans
• Oversee and coordinate the execution of campaign strategies and plans with the field, policy and communications teams, to ensure staff time, organizational resources and campaign tactics drive toward desired outcomes and achieve maximum impact
• Anticipate and attend to internal and external risks and roadblocks that may impact campaign effectiveness
• Partner with other leaders, teams and consultants – in particular the marketing and communications team and the member services team - to ensure the effective deployment of campaign tactics, aligned messaging, and effective implementation of policy wins
• Lead and manage the campaigns department, which includes the field team; the policy, research and government affairs team; and the electoral team
• Provide professional development, coaching and mentorship to direct reports and department staff
• Develop and implement department cohesion, alignment and communication strategies
• Create and manage the campaigns department budget
• Foster and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders to stay informed about allies’ priorities and strategies and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Act as a key WorkMoney ambassador, presenting at conferences and attending external meetings and events as needed
• Engage in cross-organizational strategizing, planning, budgeting and problem-solving as a member of the program leadership team
• Contribute to fundraising efforts by attending meetings with donors and contributing to donor proposals and reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with and organizing people across the political spectrum
• Experience with corporate campaigns
• Experience working with unionized workforces

Benefits

• We fully cover the premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Our retirement plan includes up to a 6% employer match for IRA contributions and we contribute toward your student debt repayment
• You'll enjoy five weeks of paid vacation each year, alongside generous paid family and medical leaves
• We offer stipends for remote work expenses, professional development, health & wellness, and cell/internet data usage