Vice President, Technology

Summary

Join KIPP Foundation as their Vice President of Technology and provide strategic leadership for their technology infrastructure, supporting 28 KIPP regions. You will design, acquire, manage, and implement the KIPP technology infrastructure, collaborating with various departments to align technology initiatives with organizational goals. This role involves overseeing a team of 10-15 employees, establishing technology standards, and communicating technical information. You will develop and implement a strategic technology plan, manage technology infrastructure, lead the technology team, and manage technology projects. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 10+ years of experience in technology management, and strong leadership skills.

Requirements

• Demonstrate passion and commitment to KIPP’s mission and possess the desire and ability to uphold KIPP’s core values (Focus on Excellent Results, Collective Impact, and Courageous Action)
• Demonstrate a record of setting and achieving ambitious goals for their departments in complex or ambiguous environments; use data, research, and analysis to set a high bar of excellence for goal setting; effectively distribute and redistribute work among direct reports, teammates, and teams to optimize goal attainments; effectively set and foster a culture that enables and celebrates teammates’ achievements and goals attainment
• Build and align goals and project plans with organization priorities; develop and codify processes that promote coordination, efficiency and efficacy across KF and the Network; prioritize processes that ensure sustainability and scalability; ensure team is finding efficiencies through process implementation and improvement, resource sharing, or other methods
• Set a clear vision that ensures alignment of the team's work to organizational goals. Effectively prioritize and deliver on work products that ensure sustainability and scalability of work. Develop and implement agile project plans that ensure cross-functional collaboration and resource sharing to ensure achieving organizational goals; create and ensure systems are in place for knowledge management
• Effectively ensure strong professional development and coaching for teammates through layers; be proficient in the mechanics of succession management and performance management for teammates; be able to coach manager of managers; be skilled at setting and fostering a positive team culture in which teammates feel ownership and accountability for their own and the broader team’s work and results
• Effectively articulate the case for change to multiple functions, teams, and/or offices through clear and compelling presentations, tailoring communications and engagement approach for different audiences. Effectively translate vision into actionable plans among across team stakeholders; champion KF and network-wide change with all stakeholders
• Practice self-awareness at work, understanding that it is foundational to leading self, leading people, and leading results; use reflection, self-understanding, and feedback to grow, and persist through challenges, and as a result, are cognizant of the impact of their behavior on others, and intentional about the decision to adjust or not adjust their behaviors. Display an owner’s mindset by taking ownership of successes and failures
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required, advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in technology management, with at least 8+ years in a leadership role that includes (1) managing teams of 10-15 employees and through layers and (2) overseeing the strategic direction and management of a company's technological initiatives
• Experience in large-scale change management, turnaround and restructurings, or related work
• Proven track record of fostering innovation, driving technological initiatives, and navigating complex business challenges for multi-state and large size organizations
• Experience managing complex technology projects, migrating from large environments and integrating different systems, from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with technology vendors and service providers
• Experience ensuring that the organization's technology systems are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards
• Experience developing and managing technology budgets, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic technology plan that aligns with the organization's mission and goals to work with 28 KIPP regions to achieve efficiency and scale
• Use high quality data, research, and analysis to set a high bar of excellence for goal setting and ensure critical team actions, decisions, and recommendations are driven by data
• Oversee the management of the organization's technology infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network systems
• Oversee the architecture, design, and development of complex solutions using KIPP’s technology platforms. Convert business requirements into technical design specifications and provide hands-on technical leadership to development and integration projects with internal and external/vendor teams
• Lead a technology team of 10-15 employees, including managing through layers, setting the bar of excellence for hiring decisions, performance management, and promotion criteria
• Provide professional development, mentorship, and coaching to the technology team to foster a culture focused on outcomes, learning, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Provide change leadership, articulating the case for change in alignment with organization priorities and producing compelling, tailored communication to introduce change or new initiatives to a variety of audiences
• Set rigorous goals in alignment with org-wide priorities, and in collaboration with KIPP Foundation functional leads and regional leadership team members, coordinate implementation of cohesive technology projects, from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with org wide priorities
• Create systems and conditions that allow for work to be documented, codified, and scaled to promote efficiency and maximize effectiveness
• Establish and maintain relationships with technology vendors and service providers
• Ensure that the organization's technology systems are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards
• Develop and manage the technology budget, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Charter School Management or experience in a related field
• Experience with learning and development, offering professional development, and/or coaching
• Experience in a variety of programs and platforms, such as Microsoft SQL, Azure, M365; LAN/WAN management, Virtualization and Networking platforms (VMWare/Cisco), Salesforce, Visual Studio and .NET development

Benefits

• 25 holidays for + 18 days additional flexible PTO days (flexible PTO increases to 23 days for years 3 and 4 and to 28 days for years 5+)
• 100% paid parental leave
• 100% coverage of the premium for employee and 75% for employee + family’s medical/dental/vision plans
• Wellness benefits such as fitness reimbursements, discounted tickets to theme parks/attractions, backup care support for children and adults/elders, and our employee assistance program
• Finance Security benefits include such as a 401K retirement plan with 4% match, employer-sponsored legal plans, life/disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• The salary range for this position is [$190,000-227,000]