Chief of Technology SIFMA Foundation
Chief of Technology SIFMA Foundation
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$ 190000 - 200000
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About the SIFMA Foundation:
The SIFMA Foundation promotes financial education in communities nationwide. Drawing on the support of industry government and educational leaders SIFMA Foundations programs and tools strengthen economic opportunity for youth of all backgrounds aiming to increase their access to the benefits of the global marketplace. With a 47year history of educational leadership the SIFMA Foundation has prepared 23 million youth for their financial lives through its acclaimed Stock Market Game InvestWrite Capitol Hill Challenge SMG InvestQuest and Invest It Forward programs.
SIFMA Foundation Chief of Technology
The SIFMA Foundation is seeking a Chief of Technology to play a vital role in a thriving national nonprofit organization reaching more than 700000 youth per year and positioned for exponential growth. The Chief of Technology will oversee the operations innovation and expansion of the organizations technologybased investor education programs and digital/online games to serve millions of youth.
Role Responsibilities:
- Functional Oversight: Oversee the organizations technology operations and data architecture including the SIFMA Foundations online investment simulation trading platform environment websites apps and database systems.
- Innovation for Success: Collaborate with the President Board staff and funders to drive excellence and growth for the Foundation. Develop innovative solutions to increase SIFMA Foundation programs user base relevance demand and recognition. Contribute expertise on trends new developments and emerging opportunities in technology AI fintech financial education education and related fields.
- Direct Reports: Manage two direct reports a Senior Developer and Senior Programmer and collaborate with staff to ensure success.
- Vendor Management: Manage strategic relationships with vendors and new partner initiatives serving as the primary point of contact on RFPs contracts negotiations due diligence budgeting reporting approvals and compliance.
- Performance Metrics: Coordinate with staff to implement track measure and report on KPIs across project program and organizational initiatives.
- Operational Excellence: Devise strategies and tools for organizational workflow reporting dashboards and executive briefings.
- External Relations: Effectively represent the SIFMA Foundation to internal and external audiences as needed.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate possesses a depth of experience in IT investment technology/fintech or EdTech and data analytics and is familiar with education and the nonprofit sector. The candidate must thrive on complex problem solving leading innovating and scaling impact launching into new markets delivering superior customer satisfaction and tapping emergent technologies to amplify results. The candidate is proactive and resourceful a strategic and critical thinker a problemsolver and highly organized and has:
- Experience in strategy project management vendor/account management internal product development and customer experience.
- Passion for and/or experience in investing capital markets and fintech; data analytics IT and AI; education EdTech video games and/or nonprofit management.
- Expertise in dashboard development and maintenance researching analyzing and interpreting data and creating appropriate frameworks models and budgets to scope and scale initiatives.
- Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python and Drupal with exposure to C# C and Java.
- Excellent communication technical writing and marketing skills with direct experience in the production of highquality pitches and presentations.
- Negotiation and collaboration skills needed to bring out the best from partners.
- Strong people leadership and ability to model effective management.
- Innovation and creative thinking to develop outside the box solutions and see around corners.
- Tremendous motivation and energy a strong work ethic and customer service excellence.
- Familiarity with Access SQL CRMs social/digital platforms fluency with MS Office Excel PPT.
- FullStack Proficiency: Experience in web development using HTML CSS and JavaScript.
- Proven ability to lead to collaborate to motivate others to work together toward a common goal.
- Impeccable integrity judgment and discretion to handle confidential matters.
- 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience.
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university is required and advanced degree strongly preferred.
Benefits Include:
- Medical Dental Vision Insurance Plans
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- ShortTerm and LongTerm Disability Insurance
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- Eligible to work remotely (up to 2 days per week)
Salary range: $190000 $200000
How to apply:
Please send your cover letter resume and salary requirements to and indicate SIFMA Foundation Chief of Technology in the subject line of your email.
SIFMA Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages interested individuals to apply.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
