Senior Vice President, KF People & Operations

About The Position 

The Senior Vice President (SVP) KF People & Ops is the senior leader responsible for the talent systems norms and operating practices that underpin a best-in-class performance culture at the KIPP Foundationone that sets a high bar holds leaders accountable for results and equips teammates to thrive in meeting it. Partnering with executive leadership the SVP designs and runs the systems that embed high performance into how KF hires develops evaluates and rewards its people enabling KF leaders to attract develop and retain top performers in their professional domains in support of the networks mission to deliver nation-leading educational outcomes for students. 

The SVP also leads KF operations and Network event functions that ensure the smooth planning coordination and execution of Network convenings that connect leaders across KIPP and design and execute the core processes required for KF as the coordinating body of the Network to function effectively. 

This role oversees three teams: KF Talent Event Operations and two Senior Directors of KF Operations and ensures that KF talent & culture Network events and organizational operations are tightly aligned to KIPPs strategic priorities. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer the SVP plays a critical role in shaping how the KIPP Foundation operates as a highfunctioning organization in service of regions schools and students ensuring that teams have the clarity capacity systems and support needed to do their best work. 

Responsibilities 

Set Organizational Vision and Strategy for Talent & Operations 

• Define and lead a cohesive strategy for KF culture talent and operations that builds a best-in-class performance culture and advances KIPP Foundation priorities in support of the One KIPP strategy across the KIPP Network. 

• Drive a performance culture through talent systems and growth and development work across KF; ensure talent systems effectively support attracting developing and retaining highperforming missionaligned staff. 

• Monitor organizational health indicators (e.g. employee engagement skill development process adoption regional leader satisfaction etc.) and drive improvements based on data and feedback  

• Serve as a thought partner to the COO and Leadership Team on organizational effectiveness capacity and longterm sustainability. 

• Steward KIPP Foundation culture to ensure high quality talent is hired retained and thrives to serve KIPP regions and students; set vision for and drive the KF cultural moments (All Staff calls and convenings comms etc).  

• Manage and oversee KF Ops work through two Senior Directors including governance of 2030 plan annual planning and design and implementation of KF and Network processes (network feedback loop KIPP Pulse contact management etc). 

Executive Leadership and Team Management 

• Lead coach and develop team members to ensure leaders set clear vision for their bodies of work and teams attain their goals. 

• Build a culture of accountability learning and continuous improvement across Talent and Operations teams. 

• Partner closely with Executive Team leaders to ensure all teams embody and drive toward the vision for a thriving KIPP Foundation.  

• Ensure alignment and tight coordination across KF Talent KF Ops and Event Operations workstreams in pursuit of Foundation-wide goals. 

Personnel Leadership Risk Management and Escalations 

• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk personnel issues 

• Exercise sound judgment and decision-making authority on complex people matters escalating to the COO and/or General Counsel when issues carry enterprise legal or reputational risk.  

• Identify systemic people risks or patterns across teams (e.g. capacity strain role clarity leadership gaps) and proactively address them through organizational or talent strategy adjustments. 

Change Leadership and Enterprise Execution 

• Serve as the primary people-and-operations leader for major KF shifts (strategy structure ways of working) ensuring change is well-sequenced communicated and sustained. 

• Anticipate risks and remove barriers to execution across teams and functions. 

• Represent teams you manage as well as the larger KF team in executive decisionmaking forums. 

Qualifications :

Skills and Mindsets 

• Mission and Student Focus: Demonstrates passion and commitment to KIPPs mission and possesses the desire and ability to uphold KIPPs core values (Focus on Excellent Results Collective Impact and Courageous Action)  

• Self-Management: Demonstrated record of setting and achieving ambitious goals for their departments in complex or ambiguous environment; uses data research and analysis to set a high bar of excellence for goal setting; effectively distributes and redistributes work among direct reports teammates and teams to optimizes goal attainments; effectively sets and fosters a culture that enables and celebrates teammates achievements and goals attainment. 

• Work Management: Sets a clear vision that ensures alignment of the teams work to organizational goals. Effectively prioritize and deliver work products that ensure sustainability and scalability of work.  Develops and implements 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. 

• People Management & Development: Effectively ensures strong professional development and coaching for teammates directly and through layers.  Proficient in the mechanics of succession management and performance management for teammates.  Able to coach manager of managers and skilled at fostering a positive team culture in which teammates feel ownership and accountability for their own and the broader teams work and results..   

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Effectively uses data to shape teamwide decisions and the learning agenda or evaluation of a function or significant initiative.  Able to generate implement and evaluate solutions with a focus on scalability and sustainability. 

• Communication and Change Management: Effectively articulates case for change to multiple functions teams and/or offices through clear and compelling presentations tailoring communications and engagement approach for different audiences.  Effectively translates vision into actionable plans among across team stakeholders; Champions KF and networkwide change with all stakeholders. 

Experience and Qualifications 

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred. 

• 12 years of experience leading in a complex organization with at least 10 years experience in Talent and/or Operations functions; must have at least 5 years overseeing Talent function. 

• Proven track record of overseeing multiple functions and senior leaders in a matrixed environment. 

• Strong experience operating as a senior partner to executive leadership. 

Additional Information :

Work Conditions 

• Travel requirements: High Travel: 21-30% (40-60 days per year) 

• Job Type: full-time exempt 

Location 

It is preferred but not mandatory for this role to be based out of a KIPP Foundation office. This role has the option of working from a remote office full-time. KIPP Foundation offices are in NYC and Chicago. 

Compensation and Benefits 

In compliance with local law we are disclosing the compensation or a range thereof for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity and relevant experience. The salary range for this position is$249600-$295000. In addition KIPP Foundation provides a variety of benefits to employees including: 

• 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 familys 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 

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time