Vice President Technology

About The Position 

Reports To: Chief Information Officer 

The KIPP Foundation is seeking a Vice President of Technology who will provide strategic leadership on the organizations technology infrastructure and how we support the KIPP network of 28 regions.   In this role you will build and execute the design acquisition management and implementation of the KIPP technology infrastructure. The VP of Technology will work closely with various departments within KIPP Foundation to ensure that technology initiatives align with the organizations goals and objectives.  The VP will establish technology standards and work with their team to communicate technical information to the KIPP Foundation and network.  This role will oversee a technology function that will comprise of 10 to 15 employees.   

Responsibilities 

Vision Setting and Strategic Planning 

• Develop and implement a strategic technology plan that aligns with the organizations mission and goals to work with 28 KIPP regions to achieve efficiency and scale. 

• Uses high quality data research and analysis to set a high bar of excellence for goal setting and ensures critical team actions decisions and recommendations are driven by data 

Technology Management and Application Development 

• Oversee the management of the organizations technology infrastructure including hardware software and network systems 

• Oversee the architecture design and development of complex solutions using KIPPs technology platforms. Convert business requirements into technical design specifications and provide handson technical leadership to development and integration projects with internal and external/vendor teams. 

Team Leadership and Management 

• Lead a technology team of 1015 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 the 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 audience 

Process and Project Management:  

• Sets rigorous goals in alignment with orgwide 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 organizations technology systems are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards. 

• Develop and manage the technology budget ensuring that resources are allocated effectively. 

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)  

• Achievement & Outcomes Orientation: 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. 

• Process Management: Able to build and align goals and project plans with organization priorities; Develops and codifies processes that promote coordination efficiency and efficacy across KF and the Network; Prioritizes processes that ensure sustainability and scalability; ensures team is finding efficiencies through process implementation and improvement resource sharing or other methods 

• Effective Work Management: Sets a clear vision that ensures alignment of the teams work to organizational goals.  Effectively prioritizes and delivers on work products that ensure sustainability and scalability of work.  Develops and implements agile project plans that ensures cross functional collaboration and resource sharing to ensure achieving organizational goals; creates and ensures systems are in place for knowledge management. 

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

• Change Management and Communications: 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. 

• SelfAwareness: Practices selfawareness at work understanding that it is foundational to leading self leading people and leading results; uses reflection selfunderstanding 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.  Displays an owners mindset by taking ownership of successes and failure.   

Experience and Qualifications 

• Advanced degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field. 

• 10 years of experience in technology management with at least 8 years in a leadership role that includes 1 managing teams of 1015 employees and through layers and 2 overseeing the strategic direction and management of a companys technological initiatives. 

• Experience in largescale change management turnaround and restructurings or related work 

• Charter School Management or experience in a related field is a plus but not required 

• 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  

• Proven track record of fostering innovation driving technological initiatives and navigating complex business challenges for multistate and large size organizations 

• Experience managing complex technology projects migrating from large environments and integrating different system 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 organizations technology systems are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards. 

• Experience developing and managing technology budgets ensuring that resources are allocated effectively. 

Additional Information :

Work Conditions 

• Travel requirements: 15 travel is expected for this role 

• Job Type: Fulltime exempt role 

Location 

It is preferred but not mandatory for this role to be based out of the NYC KIPP Foundation office. This role has the option of working from a remote office fulltime.    

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 $. 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 employersponsored legal plans life/disability insurance and flexible spending accounts 

KIPP Foundation embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the students and communities with whom we work and the world that is around them. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age mental or physical disability and genetic information marital status citizenship status military status protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. 

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime