Vice President, Executive Talent

ROLE TITLE: Vice President, Executive Talent (full time)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Joy Okoro
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 25th at 11:59pm ET
LOCATION: Flexible
SALARY:
Tier A: $138,600 - $221, 600
Tier B: $151,100 - $241,500
Tier C: $163,500 - $261,500
What You’ll Do
The VP, Executive Talent is focused on ensuring Teach For America has the most diverse and highest caliber network of Executive Directors leading change in our communities. You will be charged with setting vision and direction for our executive talent lifecycle strategy, starting from talent acquisition, ending at executive offboarding, and considering everything in between. You will partner with our Talent Acquisition team to build robust recruitment and bench building strategies; and partner with senior management and our in-house executive coach to design onboarding and in-year performance management systems. Your work is focused on ensuring our executives have foundational skills to lead and have a strong grasp on their progress and opportunities for growth. You will partner with executives to design thoughtful succession plans to sustain our impact in communities through transitions. And you will manage and evolve our Executive Director profile to meet the needs of our organization and our communities.
Your goal is to establish a competitive edge to attract, develop, and retain the best executives. You deeply believe in the power of our executive body and feel on the hook to ensure that we have the very best leadership in our communities at all times.
As the Vice President, Executive Talent, you operate with a solutions-orientation, humility, courage, resilience, and an unwavering focus on real-time impact. You’re an ideal candidate if you:

• Have a high degree of personal motivation and are an excellent team player
• Believe that Teach For America can redefine value in our communities
• Lead with an orientation towards both people and strategy with equal measure
• Have a high degree of emotional intelligence and can work across lines of difference
• Are a strong operator who is comfortable managing a high-volume operation
• Are energized by testing a new model of work designed to accelerate impact

What You’ll Be Responsible For
The VP, Executive Talent is a new role and will be testing a new way of getting work done, thus the responsibilities and outputs of the role will evolve. In year 1 you will:
Theme 1: Executive Talent Lifecycle & Performance Management

• Invent and manage implementation of effective performance management system to strengthen efficacy of executive leadership body
• Ensure 100% of executives have succession plans in place
• Develop executive talent management approach for all aspects of the ED lifecycle, inclusive of onboarding, ongoing development, retention, and succession planning, to offboarding
• Build systems and approach to manage ED transitions and interim capacity in regions
• Manage talent dashboard to provide real-time data on the strength of executive body
• Design and build executive onboarding tools and experiences

Theme 2: Executive Director Talent Cultivation & Hiring

• Lead executive cultivation strategy to create a robust, diverse, and high caliber executive talent pool that is ready to lead in our organization
• Closely partner with the talent team and senior management to assess risks, strengths, and opportunities in approach to executive talent
• Partner with Talent team to create organizational approach and systems to executive hiring
• Lead efforts to successfully matriculate selected candidate

Theme 3: Executive Director (ED) Role Profile Management

• Build knowledge of ED profile across organization to ensure alignment in outcomes and support
• Ensure Executive Director role profile meets the demands of organizational imperatives and what is required to lead change in our communities
• In partnership with in-house executive coach and senior management, design an approach to continuous executive learning and development, rooted in the ED profile

Theme 4: Organizational Leadership & Contribution

• Contribute to organizational-wide shifts & key focus areas as needed
• Select next wave of leaders throughout the annual admissions cycle

A WEEK IN THE LIFE
Each week our team will focus on the most pressing work to advance change across our communities and towards our 10 year goal. Our team’s priorities will be responsive to the needs of the field and transparent. As needs change, so will our priorities and members of our team need to be prepared and willing to shift work as needed.
Your Experience
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications):

• Track record of building senior-level relationships
• Strong content and collateral development
• 10+ years of related professional experience
• Track record of successful executive cultivation and hiring
• Previous experience building and leading performance development systems
• Expertise in executive talent management

BONUS (preferred Qualifications)

• Planning and project management
• Strategic and critical thinking
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Advanced relationship building skills
• Takes personal responsibility for outcomes and work

YOUR FUTURE TEAM
The NEW Field Impact & Integration Team is comprised of :45 Executive Directors (EDs), :16 Impact/Integration Team Leaders and :20 Learning Team Leaders. We are organized in 4 sub-teams that work together and in partnership with our Program/Product Impact Teams (ex: C4, Alumni Career Center, Ignite) and our Capability Teams (ex: Recruitment, Technology, Equity & Belonging) to deliver on promises of impact to communities and students. We are committed to pursuing 2030 goal(s) alongside local communities and learning from our progress and our missteps. We believe we can and should deliver on TFA’s unique value proposition as a strategic talent partner.
Your Compensation
The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Tier A: $138,600 - $221, 600
Tier B: $151,100 - $241,500
Tier C: $163,500 - $261,500
You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here. If your location is not listed, please click here for additional total rewards information.
THE PERKS
By joining staff, you join a network of individuals committed to pursuing equity for all students and developing themselves as professionals in the process. We as an organization value the longevity of our employees and offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits plan. The salary range for this U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands.
NEXT STEPS
Interested in this position? Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Apply. For questions about Program Prototype roles, reach out to [email protected]. If you have questions regarding other non-Program Prototype roles, please reach our to the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] or visit www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers.