Senior Vice President, People & Operations

KIPP Foundation

Senior Vice President leading talent systems and operations at KIPP Foundation. Ensuring high performance culture and effective operations in support of educational excellence.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $249,600 - $295,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set Organizational Vision and Strategy for Talent & Operations
Drive a performance culture through talent systems and growth and development work across KF; ensure talent systems effectively support attracting, developing, and retaining high‑performing, mission‑aligned 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 long‑term 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).
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.
Serve as the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk personnel issues
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
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.
The ideal candidate has talent and operations experience in both the nonprofit and for profit sectors.
Proven track record of overseeing multiple functions and senior leaders in a matrixed environment.
Strong experience operating as a senior partner to executive leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

talent managementoperations managementorganizational strategyperformance culturedata analysisprocess improvementgovernanceproject managementmatrix managementsenior leadership

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationcollaborationaccountabilityproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingorganizational effectivenessteam developmentcultural stewardship