VP, Commercial Enablement
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Vice President of Development
Rockstar
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $175,000 - $195,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead the organization’s fundraising strategy, with accountability for setting and achieving ambitious, sustainable philanthropic revenue goals in partnership with the Executive Director
- Work closely with the Growth Team to identify and match funders to aligned programmatic and institutional opportunities
- Design and lead thoughtful engagement—updates, convenings, and learning opportunities—that effectively leverage team members
- Represent the organization externally at donor meetings, conferences, and events
- Identify, manage, and grow a portfolio of institutional and high-net-worth donors—driving cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
- Strategically direct the Executive Director’s involvement with funders for greatest impact
- Lead development and submission of compelling grant proposals, reports, and donor materials
- Maintain and refine core assets—case studies, pitch decks, templates, and messaging
- Ensure all deliverables reflect the organization’s voice, strategy, and impact
- Build and manage HubSpot and development systems for accurate data, pipeline tracking, and reporting
- Oversee grant tracking, deadlines, and donor relationship milestones
- Partner with Finance on forecasting and philanthropic reporting
- Develop scalable infrastructure—workflows, tools, and documentation—to support growth
- Define and execute short- and long-term staffing strategy for the development function, in collaboration with Operations
Requirements
- 10–12+ years of fundraising experience, including at least 3 in a leadership role shaping and executing development strategy
- Proven track record securing six- and seven-figure gifts from both foundations and individuals
- Skilled relationship-builder who earns trust with individuals across the ideological spectrum
- Strategic and entrepreneurial—brings vision, takes initiative, and generates ideas that move fundraising forward
- Strong communicator who translates complex work into compelling narratives and cases for support
- Equally comfortable zooming out and diving in—able to manage a portfolio, write proposals, run systems, and drive strategy
- Exceptionally organized and self-motivated—keeps details tight, systems running, and work moving without hand-holding
- Deeply aligned with the organization’s mission and excited to help bridge divides and promote constructive dialogue
- Bonus: background in academia or higher education
Benefits
- A Mission-Driven Culture: a work culture characterized by intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness
- Remote-First: founded as a remote-first organization, with a strong team culture maintained across vast distances
- Unlimited PTO — plus 13 company holidays
- Remote Work Support: up to $500 reimbursed for home office equipment (desks, chairs, webcams) and up to $50/month reimbursed for home internet or cell phone expenses
- Other Benefits: employer-supported health, vision, and dental plans; subsidized parental leave; 3% 401k match; short- and long-term disability insurance; life and AD&D insurance; $1,000 annual professional development budget
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
fundraising strategygrant proposalsdonor materialsportfolio managementpipeline trackingdata reportinggrant trackingphilanthropic reportingcase studiespitch decks
Soft skills
relationship-buildingstrategic thinkingentrepreneurial mindsetstrong communicationorganizational skillsself-motivationtrust-buildinginitiativevisiondetail-oriented
