Organization: Results for America
Role: Senior Vice President / Chief Products and Innovation Officer
Location: Flexible, within the United States
Position Overview
RFA is focused on meeting its North Star goals as part of its current 2023-2026 strategic plan and achieving impact at scale through its next strategic plan by reaching key tipping points at the local, state, and federal government levels in three priority areas: shifting government dollars toward “what works,” replicating evidence-based solutions, and building governments’ evidence and data capacity. As RFA focuses on its impact at scale, we seek a Senior Vice President,Chief Product & Innovation Officer to lead a newly-formed Product & Innovation Unit.
The person in this role is responsible for ensuring that all of RFA’s current and evolving products are aligned and directed at moving economic mobility outcomes on The Comprehensive Framework that has guided RFA’s work from the beginning. This SVP will be responsible for keeping a particular focus on the “to what end” of RFA”s newly-formed Products & Innovation Unit: leading Directors and Unit teams to align plans, identify and leverage cross-team efficiencies to move toward economic mobility outcomes that matter to communities, especially PBP, and deploy tested products and services in service of achieving RFA’s “scale” outcomes.
This is a full time, exempt position, based in a home office anywhere within the United States.
Travel up to 50% annually may be required.
Position Reporting Relationship
The Senior Vice President, Chief Products and Innovation Officer will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with dotted-line, joint reporting to RFA’s 3-person Executive Team (CEO, COO, and EVP/CIO).
Position Responsibilities
Fundraising for Products & Innovation Unit: 50%
- Lead (build, manage) relationships with 10-15 major donors, partners, foundations, and funders as assigned by RFA’s CEO and Development Team
- Accountable for progress reporting in weekly Development/CEO meetings
- Oversee/accountable for end-to-end completion of funder products within assigned portfolio (from concept to final proposal), with input from VP, Development; final versions to be approved by the CEO
- Meet specified annual revenue targets (funding from 1-2 funders by end of 2026, and an additional 1-3 by end of 2027)
- In coordination with RFA’s CEO and Development Team, build and “own” a pipeline of 1-3 strong new RFA funder prospects each year (excluding those currently in RFA’s pipeline)
- Meet with and develop relationships with prospective funders
- Secure new funding from 1 new prospect by mid-2027
- Marshal Products & Innovation Unit Directors and staff to achieve fundraising annual goals/targets by:
- Prepping concise strategy memos for priority prospects (interest alignment, potential co-funders, risks, next actions)
- Developing and sourcing strong stories of RFA’s impact for fundraising proposals
- Delivering on-time high-quality inputs for proposals/reports
- Progress monitoring core team measures / metrics (monthly metrics-to-message feed to RFA’s Development and Communications Teams; and lead pitching development with clear milestones)
- Lead, mentor, and oversee Unit team Directors, delegating duties and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives to meet aggressive funder proposals targets and deadlines.
Leading the Products & Innovation Unit: 50%
- Lead the Products and Innovation Unit’s staff members including those managing RFA’s: Solutions Sprints; Economic Mobility Catalog and public goods; Results Network; Partnerships; and AI Tools to help RFA reach its tipping point targets in the areas of shifting government dollars toward what works, replicating evidence-based solutions, and enhancing governments’ evidence and data capacity;
- Serve as Unit strategic lead encompassing all programs, products, services
- Oversee Unit performance to achieve org wide strategic goals within budgeted parameters
- Accountable for Unit budget setting, management & performance
- Lead strong team culture and model effective people leadership and growth oversight
- Work alongside Senior Vice President peers to ensure alignment across RFA teams
- Serve as an enterprise leader, championing diverse teams and modeling RFA’s values and inclusive culture
- Model continuous learning and an innovation mindset to speed progress on RFA’s tipping points targets
Experience and Competencies
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and be aligned with Results for America’s mission and organizational values:
Experience and Competencies
- 15+ years of relevant work experience in a variety of org settings and/or sectors and a bachelor’s degree
- Government work experience valued
- Experience leading Product/Program/Services oversight, particularly scaling initiatives
- Prior experience overseeing high-growth teams (including programming, fundraising, administrative and budgeting functions)
- Prior experience partnering with business/development teams to match opportunities to prospective funder interests and shape high-quality pitch/grant proposals.
- At least 8 years experience leading multiple staff
- Proven practice setting and leading teams through change management processes
- Track record of setting, achieving, and leading others to achieve ambitious organizational goals
- Strategic thinker: demonstrated practice deploying data and research to drive decision-making at a programmatic,cross-team and organizational level
- Confident communicator in any professional setting with a wide set of stakeholders and external audiences (funders, executive leaders, media)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; crisp, data-grounded storytelling for foundation and individual funders; ability to synthesize program work and impact into targeted narratives for different funder segments
- Proven practice motivating, influencing & collaborating with internal & external stakeholders to achieve mutual goals, particularly with diverse constituencies in diverse environments.
- Track record and commitment to collaborate with C-Suite executives to ensure cross-org goals, strategies, and operations align with organizational mission, values, and policies.
- Adaptive leader: models for others solutions-driven mindset; demonstrated ability to identify needs and lead to solutions in high-ambiguity scenarios
- A commitment to Results for America’s mission and vision;
- Respect for Results for America’s organizational values.
Salary and Benefits
Results for America offers a compensation package that includes:
- A competitive base salary commensurate with relevant work experience; and
- A benefits package that includes choice in medical plans; dental/vision coverage; paid time off; a 403b retirement plan with employer contribution.
The salary range for this position is: $268,000 - $290,000.
New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.
How to Apply
- To apply for this position, please complete and submit all information in the application/application link.
- RFA is an equal opportunity employer that values/celebrates diversity and that follows a policy of making all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, partnership status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking, military status, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.
- Applicants for employment with RFA must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.